''Victims'' is a
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 ...
album released by
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse are a roots reggae band from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, and were composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals), and Ro ...
in June 1991. It is Steel Pulse's eighth studio album. This album continues the crossover trend that Steel Pulse followed in the late 80's. The hit single from the album, "Taxi Driver", prompted the band members to file a lawsuit against the
New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission for discrimination.
Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 10 were remixed by Stuart MacMillan at Central Television Music Studios (Birmingham)
The album rose to the #6 spot on the ''
Billboard'' Top World Music Albums chart and was nominated for a Grammy in the
Best Reggae Album
The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1985 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the reggae music genre. Honors in sev ...
category.
Track listing
#"Taxi Driver" – 3:40
#"Can't Get You (Out of My System)" – 4:06
#"Soul of My Soul" – 4:20
#"Grab a Girlfriend" – 4:07
#"Feel the Passion" – 4:12
#"Money" – 4:13
#"Victims" – 4:04
#"Gang Warfare" – 4:43
#"To Tutu" – 1:35
#"Free the Land" – 3:38
#"We Can Do It" – 4:01
#"Stay With the Rhythm" – 3:39
#"Evermore" - 3:28
#"Dudes" - 3:15
References
Steel Pulse albums
1991 albums
MCA Records albums
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