Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces Of Victory

Tracklist

A1	Want Fi Goh Rave	4:20
A2	It Noh Funny	3:42
A3	Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)	3:50
A4	Independant Intavenshan	3:20
B1	Fite Dem Back	4:27
B2	Reality Poem	4:44
B3	Forces Of Victory	4:56
B4	Time Come	3:28

Credits

• Artwork – Zebulon Design*
• Bass – Floyd Lawson (tracks: A1, B1), Vivian Weathers (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4)
• Drums – Jah Bunny (tracks: A1 to A4, B3), Winston Curniffe (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
• Engineer – Dennis Bovell, John Caffrey*
• Flugelhorn – Dick Cuthell
• Guitar – John Kpiaye
• Harmonica – Julio Finn
• Mastered By – John Dent
• Mixed By – Dennis Bovell
• Organ – The Invisible One, Webster Johnson
• Percussion – Everald "Fari" Forrest*, Jah Bunny, Winston Curniffe
• Photography By – Dennis Morris
• Piano – Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson
• Producer – Linton Kwesi Johnson
• Trombone – Rico*
• Vocals – Linton Kwesi Johnson
• Voice [Additional] – Dennis Bovell, Vivian Weathers, Winston Bennett
• Written-By – Linton Kwesi Johnson

Notes

Mastered at Island Studios (Hammersmith, UK)

Laminated outer sleeve.

This version has different blue labels to this version: Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces Of Victory, fading from a light blue at the top to a deeper blue at the bottom. The labels also credit "EMI RECORDS LTD" at the bottom of the label, "FORCES OF VICTORY" is over two lines not one, and on the right side of the label it has "℗ 1979 Island Records Ltd", omitting "Original sound recording made by". The side 2 label is a deeper shade than side 1.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): ILPS 9566 A-1U JONZ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): ILPS 9566 B-3U BUY AND READ 'RACE TODAY'

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
200459, 200.459	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Forces Of Victory ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	200459, 200.459	Benelux	1979
200 459, 200 459-320	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Forces Of Victory ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	200 459, 200 459-320	Germany	1979
MMTCD 1696	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Forces Of Victory ‎(CD, Album)	Island Records, Mango	MMTCD 1696	South Africa	1993
510 069-2	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Forces Of Victory ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Island Records, Mango	510 069-2	Europe	Unknown
ILPS 29566	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Forces Of Victory ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	ILPS 29566	South Africa	1980

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