Album: Chill Out by Black Uhuru (1982)
Genre: Reggae
Format: Album

Description: Chill Out is an album by reggae band Black Uhuru, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album was recorded at Channel One Studios in Jamaica and produced by Sly & Robbie. Featuring The Revolutionaries, an influential session group, Chill Out, together with its dub companion The Dub Factor, is widely considered a classic of reggae music.

Chill Out peaked at #146 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart.

Artist Background: Black Uhuru are a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru. The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Duckie Simpson always maintaining group control and ownership. The group formed in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1972, initially called simply "Uhuru" (the Swahili word for freedom), with a line-up of Derrick "Duckie" Gong Simpson, founder and CEO, Garth Dennis,and lastly Don Carlos Their first release was a cover version of Curtis Mayfield'... Part of the Kingston, Jamica music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Reggae movement.

Related Artists: Israel Vibration, Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, Peter Tosh

Music Scene: Part of the Kingston, Jamica music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Reggae movement.

Tags: Reggae, 1980s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Chill Out is an album by reggae band Black Uhuru, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album was recorded at Channel One Studios in Jamaica and produced by Sly & Robbie. Featuring The Revolutionaries, an influential session group, Chill Out, together with its dub companion The Dub Factor, is widely considered a classic of reggae music.

Chill Out peaked at #146 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart.

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