''CB 200'' is the second studio album by Jamaican

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artist

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. It was released in 1976 via

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, making it the musician's first album on the label. Recording sessions took place at Channel One Recording Studios in Kingston. Production of the album was entirely handled by Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim. The album peaked at number 7 in the

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and spawned a

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" Cokane in My Brain", which became a number-one single in the Netherlands and also reached number 2 in

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and number 35 in Germany.

Critical reception

Stephen Cook of

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said that the album's sound "is dark-hued and rootsy, full of smoky horns and dubby textures that are well suited to Dillinger's dread delivery".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dillinger

Personnel

* Lester Bullock – vocals, composer * Wade "Trinity" Brammer – backing vocals *

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– guitar * Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan – guitar * Aston Francis Barrett – bass *

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– bass * Oswald Hibbert – keyboards,

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– drums * Anthony Basil "Benbow" Creary – drums * Thomas Matthew McCook – saxophone * Leslie Wint – trumpet * Vincent Gordon – trombone * Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim – producer, engineer

Charts

References

External links

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