''Skylarking'' is the debut studio album by

Horace Andy Horace Andy (born Horace Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "Government Land", as well as "Angel", "Spying Glass" and "Five Man Army" with English tri ...

. It was released on

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in 1972. Not to be confused with his later album, also titled ''Skylarking'', released in 1996. The backing band was

Sound Dimension Sound Dimension (previously named The Soul Vendors) was a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1967 in Kingston, Jamaica. They were the house band at Coxsone Dodd, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One (record label), Studio One. They were named after a ...

- Coxsone Dodd's studio band, led by Leroy Sibbles.

Reception

In 2012, ''Skylarking'' was placed at number 16 on the "Top 50 Reggae Albums" list, which was compiled by Jamaican disc jockey Clinton Lindsay and his colleague Marlon Burrell in commemoration of Jamaica's 50th anniversary as an independent nation. In 2014, ''

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'' placed it at number 43 on its list of the "50 Greatest Reggae Albums". In 2016, '' GQ'' named it as one of the "10 Classic LPs from Reggae's Golden Era".

Track listing

Personnel

*Horace Andy - vocals *

- backing musicians *Clement S. Dodd - producer, recording, mixing *Sylvan Morris - mixing

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1972 debut albums Horace Andy albums Albums produced by Coxsone Dodd Studio One (record label) albums