U-Roy – “Runaway girl” from the album “Dread In A Babylon”

U-Roy was born Ewart Beckford on 21 September 1942 in Jones Town, Saint Andrews Parish, Kingston, Jamaica.
He started his professional career as a sound-system DJ in 1961 and in 1970 held the top three positions in the Jamaican charts for 12 weeks with “Wake The Town”, “Rule The Nation” and “Wear You To The Ball”.

“Dread In A Babylon”

1) Runaway Girl; 2) Chalice In The Palace; 3) I Can’t Love Another; 4) Dreadlocks Dread; 5) The Great Psalms; 6) Natty Don’t Fear; 7) African Message; 8) Silver Bird; 9) Listen To The Teacher; 10) Trench Town Rock

Backed by The Soul Syndicate and Skin, Flesh and Bones Band
Recorded at Joe Gibbs Studio
Mixed by Errol Thompson and Prince Tony
Engineered by Errol Thompson
Arranged and produced by Tony Robinson