Pure Ranking is a Reggae album by Horace Andy, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Reggae
- Roots Reggae
- warm
- hypnotic
- tropical
About
Reggae singer Horace Andy’s distinct voice seems to be both at the edge of heartbreak and about to take flight, fraught and weightless all at once. His 1979 album <i>Pure Ranking</i> revels in this tension. The title track's cavernous congas give Andy’s voice plenty of space to soar, while the bittersweet “No Love in the City” finds him clenched at the social injustice surrounding him. Amid the political squalor depicted in “Modern Babylon,” Andy’s voice floats over it all like an angel.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Pure Ranking
- A2I've Been Around
- A3What Eyes Don't See
- A4African Liberation
- A5Jah Gift To Man
- A6Modern Babylon
Side B
- B1Totally Free
- B2Change Your Ways
- B3No Love In The City
- B4Jah Is The One
- B5Natural Mystic
- B6Strictly Ranking (Getto Style)
Credits
Performers
- Robbie ShakespeareBASS
- Carlton "Santa" DavisDRUMS
- Horace AndyGUITAR
- Tony ChinGUITAR
- Bernard "Touter" HarveyORGAN
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold