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The Light (Afrika Bambaataa album)

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The Light
Studio album by
Released1988
Genre
Length60:00
LabelCapitol
ProducerAfrika Bambaataa, John Robie
Afrika Bambaataa & Family chronology
Death Mix Throwdown
(1987)
The Light
(1988)
The Decade of Darkness
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[3]

The Light is a studio album by Afrika Bambaataa and Family, released in 1988. UB40, Jaki Graham, and Boy George were among the guest musicians.[1] "Reckless", featuring UB40, peaked at No. 17 in the UK.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Light"Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie3:14
2."Reckless" 5:24
3."Revolutionary Dance"Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie4:27
4."All I Want"Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie4:56
5."Something He Can Feel"Curtis Mayfield5:53
6."Shout It Out"Kid Dust, Maxx Kidd6:23
7."Clean Up Your Act"Afrika Bambaataa, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell6:16
8."Zouk Your Body"Afrika Bambaataa, Lowell Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Yellowman6:38
9."World Racial War"Afrika Bambaataa, Bill Laswell6:28
10."Sho' Nuff Funky"Afrika Bambaataa, James Brown, Maxx Kidd10:46
Total length:60:00

Singles

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"Reckless" was arranged and produced by John Robie. Vocals were provided by Afrika Bambaataa, Lizzie Tear, Malibu and UB40, who also provided all instrumentation. It was Afrika Bambaataa's second highest charting single in the UK after "Afrika Shox", which he released in 1999 with Leftfield.

Song UK
Reckless 17
Sho' Nuff Funky 99

References

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  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Afrika Bambaataa: The Light > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 27–28.