''Journey to Addis'' is the third album by

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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 ...

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, released by

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in 1978. It marks a shift from pure reggae to a fusion of reggae and soul music. The group was looking for a worldwide success and not success in just Jamaica and

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, hence the new fusion approach, which may not have pleased the die-hard reggae fans. A case in point may be the

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". The song peaked at number 10 in the UK and number 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The follow-up single, “Cool Meditation,” was a British top 20 hit.

Track listing

Track listing in Discogs:

Personnel

;Third World *

Bunny Rugs William Alexander Anthony "Bunny Rugs" Clark , OD (6 February 1948 – 2 February 2014), also known as Bunny Scott, was the lead singer of Jamaican reggae band Third World as well as a solo artist. He began his career in the mid-1960s and wa ...

- vocals * Michael "Ibo" Cooper - keyboards *Steven "Cat" Coore - lead guitar *Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett - percussions *Richard "Richie" Daley - bass *Willie Stewart - drums

Production

*Produced by Alex Sadkin and Third World. *Cover painting by Tony Wright.Tony Wright – Artwork Album Covers
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References

{{Authority control Third World (band) albums Albums produced by Alex Sadkin 1978 albums Island Records albums