The Orb - I'll Be Black

Title: I'll Be Black Artist: The Orb Release Date: 10/15/2007 Re-Released On: 0/0/2007 Label: Universal Distribution Album Type(s): Mix-album UPC: 5050159936922 Genre: Reggae Styles: DJ/Toasting, Dub, Roots Reggae, Contemporary Reggae Moods: Atmospheric, Circular, Meandering, Druggy, Hypnotic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Playful, Sprawling, Trippy, Whimsical, Calm/Peaceful, Cerebral, Ethereal, Gentle, Reflective, Soothing, Sophisticated Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Liquidator
2. Double Barrel
3. Long Shot Kick de Bucket
4. Auntie Lulu
5. Ain't No Sunshine
6. I'm Still in Love with You
7. Three Piece Chicken & Chips
8. Uptown Top Ranking
9. It's Raining
10. Screaming Target [Version 2]
11. We're Hot
12. Cool Down the Pace [10" Mix]
13. Sitting in the Park
14. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
15. Alton's Official Daughter [Version 2]
16. Dr. Kitch
17. Ali Baba
18. I Trim the Barber
19. Caring for My Sister
20. Queen Majesty
21. A Rougher Version
22. Harder and Harder
23. Orbots Surround the Trojan Horse

1. Enter the Dragon
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
3. Clap the Barber
4. Mah Ah Warrior
5. Beaming
6. Come on Little Girl, Come On [King of Kings Dub, Second Cut]
7. Son of Al Capone
8. Bam Bam
9. Underground Root
10. Return of Django/Mr. Brown's Coffin
11. Free the Weed [Free the Dub]
12. Scientist (Stalag 17)
13. Bad Day at Black Rock
14. The Bells of Death/I Am Alright
15. Beyond the Realms of the Orb
16. 9: 27 to Norbury
17. Sipple Dub
18. Tower Twenty Three
19. Hole in the Sky [The Wave Version]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Universal Distribution

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With I'll Be Black, Dr. Alex Paterson -- the main man behind the Orb -- takes a casual, two-disc stroll through the mighty "Trojan"'s back catalog, picking up sentimental favorites, drugged out dubs, and quirky tunes along the way. Paterson's liner note reminiscing about the reggae label is a good indicator of how free form the disc will sound, so don't expect any mind-blowing revelations. Instead, it's a mighty good hang out session with little bits of sampled dialogue and leftover Orb interludes linking the tracks in a way that flows ever so slowly. Plenty of the songs that made a huge impact in the Orb's U.K. homeland -- "Liquidator," "Double Barrel," "Uptown Ranking," "Ali Baba," "Bam Bam," and so on -- are present and so are plenty of Lee Perry productions and dubs. No big surprise the eccentric reggae producer's work is appreciated, but it's Paterson's taste for oddball humor that really pays dividends, both with the laugh out loud interludes and naughty calypso tunes like "Dr. Kitch" ("she can't stand the size of my needle"). Instead of offering a primer, I'll Be Black offers a thoroughly entertaining look at the Trojan catalog, which should appeal to both Orb and reggae fans. Sourpusses and purists not welcome. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alton Ellis Producer Augustus "Gussie" Clarke Producer Bunny Lee Producer Clancy Eccles Producer Clement Bushay Producer Dominic Beken Mixing, Dub Engineer Dr. Alex Paterson Dub Engineer, Liner Notes, Concept, Mixing Duke Reid Producer Gregory Isaacs Producer Jah Thomas Producer Jo Jo Hookim Producer Joe Mansano Producer Leslie Kong Producer Linval Thompson Producer Lloyd Charmers Producer Mike Coles Design, Artwork Niney the Observer Producer Ronnie Nasralla Producer Rupie Edwards Producer Simon Phillips Mixing The Orb Producer Thomas Fehlmann Mixing Winston Riley Producer