''File Under Rock'' is a 1988 album by Guyanese-British musician

Eddy Grant Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound; his music has blended elements of pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, Afr ...

. The album includes the song "

Gimme Hope Jo'anna "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" is a British anti-apartheid song written and originally released by Eddy Grant in 1988, during the apartheid era in South Africa. The song was banned by the South African government when it was released, but was widely play ...

" which was a hit in Switzerland and New Zealand as well as "Harmless Piece of Fun" which was a minor hit in the Netherlands. The album was titled ''File Under Rock'' after years of Eddy Grant being incorrectly described as a reggae artist. In Germany, the album charted for 10 weeks reaching number 48 in 1988. The album was a larger success in New Zealand where it reached number 24 on the charts and charted for 13 weeks. In the Netherlands the album reached number 36, but was only on the charts for 4 weeks. Allmusic's Alex Henderson described the album as being mostly

pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...

with slight

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

influences.

Track listing

# "Harmless Piece of Fun" 4:19 # "Don't Talk to Strangers" 4:05 # "Hostile Country" 4:23 # "Win or Lose" 4:20 # "

" 4:04 # "Another Riot" 4:49 # "Say Hello to Fidel" 4:42 # "Chuck (Is the King)" 4:26 # "Long As I'm Wanted By You" 4:35 # "Put a Hold On It" 4:00

Sales and certifications

References

External links

List of releases
on

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