Strongg
{{Infobox album
| name = Strongg
| type = Studio
| artist = Black Uhuru
| cover = File:BlackUhuru_Strongg.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1994
| recorded =
| studio = Leggo Sound Studio (Kingston, Jamaica)
| genre = Reggae
| length = {{Duration|m=48|s=17}}
| label = Mesa Recordings
| producer = {{hlist|George Nauful (exec.)|Jim Snowden (exec.)|Tony "Asha" Brissett|Black Uhuru}}
| prev_title = Mystical Truth
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Strongg Dubb
| next_year = 1994
| misc =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strongg-mw0000114475|title=Strongg – Black Uhuru|website=Allmusic|accessdate=February 24, 2018}}
}}
Strongg is a studio album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1994 through Mesa Recordings. The album peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Reggae Albums chart and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at 37th Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/black-uhuru|title=Black Uhuru|date=May 14, 2017|work=Grammys|access-date=February 24, 2018|language=en}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Brand New World
| length1 = 4:25
| writer1 = {{hlist|D. Simpson|Y. Afari}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Derrick "Duckie" Simpson|Tony "Asha" Brissett}}
| title2 = Strongg
| length2 = 4:03
| writer2 = E. Spencer
| extra2 = Black Uhuru
| title3 = Eye of an Angel
| length3 = 4:13
| writer3 = {{hlist|G. Dennis|S. Dennis}}
| extra3 = Black Uhuru
| title4 = From Jump Street
| length4 = 4:05
| writer4 = E. Spencer
| extra4 = Black Uhuru
| title5 = Reggae Song
| length5 = 2:44
| writer5 = R. Dennis
| extra5 = Black Uhuru
| title6 = Spectrum
| length6 = 4:25
| writer6 = {{hlist|D. Simpson|L. Nugent}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Derrick "Duckie" Simpson|Tony "Asha" Brissett}}
| title7 = Time Material and Space
| length7 = 4:02
| writer7 = {{hlist|R. Dennis|L. Dennis}}
| extra7 = Black Uhuru
| title8 = Genocide
| length8 = 3:39
| writer8 = E. Spencer
| extra8 = Black Uhuru
| title9 = Big Bad Bully
| length9 = 3:52
| writer9 = E. Spencer
| extra9 = Black Uhuru
| title10 = Yes I
| length10 = 4:58
| writer10 = {{hlist|D. Simpson|R. Tate}}
| extra10 = Derrick "Duckie" Simpson
| title11 = Conscience Calling
| length11 = 3:47
| writer11 = {{hlist|R. Dennis|R. Palmer}}
| extra11 = Black Uhuru
| title12 = I Pray
| length12 = 4:04
| writer12 = D. Simpson
| extra12 = {{hlist|Derrick "Duckie" Simpson|Tony "Asha" Brissett}}
| total_length = 48:17
}}
Personnel
{{div col}}
- Derrick "Duckie" Simpson – vocals, composer, producer
- Euvin Spencer – composer, arranger
- Rudolph "Garth" Dennis – composer
- Vincent Black – guitar (tracks: 1-9, 11-12)
- Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – guitar (track 10)
- Earl "Bagga" Walker – bass (tracks: 1-4, 8-9, 11)
- Derrick Barnett – bass (tracks: 5-6, 10, 12)
- Christopher Meridith – bass (track 7)
- Anthony Brissett – keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 5-7, 10-12), producer (tracks: 1, 6, 12)
- Keith Sterling-McLeod – keyboards (tracks: 2-5, 8-9)
- Dean Fraser – horns (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 10)
- Rass Brass – horns (track 1)
- Sydney Wolfe – horns (track 7), percussion (tracks: 1-9, 11-12)
- Jermaine Forde – drums (tracks: 1, 6, 10)
- Marcus "Rangatan" Smith – drums (tracks: 2-5, 7-9, 11)
- Lowell Fillmore Dunbar – drums (tracks: 10, 12)
- Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake – percussion (track 10)
- George Nauful – executive producer
- Jim Snowden – executive producer
- Steven J. C. Stanley – mixing
- Junior Edwards – engineering
- Yasus Afari – arranging (track 1)
- Richard Tate – arranging (track 10)
- Michelle Laurencot – art direction & design
- Daniel Nevins – artwork
{{div col end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Chart (1994) ! scope="col" |Peak |
| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardReggae|6|artist=Black Uhuru}} |
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References
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External links
{{Discogs master|194886|Black Uhuru – Strongg}}
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