Horace Andy - Skylarking (1972)

"Skylarking" was the debut studio album by Horace Andy. It was released on Studio One in 1972. Not to be confused with his later album, also titled "Skylarking", released in 1996. The backing band was Sound Dimension - Coxsone Dodd's studio band, led by Leroy Sibbles.


In 2012, "Skylarking" was placed at number 16 on the "Top 50 Reggae Albums" list, which was compiled by Jamaican disc jockey Clinton Lindsay and his colleague Marlon Burrell in commemoration of Jamaica's 50th anniversary as an independent nation. In 2014, Mojo placed it at number 43 on its list of the "50 Greatest Reggae Albums". In 2016, GQ named it as one of the "10 Classic LPs from Reggae's Golden Era".


Tracklist:

Where Do The Children Play 2:52
Just Say Who 2:28
Love Of A Woman 3:23
Skylarking 3:09
Mammie Blue 4:24
Please Don't Go 2:46
Every Tongue Shall Tell 2:28
Something's On My Mind 2:20
See A Man's Face 2:30
Don't Cry 2:56
I'll Be Gone 2:27
Got To Be Sure 2:18

Bonus tracks:
Oh Youth Man 2:53
Night Owl 4:03


Horace Andy - Skylarking (1972)
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