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Galt MacDermot
O, Babylon!
Album US 1980 on Kilmarnock label
R&B/Soul, Folk, World and
O Babylon is a musical that was originally performed by Derek Walcott's Theatre workshop in Trinidad in 1976, and at the Jamaican Carrifest the following summer. The music presented here is fifteen songs performed by New York singers and musicians. The Story Takes place in Jamaica and concerns itself with the Rastafarian predicament of living and projecting a spirit centered life in a world that measures the worth of all things and actions by their convertability into coin, namely Babylon. Back cover: 'Mastered by Phil Austin – TrueTone Records'
Musicians
 | Galt MacDermot key, *1928 CA arranged by, vocal arrangements, composed by, arranged by, piano, keyboards, album by |
 | Carl Hall voc, bvoc, US arranged by, vocal arrangements, lead vocals |
 | Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US bass |
 | The Carl Hall Singers choir |
 | Bernard Purdie dr, *1939 drums |
 | Billy Butler g, 1925-1991 US guitar |
 | Charlie Brown eg, guitar |
 | Phil Austin , lacquer cut by |
 | Cheryl Barnes voc, lead vocals |
| David Johnson lead vocals |
| Mel Novik lead vocals |
| Sheila Gibbs lead vocals |
 | 'Crusher' Bennett perc, cng, tim, bgo, percussion |
 | Hank Freeman sax, as, 2000-2000 US saxophone |
 | Robert Eldridge sax, saxophone |
 | Seldon Powell ts, sax, 1928-1997 US saxophone |
 | Art Baron tb, ssph, man, eu, *1950 US trombone |
 | Jimmy Knepper tb, 1927-2003 US trombone |
 | James Sedlar tr, trumpet |
 | Joe Wilder tr, 1922-2014 US trumpet |
Producers
| Chris Irwin recorded by |
Composers
| Galt MacDermot |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Jerusalem, That Is All | Galt MacDermot | 3:30 | |
| 2 | | My Locks Are Holy | Galt MacDermot | 0:44 | |
| 3 | | Green For The Pastures | Galt MacDermot | 2:48 | |
| 4 | | You Go A Little Way | Galt MacDermot | 3:04 | |
| 5 | | Bounounous Woman | Galt MacDermot | 2:57 | |
| 6 | | Come With Me To The Mountain | Galt MacDermot | 2:27 | |
| 7 | | How I Love Thee | Galt MacDermot | 2:41 | |
| 8 | | Don't Tell Me About Eden | Galt MacDermot | 2:57 | |
| 9 | | How Beautiful Are The Brethren | Galt MacDermot | 3:41 | |
| 10 | | Hold Hard | Galt MacDermot | 3:18 | |
| 11 | | In My Youth | Galt MacDermot | 4:18 | |
| 12 | | Me - A - Strollin' | Galt MacDermot | 2:52 | |
| 13 | | Unjust City | Galt MacDermot | 2:41 | |
| 14 | | Zion A Come | Galt MacDermot | 0:46 | |
| 15 | Mabrak | Galt MacDermot | 2:23 |
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