Brutal (Black Uhuru album)

Brutal is a studio album by Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1986 through Real Authentic Sound, making it their first album on the label. Audio production was handled by Doctor Dread, Arthur Baker, Steven Stanley and Black Uhuru. The album peaked at number 36 in New Zealand, number 73 in the Netherlands, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording at 29th Annual Grammy Awards.[3] The album spawned five singles: "Conviction Or Fine", "Fit You Haffe Fit", "The Great Train Robbery", "Let Us Pray" and "Dread In The Mountain". The single "Great Train Robbery" also made it to charts, reaching #31 in New Zealand, #49 in the Netherlands, #62 in the United Kingdom, and was featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on its fictional reggae radio station K-JAH West.

Brutal
Studio album by Black Uhuru
Released	1986
Recorded	1985-1986
Studio	Music Mountain Studios (Kingston, Jamaica) Shakedown Studio (New York, NY) Lion and Fox (Washington, D.C.)
Genre	Reggae
Length	42:22
Label	Real Authentic Sound
Producer	Arthur Baker Black Uhuru Doctor Dread Steven Stanley
Black Uhuru chronology
Anthem (1983) Brutal (1986) Brutal Dub (1986)
Singles from Brutal
"Conviction Or Fine" Released: 1985 "Fit You Haffe Fit" Released: 1985 "The Great Train Robbery" Released: 1986 "Let Us Pray" Released: 1986 "Dread In The Mountain" Released: 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brutal"	4:07
2.	"Fit You Haffe Fit"	4:22
3.	"Great Train Robbery"	5:51
4.	"City Vibes"	3:58
5.	"Uptown Girl"	3:25
6.	"Conviction of a Fine"	4:33
7.	"Dread in the Mountain"	4:03
8.	"Let Us Pray"	4:15
9.	"Vision"	4:18
10.	"Reggae With You"	3:30
Total length:		42:22

Personnel

• Delroy "Junior" Reid – lead vocals (tracks: 1-3, 5-8, 10)
• Sandra Jones – lead vocals (track 4), backing vocals
• Derrick Simpson – lead vocals (track 9), backing vocals
• Darryl A. Thompson – lead guitar
• Frank Stepanek – lead guitar
• Ira Siegel – lead guitar
• Wilbert "Willie" Lindo – rhythm guitar
• Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare – bass
• Robert Lyn – organ
• Tyrone Downie – organ & synthesizer
• Anthony Brissett – synthesizer
• Jeffrey S. Bova – synthesizer
• Leonard Brandon Pickett – horns
• Mark Gollehom – horns
• Lowell Fillmore Dunbar – drums
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Christopher "Sky Juice" Burth – percussion
• Gary Himelfarb – producer (tracks: 1, 3-10)
• Steven J. C. Stanley – producer (track 2), engineering (tracks: 2, 6)
• Arthur Henry Baker – producer (track 3), engineering (tracks: 1, 3)
• Jim Fox – engineering (tracks: 4, 5, 7-10)
• Conrad Malcolm – engineering (tracks: 2, 6)
• Dave O'grin – assistant engineering (tracks: 1, 3)
• Kelly Lee – artwork
• Tommy Noonan – photography

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]	73
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	36

References

1. Greene, Jo-Ann. "Brutal – Black Uhuru". Allmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Black Uhuru". Grammys. May 14, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Black Uhuru – Brutal" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
5. "Charts.nz – Black Uhuru – Brutal". Hung Medien.

External links

Black Uhuru – Brutal at Discogs (list of releases)