Single 1981 on Epic label
Rock and Reggae (Blues Rock, Reggae, Dub)
Centre labels: Cat# EPC 9600 ℗ 1981 CBS Inc. Garland Jeffreys Music, Inc. FREE BONUS SINGLE Made in Holland Side A: Produced for Ghostwriter, Inc: Side B: Produced at Studio 80, London Sleeve: Cat# 9600 Because of the extended length of recording time on both sides of this EP, "Escapades", the audio does not match that of the LP, SO TURN IT UP!-G.J. BONUS RECORD-NOT FOR SALE ℗ 1981 CBS Inc./© 1981 CBS Inc./Printed in Holland Other info: This bonus record was included with the album "Escape Artist". Three of the four songs explore the Reggae side of Garland Jeffreys -- two of which are on the B-side and were recorded and produced in England by Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell of the group Matumbi. The early Dancehall-tinged "Miami Beach" features Reggae's premier Dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson (one of Bovell's key artists of the time) as the narrator of a horrific account of the race riots of Miami in the early 1980s.
Garland Jeffreys voc, bvoc, *1943 US album by, written by | |
Linton Kwesi Johnson voc, perc, *1952 GB , uncredited |
Dick Wingate executive-producer |
Bob Clearmountain producer |
Dennis Bovell producer |
Garland Jeffreys producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Lover's Walk | Garland Jeffreys | A. Freedman, Andrew Bodnar, Danny Federici, G.E. Smith, Garland Jeffreys, Roy Bittan, Steve Goulding | 4:46 |
2 | Christine | Garland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | 4:35 |
3 | Miami Beach | Garland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | 4:53 |
4 | We The People | Garland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | 4:27 |