The Youth of Today is the first album from the musical group Musical Youth

Musical Youth

Musical Youth are a British reggae band. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, UK. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy-nominated single, "Pass the Dutchie". The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael Grant, plus Junior...

. The album includes the # 1 UK hit "Pass the Dutchie

Pass the Dutchie

"Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.-Background:...

" which also hit number 10 on the US

United States

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 Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 charts. Other singles from the album include "Youth of Today" and "Rockers".

This album is sometimes confused with the single for "Youth of Today." The title of the single differs by omitting the initial "The".

Track listing

1. "Pass the Dutchie
   Pass the Dutchie
   "Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.-Background:...
   
   " (Ferguson, Mitoo, Simpson) - 3:25
2. "Children of Zion" (Musical Youth/Freddie Waite) - 3:03
3. "Rockers" (Musical Youth) - 3:28
4. "Youth of Today" (Musical Youth/Freddie Waite) - 2:55
5. "Young Generation" (Musical Youth) - 3:18
6. "Mirror Mirror" (Freddie Waite) - 2:37
7. "Heartbreaker" (Freddie Waite) - 3:55
8. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Musical Youth/Freddie Waite) - 3:06
9. "Schoolgirl" (Musical Youth) - 3:26

Personnel

• Dennis Seaton: Lead Vocals, Percussion
• Kelvin Grant: Guitars, Vocals
• Michael Grant: Keyboards, Vocals
• Patrick Waite: Bass, Vocals
• Freddie "Junior" Waite: Drums, Vocals