War Ina Babylon
{{Infobox album
| name = War Ina Babylon
| type = studio
| artist = Max Romeo
| cover = WarInaBabylon.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1976
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Black Ark, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica
| genre = Reggae
| length = 37:58
| label = Island
| producer = Lee "Scratch" Perry
| prev_title = Revelation Time
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Reconstruction
| next_year = 1977
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/war-ina-babylon-mw0000088810 |title=War Ina Babylon – Max Romeo & the Upsetters |first=Rick |last=Anderson |work=AllMusic |accessdate=2012-10-29}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B+{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: R|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=R&bk=70|accessdate=March 12, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
| rev3 = Reggae Reviews
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.reggae-reviews.com/maxromeo.html |title=Max Romeo |author= |work=www.reggae-reviews.com |accessdate=2012-10-29}}
}}
War Ina Babylon is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976.
Along with the Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves, both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity".{{cite web |url=http://www.upsetter.net/scratch/disco/albums/war_ina_babylon.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222111214/http://www.upsetter.net/scratch/disco/albums/war_ina_babylon.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |title=Albums - War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo |work=www.upsetter.net |accessdate=2007-12-05}}
Track listing
All tracks composed by Max Romeo and Lee "Scratch" Perry except where indicated.
;Side A
- "One Step Forward" – 5:15
- "Uptown Babies" (Romeo) – 5:00
- "Chase the Devil" – 3:27
- "War ina Babylon" – 4:51
;Side B
- "Norman" – 4:50
- "Stealin'" (Romeo) – 3:04
- "Tan and See" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 4:36
- "Smokey Room" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 3:03
- "Smile Out of Style" – 3:32
Personnel
- Max Romeo – lead vocals
- Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan – male harmony vocals
- Cynthia Schloss, Marcia Griffiths – female harmony vocals
;Technical
- Lee "Scratch" Perry – production, engineering
- Tony Wright – cover artwork
- Kim Gottlieb – back cover photography
Singles
- 1975: "One Step Forward"
- 1976: "War in a Babylon"
- 1976: "Chase the Devil"
- 1977: "Norman"
References
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Category:Island Records albums