Reggae Got Soul is an album by the Jamaican reggae group Toots and the Maytals, released in July 1976 by Island Records.
Reggae Got Soul | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1976 | |||
Studio | Harry J's Recording Studio, Dynamic Sounds Studios, Basing Street Studios | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Length | 35:00 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Chris Blackwell (tracks: B1), Joe Boyd (A1 to A5, B2 to B5), Warrick Lyn | |||
Toots and the Maytals chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "In Toots the physical voice is all but equivalent to the artistic 'voice,' the way that term is applied to poets sometimes, and all its warmth, humor, and vivacity come through here. But what has made Toots doubly impressive is the amazing hit songs his voice was attached to. For starters: 'Sweet and Dandy,' '5446 Was My Number,' 'Monkey Man,' and 'African Doctor.' None of these has been released on an American Maytals album, and nothing on this album, not even 'Rasta Man' or 'True Love Is Hard to Find,' equals any of them."[2]
The title track was released a single in Jamaica and the US in 1975[3][4] and in the UK in 1976.[5]
All songs written by Frederick "Toots" Hibbert except as indicated.
Year | chart | Peak positions |
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US Mod [6] | ||
1976 | "Billboard 200" | 157 |