Positive
Studio album by
Black Uhuru
Released1987
GenreReggae
LabelRAS
ProducerSteven Stanley
Black Uhuru chronology
Brutal Dub
(1986)		 Positive
(1987)		 Positive Dub
(1987)

Positive is a studio album by the Jamaican reggae group Black Uhuru, released in 1987.[1] A dub album, Positive Dub, was released the same year.[2] Positive was the final album with vocalist Delroy "Junior" Reid.[3]

Production

The album was produced by Steven Stanley.[4] Sly and Robbie, who had produced Black Uhuru on earlier albums, appear as backing musicians.[5][6] Puma Jones left the band before production began, and was replaced by Olafunke; Jones is still credited on the album.[7][8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Robert Christgau wrote that "Sly and Robbie won't knock you out, but on Uhuru's best records they never do—given the right songs and performances, all they have to do is make them righter."[9] Trouser Press thought that the album "finds [Delroy] Reid coming into his own as a vocalist, and features a few songs that are strikingly original."[7] The Ottawa Citizen called the album "uplifting, yet realistic," writing that it "paints real, and often graphic, pictures of conflict in the Third World."[11] The St. Petersburg Times wrote that "at its best, Black Uhuru combines the persistent dance-inciting rhythms of pure reggae with substantial pop melodies and soulful vocals."[4] The Washington Post opined that "occasionally missing ... is the sheer tunefulness the band has displayed in the past."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cowboy Town"3:51
2."Fire City"4:06
3."Positive"4:05
4."Concept"3:34
5."Space Within Your Heart"4:46
6."Dry Weather House"3:56
7."Pain"4:18
8."I Create"4:08

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Moskowitz, David Vlado (2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Press. p. 268.
  2. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 63.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (July 1, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 Hall, Ken (24 Jan 1988). "Black Uhuru keeps the reggae beat driving with `Positive'". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
  5. ↑ Burliuk, Greg (20 Feb 1988). "Positive Black Uhuru". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. P21.
  6. 1 2 "Positive - Black Uhuru | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. 1 2 "Black Uhuru". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Simmonds, Jeremy (July 1, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago Review Press – via Google Books.
  9. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Black Uhuru". www.robertchristgau.com.
  10. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. pp. 638–639.
  11. ↑ Erskine, Evelyn (22 Jan 1988). "Black Uhuru Positive". Ottawa Citizen. p. B4.
  12. ↑ Joyce, Mike (11 Dec 1987). "Unseasonably Warm Reggae". The Washington Post. p. N21.
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