The Slackers and Friends
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The Slackers and Friends is an album by the ska/reggae band The Slackers
. It saw limited release in November 2002 (see 2002 in music
), and was later re-released with two additional tracks on January 27, 2004 (see 2004 in music
).
The album consists of collaborations with various figures from the ska
and reggae
scenes, including Cornell Campbell
, Glen Adams
of The Upsetters
, Ari Up
of the Slits, Doreen Schaefer of the Skatalites, and acoustic ska artist Chris Murray. The original edition of the album also featured an eight-minute-long hidden track
(a remix of the album's other songs) by DJ Cris the Reducer. On the re-release, this was replaced by two additional tracks featuring Susan Cadogan
. Several of the songs are remixes of previously recorded Slackers songs, while others are unique to this album.
The Slackers
The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...
. It saw limited release in November 2002 (see 2002 in music
2002 in music
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), and was later re-released with two additional tracks on January 27, 2004 (see 2004 in music
2004 in music
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).
The album consists of collaborations with various figures from the ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
scenes, including Cornell Campbell
Cornell Campbell
Cornell Campbell aka Don Cornell or Don Gorgon is a reggae singer, best known for his trademark falsetto voice, and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960s and his later work with Bunny Lee in the 1970s.-Biography:Cornel has one of the sweetest falsettos of any Jamaican vocalist and uses it...
, Glen Adams
Glen Adams
Glen Adams was a Jamaican musician, composer, arranger, engineer, producer, based since the mid-1970s in Brooklyn, New York.-Career:...
of The Upsetters
The Upsetters
The Upsetters was the name given to the house band for Jamaican reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. The name of the band comes from Perry's nickname of Upsetter, after his song "I Am The Upsetter", a musical dismissal of his former boss Coxsone Dodd....
, Ari Up
Ari Up
Ariane Daniele Forster , better known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German-born vocalist, best known as a member of the English punk group, The Slits.-Career:...
of the Slits, Doreen Schaefer of the Skatalites, and acoustic ska artist Chris Murray. The original edition of the album also featured an eight-minute-long hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
(a remix of the album's other songs) by DJ Cris the Reducer. On the re-release, this was replaced by two additional tracks featuring Susan Cadogan
Susan Cadogan
Susan Cadogan is a reggae singer best known for her hit records in the 1970s.-Biography:...
. Several of the songs are remixes of previously recorded Slackers songs, while others are unique to this album.
Track listing
- "Come Come" (featuring Cornell Campbell) – 3:25
- "Mash Down Babylon" (featuring The CongosThe CongosThe Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their Heart of the Congos album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry.-History:...
) – 4:09 - "The Party" (featuring Doreen Schaeffer) – 3:41
- "Schooling the Youth" (featuring Glen Adams with John Fx) – 5:12
- "Matey Exterminator" (featuring Ari Up) – 6:23
- "Running from Safety" (featuring Chris Murray) – 2:47
- "Grabalicious Man" (features Ranking JoeRanking JoeRanking Joe aka Little Joe is a reggae deejay who rose to prominence in the 1970s and had continuing success in the 1980s.-Biography:...
with Cornell Campbell) – 4:05 - "Two-Faced Man" (featuring The Congos) – 3:06
- "Thinking of You" (featuring Doreen Schaefer) – 3:45
- "I Am a Rasta Man" (featuring Chris Murray) – 2:14
- "The Power and the Glory" (featuring The Congos) – 7:07
- "You Turn Me On" (featuring Susan Cadogan) – 3:59 (re-release only)
- "Since I Found You" (featuring Susan Cadogan) – 3:28 (re-release only)