Name: Truth and Rights
Brand: Johnny Osbourne

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Limited edition

Release date

2010-08-02

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Johnny Osbourne

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Reggae / Dub

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back in stock for one of the greatest vocal reggae albums of all time. though his voice isn't quite as memorable or readily identifiable as that of such peers as gregory isaacs and sugar minott, johnny osbourne is one of reggae's most durable singers. like minott, osbourne personifies dancehall music. in fact, he is often called the greatest singer of vintage dancehall, since he has been a hitmaker for most of jamaica's elite producers: henry 'junjo' lawes ('ice cream love'), king jammy ('water pumping'), and linval thompson ('nightfall'), among others. talk about reggae riddims and you begin at studio one, where so many of the most 'versioned' (copied) rhythms were born. on his return to jamaica from canada, osbourne revisited the celebrated studio one and recorded his classic truth and rights. the original rhythms over which osbourne offers his heartfelt, r&amp;b-flavoured vocals and taut, tough, and true lyrics are a delight. some, like the soul vendor's sassy 'swing easy' (on 'can't buy love'), are well known. others, including the title track (from al campbell's 'take a ride') and the wonderful 'sing jay stylee' (from alexander henry's 'please be true'), are less familiar, but equally irresistible.

Truth and Rights

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