The Story
| Release Date | 14/01/2022 |
| Format | 2LP |
| Label | BMG |
| Catalogue Number | 4050538692907 |
U-Roy's final full-length, Solid Gold U-Roy. The album has become a celebration of one of the most profoundly influential reggae stars of his generation. An originator of the chatty rhythmic vocal style known as toasting — a key foundational element in the development of rap in its nascent stages in the 1970s — U-Roy left behind an unmatched legacy which is clearly on display on Solid gold U-Roy, with its guest appearances including Ziggy Marley, Shaggy, Mick Jones of the Clash, Santigold, Sly and Robbie, David Hinds of Steel Pulse and more.
Tracklist:
1. TRENCHTOWN ROCK – FEAT ZIGGY MARLEY
2. MAN NEXT DOOR – FEAT SANTIGOLD
3. RULE THE NATION – FEAT SHAGGY
4. TOM DRUNK – FEAT TARRUS RILEY
5. WAKE THE TOWN
6. STOP THAT TRAIN – FEAT RYGIN KING
7. SOUL REBEL – FEAT DAVID HINDS
8. QUEEN MAJESTY / CHALICE IN THE PALACE – FEAT ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE
9. SMALL AXE – FEAT JESSE ROYAL
10. WEAR YOU TO THE BALL – FEAT RICHIE SPICE
11. EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW – FEAT BIG YOUTH & MICK JONES
12. EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW (SCIENTIST DUB)
Description
| Release Date | 14/01/2022 |
| Format | 2LP |
| Label | BMG |
| Catalogue Number | 4050538692907 |
U-Roy's final full-length, Solid Gold U-Roy. The album has become a celebration of one of the most profoundly influential reggae stars of his generation. An originator of the chatty rhythmic vocal style known as toasting — a key foundational element in the development of rap in its nascent stages in the 1970s — U-Roy left behind an unmatched legacy which is clearly on display on Solid gold U-Roy, with its guest appearances including Ziggy Marley, Shaggy, Mick Jones of the Clash, Santigold, Sly and Robbie, David Hinds of Steel Pulse and more.
Tracklist:
1. TRENCHTOWN ROCK – FEAT ZIGGY MARLEY
2. MAN NEXT DOOR – FEAT SANTIGOLD
3. RULE THE NATION – FEAT SHAGGY
4. TOM DRUNK – FEAT TARRUS RILEY
5. WAKE THE TOWN
6. STOP THAT TRAIN – FEAT RYGIN KING
7. SOUL REBEL – FEAT DAVID HINDS
8. QUEEN MAJESTY / CHALICE IN THE PALACE – FEAT ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE
9. SMALL AXE – FEAT JESSE ROYAL
10. WEAR YOU TO THE BALL – FEAT RICHIE SPICE
11. EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW – FEAT BIG YOUTH & MICK JONES
12. EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW (SCIENTIST DUB)
