Butler, Harold

The Butler Did It [Reggae]

RELEASE: 08.08.2008

LABEL: VP Records

VERTRIEB: Groove Attack

Harold Butler is one of Jamaica’s premier pianists and arrangers. This album from 1978, one of his earliest, is unique because it features some of Jamaica’s most famous voices over r&b and disco grooves of the period. The vocalists are Beres Hammond, Cynthia Schloss, Pam Hall and Prilly Hamilton (original lead singer for Third World). Backing musicians include Dean Fraser and Butler himself, who is a multi-instrumentalist, as well as a writer and producer. Available for the first time on CD, this album shines a light on the multiple influences that have informed reggae music. And when the music sounds this good, you can be sure the Butler did it.

A portion of the proceeds for this album will be donated to the Jamaican Progressive Society & Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs.


Tracklisting:

01. Yes Music (Introduction)
02. Long Hot Days In The Summer
03. Interlude
04. Beautiful World
05. Book Of Life
06. Crying In Soweto
07. New Song
08. Let True Love Be
09. Symphony To A Friend
10. One Step Ahead
11. Love Forever
12. Crying In Soweto (Instrumental)
13. Yes Music (To Be Continued)

(Quelle: Groove Attack, 4.7.2008)