Francis and Franklin - Stand Firm (Definite Records) 2003
Artist: Francis and Franklin
Title: Stand Firm
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Definite Records
Genre: Reggae
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 45:25
Total Size: 283 MB
Tracklist
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01 Alton Ellis Intro 0:31
02 I Shoulda Listened - Mama Woi 3:31
03 Zion Train Is Coming 3:36
04 Jah Deliver Us 3:24
05 Niney The Observer (Skit) 0:34
06 Stand Firm 4:22
07 Life Is A Hard Struggle 3:16
08 No More Warriors 3:51
09 Easy Now 4:28
10 Back To Ethiopia 4:39
11 Take A Chance 3:49
12 Too Chatty Chatty 3:24
13 Ska-Terlude 0:37
14 Jammin' 2 Ska Music 2:16
15 Mama Dub 3:07
THIS album sprang from a campaign to get proper rewards for many Jamaican artists who were paid peanuts despite their music fuelling the reggae boom in the UK from the seventies onwards.
A worthy cause, then, and a tidy album by Jamaican music veterans Winston Francis and AJ Franklin. What we have are 15 slices of sunny, classic reggae with lazy Wailers-style rhythms, lush vocal harmonies and some rich brass.
If UB40 can still pack 'em in (heavens knows why) then these guys certainly deserve a hearing.
Included on the disc, touchingly, are phone messages endorsing the album from Dave Barker (of Dave and Ansil Collins fame), Dennis Alcapone and Alton Ellis.
Nice to hear, but the music's quality speaks for itself.
