Freddie McGregor - Big Ship '1982/2001

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       Reissue, originally released in 1982. "R&B has long been a major
influence on reggae (just as it influenced ska and, before that, mento). In the
early 1980s, different reggae artists were being influenced by different types
of R&B -- some were getting into slick, keyboard-driven urban contemporary
sounds, while others maintained their devotion to 1960s and 1970s soul. On
1982's Big Ship, Freddie McGregor's love of African-American soul music comes
through loud and clear -- even though many of the more Rastafarian-oriented
lyrics are very much a product of the Jamaican experience. True to form, the
singer provides a variety of political and apolitical songs. While gems like
'Holy Mount Zion' and 'Get United' underscore his political/spiritual beliefs as
a Rastafarian, McGregor favors more of a lovers rock approach on 'Let Me Be the
One,' 'Stop Loving You,' and 'Sweet Lady.' In reggae circles, the term lovers
rock refers to reggae that chooses romantic themes over social or political
topics -- essentially, it is the reggae equivalent of romantic R&B. And any soul
lover who has spent a lot of time savoring the romantic sweet soul of the
Delfonics or Brenton Wood should have no problem getting into the lovers rock on
this album. For that matter, McGregor's more sociopolitical songs have just as
much classic soul appeal..." --AllMusic

Tracklist:
1.01 - Freddie McGregor - Big Ship (3:19)
1.02 - Freddie McGregor - Sweet Lady (3:11)
1.03 - Freddie McGregor - Peaceful Man (3:46)
1.04 - Freddie McGregor - Stop Loving You (3:10)
1.05 - Freddie McGregor - Get Serious (3:07)
1.06 - Freddie McGregor - Don't Play The Fool (3:16)
1.07 - Freddie McGregor - Get United (3:21)
1.08 - Freddie McGregor - Let Me Be The One (3:28)
1.09 - Freddie McGregor - Roots Man Skanking (3:19)
1.10 - Freddie McGregor - Holy Mount Zion (3:15) 

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