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I Kong
The Way It Is
Album JM 1979 on Top Ranking label
Reggae (Roots Reggae)
Text on sleeve: Recorded at - Harry J Studio & Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio Overdubbing - Dynamic Sounds Recording Studio Distributed by: Federal Records Marketed by - Talent Corporation Lithographed in Jamaica by Capital Press Ltd. Text on labels: (P) 1979 (C) 1979 King Kong Music Talent Music Tracktitles taken from sleeve. Different titles on labels: A2: Babylon Walls (Ghetto cry on sleeve) This is the original release from 1979.
Musicians
 | I Kong voc, bvoc, *1947 JM arranged by, harmony arrangements, arranged by, horn arrangements, art direction, album by |
 | Geoffrey Chung g, b, 1950-1995 JM arranged by, harmony arrangements, bass, engineer, guitar, pick guitar, lead guitar, mixed by, organ, rhythm guitar |
 | Orville Wood cng, voc, arranged by, harmony arrangements, backing vocals, percussion, percussion, funde drums |
 | Winston Wright org, 1944-1993 JM backing vocals, clavinet, piano |
 | Aston "Family Man" Barrett b, perc, *1946 JM bass |
 | Val Douglas b, JM bass |
 | Michael Cooper key, clavinet, piano |
 | Robbie Lyn key, clavinet, organ, piano |
 | Irving "Carrot" Jarrett perc, congas |
 | Fil Callendar voc, g, perc, drums, rhythm guitar |
 | Michael Richards dr, JM drums |
 | Jerome Francis tb, engineer, horns |
 | "Deadly" Headley Bennett sax, as, *1931 JM horns |
 | Arnold Brackenridge tr, JM horns |
 | Dean Fraser sax, *1957 JM horns |
 | Egbert Evans fl, sax, ts, horns |
 | Herman Marquis sax, as, JM horns |
 | Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall ts, JM horns |
 | Thomas Fulchner horns |
 | Tommy McCook ts, sax, 1927-1998 JM horns |
 | Vin Gordon tb, *1949 JM horns |
 | Mikey Chung g, b, *1954 JM lead guitar |
 | Steven "Cat" Coore voc, g, lead guitar |
 | Earl "Wire" Lindo key, *1953 JM organ, piano |
 | Noel "Scully" Simms perc, cng, *1935 JM percussion |
 | Uziah "Sticky" Thompson perc, JM percussion |
 | Cedric "Im" Brooks ts, 1943-2013 JM percussion, funde drums |
 | Leroy Mattis , percussion, funde drums |
 | Steve Golding g, cng, percussion, funde drums |
 | Pablo Black p, syn, *1950 JM piano |
 | Bunny Clarke voc, rhythm guitar |
Producers
| Tommy Cowan art direction |
| Anicia Banks backing vocals |
| Beres Hammond backing vocals |
| Candy McKenzie backing vocals |
| Judy Mowatt backing vocals |
| Prilly Hamilton backing vocals |
| Orville "Bagga" Case cover, artwork, design |
| Lee Perry engineer |
| Phillip Zadie engineer |
| Sylvan Morris engineer |
| Frank Jones photography |
Composers
| Errol Kong |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Life's Road | I Kong | 3:15 | |
| 2 | | Ghetto Cry | I Kong | 4:48 | |
| 3 | | Wolves In Sheep's Clothing | I Kong | 6:20 | |
| 4 | | Babylon Walls | I Kong | 5:31 | |
| 5 | | Set Black People Free | I Kong | 4:34 | |
| 6 | | Sinner Man | I Kong | 4:42 | |
| 7 | | I Wish (We'll All Be Ready) | I Kong | 4:21 | |
| 8 | | The Way It Is | I Kong | 7:51 |
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