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- Date Released: January 23, 1995
- Genre: International
- Label: Cobraside/Abraham/Clock Tower / IODA
One of Jamaica's sweetest voices.
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We Say...
Horace Andy's falsetto voice was inspiration to a generation of Jamaican singers and, years later, to admirers such as Massive Attack (who employed the dread crooner to vocalize over their own reggae-inflected electronica). Pure Ranking was co-produced by Andy, dub virtuoso King Tubby and Brad Osbourne, whose Record Den store in New York’s South Bronx neighborhood was a reggae mecca for serious collectors. Horace Andy’s voice could settle comfortably into any number of different grooves, but he was at his zenith during the years of cultural reggae; his lyrics and sweet voice spoke directly to the innumerable “idlers,” the unemployed youth who peopled Kingston’s sidewalks. The drumming of Santa Davis, best known from Peter Tosh’s Skin, Flesh and Bones band, underpins Andy’s every move on great songs like “African Liberation” and “Modern Babylon.”
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They Say...
One of the greatest vocalists of '70s Jamaican reggae, Horace Andy's vast discography spans over 30 years of flawless invention and genre-shaping, foreshadowing every movement to come out of the country. From his sweet, soul-inflected beginnings as a Studio One troubadour through his '90s work on the cutting edge of modern dub with Mad Professor and Massive Attack, he remained at the forefront of reggae and dub with each consecutive album. Horace Andy has always been a catalyst for new trends, and in 1978 Pure Rankin was cut for the Clocktower label and subsequently created raggamuffin and a new modern dancehall sound that was unanimously influential on the Jamaican scene. The track "Black Cinderella" was a single that defined this new wave and thus became a classic. Along with Skylarking, this is a crucial Horace Andy recording. Fans of the golden voice are strongly advised to seek it out.
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| 01. |  |
Pure Ranking |
3:55 |
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| 02. | |
I've Been Around |
4:13 |
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| 03. | |
What Eyes Don't See |
3:46 |
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| 04. | |
African Liberation |
2:26 |
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| 05. | |
Jah Gift To Man |
3:14 |
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| 06. | |
Modern Babylon |
3:30 |
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| 07. | |
Totally Free |
3:33 |
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| 08. | |
Change Your Ways |
3:30 |
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| 09. | |
No Love In The City |
4:19 |
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| 10. | |
Jah Is The One |
3:29 |
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| 11. | |
Natural Mystic |
3:25 |
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| 12. | |
Strictly Ranking (Ghetto Style) |
3:48 |
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12 Total Tracks, 43:08 Total Length
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