Freddie McGregor's wondrous, soulful voice and engaging delivery are sometimes wasted on this mid-'80s album, issued on CD in 1992.
The title track, as well as the hard-hitting message cuts "War Mongers," "Freedom, Justice & Equality" and the lyrically naive "Love Will Solve The Problems" address issues and offer McGregor a worthy forum for his glorious singing.
But he's sorely tested by the cover of "Guantanamera," which was a silly pop hit and sounds even sillier in a reggae version.
"Freddie" and "Work To Do Today" have awkward arrangements and vapid lyrics, forcing McGregor to waste energy and intensity trying to make them palatable.
This wasn't one of his most consistent releases, but McGregor never coasts or plods on a session, even on tepid tunes.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Across the BorderFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | FreddieFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Out of the ValleyFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Work to Do TodayFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | GuantanameraFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Can't Get You Out of My MindFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Love Will Solve the ProblemsFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | War MongersFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | High TensionFreddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Freedom, Justice and Equality | Freddie McGregor | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annicia Banks | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Pablove Black | Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Errol Brown | Engineer, Overdub Engineer, Overdubs |
| 4 | Cleveland "Clevie" Browne | Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Dalton Browne | Arranger, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Mixing, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Danny Browne | Arranger, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Glen Browne | Bass, Drums |
| 8 | Bunny Tom Tom | Engineer |
| 9 | Everton Carrington | Percussion |
| 10 | Michael Carrol | Horn |
| 11 | Chico Chin | Horn |
| 12 | Geoffrey Chung | Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Piano, Producer |
| 13 | Gregory Chung | Arranger, Producer |
| 14 | Tad Dawkins | Engineer, Mixing |
| 15 | Tyrone Downe | Bass, Synthesizer |
| 16 | Egbert Evans | Horn |
| 17 | Dean Fraser | Horn |
| 18 | Paul Garay | Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 19 | Pam Hall | Vocals (Background) |
| 20 | Noel Hearne | Engineer, Overdubs |
| 21 | Robert Ingria | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 22 | Robert Lyn | Synthesizer |
| 23 | David Madden | Horn |
| 24 | Freddie McGregor | Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Oswald Palmer | Engineer, Overdub Engineer, Overdubs |
| 26 | Mark Richmond | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 27 | Nambo Robinson | Horn |
| 28 | Studio One Band | Arranger, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 29 | Earl "Bagga" Walker | Bass |
| 30 | Larry White | Guitar |
| 31 | Mallory Williams | Synthesizer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |