Brutal is a studio album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1986 through Real Authentic Sound, making it their first album on the label. Audio production was handled by Doctor Dread, Arthur Baker, Steven Stanley and Black Uhuru. The album peaked at number 36 in New Zealand, number 73 in the Netherlands, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording at 29th Annual Grammy Awards. The album spawned five singles: "Conviction Or Fine", "Fit You Haffe Fit", "The Great Train Robbery", "Let Us Pray" and "Dread In The Mountain". The single "Great Train Robbery" also made it to charts, reaching #31 in New Zealand, #49 in the Netherlands, and #69 in the United Kingdom, reaching overall populairty.
Track listing
Personnel
Delroy "Junior" Reid – lead vocals (tracks: 1–3, 5–8, 10) Sandra Jones – lead vocals (track 4), backing vocals Derrick Simpson – lead vocals (track 9), backing vocals Darryl A. Thompson – lead guitar Frank Stepanek – lead guitar Ira Siegel – lead guitar Wilbert "Willie" Lindo – rhythm guitar Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare – bass Robert Lyn – organ Tyrone Downie – organ & synthesizer Anthony Brissett – synthesizer Jeffrey S. Bova – synthesizer Leonard Brandon Pickett – horns Mark Gollehom – horns Sly Dunbar – drums Bashiri Johnson – percussion Christopher "Sky Juice" Burth – percussion Gary Himelfarb – producer (tracks: 1, 3–10) Steven J. C. Stanley – producer (track 2), engineering (tracks: 2, 6) Arthur Henry Baker – producer (track 3), engineering (tracks: 1, 3) Jim Fox – engineering (tracks: 4, 5, 7–10) Conrad Malcolm – engineering (tracks: 2, 6) Dave O'grin – assistant engineering (tracks: 1, 3) Kelly Lee – artwork Tommy Noonan – photography
Charts Chart (1986)Peak position
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