Description
*This is a Vinyl LP*
Release Date: 2021
Label: Music On Vinyl
Track List
Side A
- Row Fisherman
- Slow Coach
- We Got To Be Together
- Feel The Spirit
- Bredda Gravilicious
Side B
- Wild Suspense
- They Never Know
- Black Rose
- Something Funny
- Very Well
Notes
The Jamaican reggae group The Wailing Souls was formed in 1965. They released their debut album Wild Suspense through Island Records in 1979, after their singles releases through Channel One became popular. Wild Suspense became a roots reggae stemple, renowned for its staggering musicianship. The album contains a mix of Studio One do-overs (such as “Row Fisherman” and “Feel the Spirit”), a handful of self-productions with added horns (“Bredda Gravalicious”, “Very Well”) and tunes by Rudolph “Garth” Dennis (“Slow Coach”) and George “Buddy” Hayes (“Wild Suspense”). Wild Suspense, overall, contains a reflective and thoughtful body of music, with beautiful harmony singing and majestic instrumentation.
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Cedric Brooks
Art Direction – Dennis Morris
Bass – ‘Ranchie’ McLean
Congas, Bongos – Noel ‘Scully’ Simms
Cover – Paul Smykle
Drums – Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar
Executive-Producer – Erskine Thompson
Flugelhorn, Cornet – Dickage
Harmony Vocals – George “Buddy” Haye, Lloyd “Bread” McDonald, Rudolph “Garth” Dennis, Winston “Pipe” Matthews
Lead Guitar – Rad ‘Duggie’ Bryan
Lead Vocals – Winston “Pipe” Matthews
Mixed By – Terry Barham
Organ – Ansell ‘Pinkie’ Collins
Percussion – ‘Sticky’ Thompson
Piano – ‘Tarzan’ Nelson
Producer – Wailing Souls
Rhythm Guitar – ‘Bopee’ Bowen, Robert ‘Robbie’ Shakespeare
Tenor Saxophone – Headley Bennett
Trombone – Rico, Vin Gordon
