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- Date Released: January 1, 1992
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Children's
- Label: MFLP / The Orchard
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Smilin' Island of Song is a musical tour of Jamaica hosted by Cedella Marley-Booker (mother of the late Bob Marley), is nowhere near as fun as it should be. As the disc begins, we join a young girl named Jenny on her trip to visit Mother Booker in Jamaica, where we'll meet various human and animal personalities as we journey around the island. The music is great, a sort of reggae/calypso fusion with traditional folksongs that kids will love. But the between-song patter that links the tunes together is difficult to follow and sometimes downright obnoxious -- one of the characters, an unidentified animal whose name seems to be Mattie, punctuates everything he says with a nerve-shredding hyena laugh. The album's highlights are provided by multi-instrumentalist David Lindley and the wonderful singing of Taj Mahal.
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| 01. |  |
Introduction
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2:18 |
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| 02. | |
Tingalayo
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4:19 |
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| 03. | |
Chi Chi Buddo
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3:58 |
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| 04. | |
Elena
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3:21 |
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| 05. | |
Sweet Guava Jelly
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4:21 |
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| 06. | |
Matty Roll
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3:06 |
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| 07. | |
The Banana Boat (Day-O)
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4:31 |
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| 08. | |
Ooey Gooey The Silly Worm
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5:14 |
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| 09. | |
Colon Man
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3:46 |
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| 10. | |
Jah Wanna Dance
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4:24 |
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| 11. | |
De Buggy Bruk
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3:47 |
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| 12. | |
Brown Girl In The Ring
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3:51 |
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| 13. | |
Three Little Birds
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5:10 |
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| 14. | |
Instrument Identification
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3:17 |
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14 Total Tracks, 55:23 Total Length
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Credits
- Taj Mahal - Guitar // Taj Mahal - Guitar // Taj Mahal - Vocals // Taj Mahal - Vocals // Taj Mahal - Producer // Taj Mahal - Producer // David Lindley - Banjo // David Lindley - Guitar // David Lindley - Mandolin // Cedella Marley Booker - Vocals // Cedella Marley Booker - Main Performer // Par Cockett - Guitar // Par Cockett - Ukulele // Warren Dennis - Synthesizer // Warren Dennis - Assistant Producer // Poncho Graham - Guitar (Bass) // Rita Lackey - Vocals (Background) // Kandice Love - Vocals // Kandice Love - Vocals (Background) // Fred Lunt - Slide Guitar // Imani Nyah - Vocals // Leib Ostrow - Producer // Jim Rothermel - Clarinet // Jim Rothermel - Recorder // Jim Rothermel - Sax (Soprano) // Jim Rothermel - Whistle (Instrument) // Jim Rothermel - Penny Whistle // Kester Smith - Arranger // Kester Smith - Conga // Kester Smith - Drums // Kester Smith - Triangle // Kester Smith - Handclapping // Kester Smith - Cowbell // Kester Smith - Cabasa // Patrick Cockett - Ukulele // Patrick Cockett - Slack Key Guitar // A. Reid Reynolds - Art Direction // Fred Dente - Associate Producer // Ami Goldberg - Editing // Winston "Horseman" Williams - Voices
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Performers
Taj Mahal // Kandice Love
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