Making History (album)

Making History is an album by the Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. It was released in 1984 on Island Records. It was produced by Dennis Bovell.

Critical reception
Trouser Press called the album "as vital as any [Johnson and Bovell] had made together." The New York Times wrote: "Dennis Bovell ... has fashioned settings for the poems on Making History that draw their melodies directly from the inflections and intonation of the lines. Most selections sport catchy instrumental melodies that weave in and out of the poetry, making it sound much like song."

NME ranked it number 16 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.

Track listing
All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson


 * 1) "Di Eagle an' di Bear" – 4:14
 * 2) "Wat About di Working Claas?" – 5:12
 * 3) "Di Great Insohreckshan" – 4:02
 * 4) "Making History" – 4:19
 * 5) "Reggae fi Radni" – 4:24
 * 6) "Reggae fi Dada" – 4:50
 * 7) "New Craas Massahkah" – 6:30

Personnel

 * Linton Kwesi Johnson - voice
 * The Dub Band
 * Dennis Bovell – bass, mixing
 * Richie Stevens – drums
 * John Kpiaye – guitar
 * Paget King – keyboards
 * Nick Straker – synthesizer
 * Patrick Tenyue – trumpet
 * Henry "Buttons" Tenyue – trombone
 * Geoffrey Scantlebury – percussion
 * Tony Utah – other percussion
 * Everald Forrest – other percussion
 * Technical
 * Dennis Bovell, Godwin Logie, Martin Rex, Stephen Street – engineers
 * Bruno Tilley – artwork
 * Peter Ashworth – photography

Charts
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