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Reggae Worship, Volume Three is an album by an American reggae combo, released on Graceland Records in 1995, distributed in the US by Benson Music Distribution. The album was recorded October 1995 by Gary Thomas Griffin at Hall Of Supreme Harmony in Panorama City, California; with Chuck Wright, Lanny Cordola, and Griffin producing. Rhythm tracks programmed by Taso Kotsos and Chuck Wright and arranged by Cordola, Wright, Griffin, and Kotsos.
Featuring lead vocals by Jahmark Dan (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9) and Philip Bardowell (tracks 2, 6, 8, and 10), backed by Gary Thomas Griffin on keyboards and xylophone; Chris Bleth on soprano and alto saxophone, duduk, flute, and clarinet; Tom Liston on trombone; Lanny Cordola on guitars, bell, and lyre; Chuck Wright on bass; and Taso Kotsos on drums and percussion. Background vocals proviede by Sandra Stephens, Philip Bardowell, Chuck Wright, and Gary Thomas Griffin.
The genesis of this successful album series is seriously confusing. After utterly ignoring reggae for 20 odd years despite it being a powerful vehicle for conveying spiritual messages (as the rise of Rastafarianism proves), America’s CCM industry finally woke up to the sound of Jamaica. Frontline Records tentatively tried out a reggae worship album with ‘Reggae Worship Vol 1‘ by Christafari. It proved Frontline’s biggest hit for years, Christafari were snapped up by Gotee Records and hoping to exploit the niche they’d unexpectedly discovered, Frontline asked veteran rock and jazz producer Lanny Cordola to come up with a volume two. Lanny brought in vocalist Philip Bardowell who’d previously sung in Lanny’s heavy rock outfit and despite the lack of JA credentials Phil did a credible imitation of Bob Marley, Cordola aped all the heavy bass riffs and cracking rim shots and Volume 2 was released as by the Children Of Zion. Now Volume 3 has come out and there’s been no attempt to even identify a front sleeve artist! Four tracks feature Philip Bardowell again while six offer vocals by one Jahmark Dan, a pseudonym for who I wonder. These California musos are too good not to do a credible pastiche of reggae though the phoney JA accents are occasionally irritating. Still, doing a reggae version of Randy Stonehill’s mock Caribbean oldie “Shut De Do” was long overdue. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, February April 1996]
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CD tracklist:
01. The Power
02. Shine
03. Soul Jammin’
04. Revival
05. Thank You Lord
06. Holy Spirit Love
07. Shut De D
08. Liberated
09. God Da Builder
10. Stretch Out Your Hand
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Graceland Records.
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