''Message Man'' is the second album by

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 ...

. He plays almost every instrument and sings every voice on this album. The uncredited backing band was 90° Inclusive. The album is significant for its socio-political stance in songs such as "Race Hate" and "Cockney Black". The track, "Hello Africa", is considered a major highlight of this album with Grant creating a unique genre that remains difficult to categorize to this day.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Eddy Grant #"Curfew" – 5:47 #"It's Our Time" – 4:33 #"Cockney Black" – 3:56 #"Jamaican Child" – 3:20 #"Get Down Soweto" – 4:38 #"Hello Africa" – 11:55 #"Race Hate" – 4:47 #"Neighbour Neighbour" – 7:33

Personnel

*Eddy Grant - lead vocals, all other instruments *Winston Henry - bass on "Curfew", "Jamaican Child" and "Race Hate" *Wayne Bonaparte - bass on "Neighbour Neighbour" *Webster Dyer - organ on "Curfew", "Jamaican Child" and "Race Hate" *Peter Nelson - acoustic piano on "Cockney Black" *Delford Davis - drums on "Curfew", "Jamaican Child" and "Race Hate" *Ron Telemaque - drums on "Hello Africa" *Errol Wise - drums on "Neighbour Neighbour" *Kofi Ayivor - congas on "Hello Africa" *George Agard, Jackie Robinson - backing vocals on all tracks except "Hello Africa" and "Neighbour Neighbour" *Herschell Holder, Lloyd Smith - horns on "It's Our Time" *90° Inclusive was Delford Davis, Henry Barnes, Hugh Francis, Webster Dyer, Winston Henry ;Technical *Frank Aggarat - engineer *Dave Field - sleeve design, illustration "Thanks to Akwila Simpasa for making me the Message Man, and to Victor Olakau for helping with the translations."

References

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