A1 Love Marijuana
A2 Dread Are The Controller
A3 The Children Of The Ghetto
A4 Don't Push Your Brother
A5 Begging For Apology
B1 Not Follow Fashion
B2 Roots Lady
B3 Big Big Girl
B4 Just Another Girl
B5 Starlight
B6 Jamaican Collie (Version)
Arranged and Produced by Linval Thompson
Recorded at Channel One Studio (JA)
Remix at King Tubby's Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.
Many thanks to the following musicians:
Bass - Aston (Family Man) Barret & Robbie Shakespeare
Drums - Horse Mouth & Sly Dunbar
Guitar - Errol (Chinna) Smith
Organ - Ossie
Piano - Ansel Collins
Re-pressed by Linval Thompson for THOMSON SOUND 2019
lyrics
Roots lady; I love you
Roots lady; I love you
No one can tell mi sister
That you are not a roots lady
No one can tell mi sister
That you wasn't born in the ghetto
I look in your eyes, I can see
The roots of love
I listen to the way you talk
You talk like a movie star
I love you to my heart and soul
And I will never let you go
I love you to my heart and soul
And I want di whole wide world to know
Roots lady; I love you
Roots lady; You are mine
I love you to my heart and soul
And I will never let you go
I love you to my heart and soul
And I want di whole wide world to know
Roots lady; I love you (Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, roots lady)
No one can tell mi sister
That you wasn't born in the ghetto
I look in your eyes, I can see
The roots of love
I listen to the way you talk
You talk like a movie star
I love you to my heart and soul
And I will never let you go
I love you to my heart and soul
And I want di whole wide world to know
Roots lady; I will never deceive you
Roots lady; I will never disappoint you
I love you to my heart and soul
And I will never let you go
Roots lady; I know you was born in the ghetto
I look in, I look in your eyes, I can see
The roots of love
I listen to the way you talk
She talk like a movie star
Roots lady; You are Jah Jah daughter
credits
from Linval Thompson - I Love Marijuana,
released June 6, 2019
During the late seventies Jamaican music was experiencing what many consider to be its last golden age. King Tubby was in full swing. Vhannel One's Revolutionaries were at their peak and talented producers such as Linval Thompson were taking full advantage of the availability of such considerable talent.
Linval, who had made his recording debut as a singer for Bunnie Lee earlier in the decade was by this time widely regarded as one of Jamaica's finest all-round talents and his massive hit, 'I Love Marijuana' (along with the album that followed) helped maintain his reputation.
In the years tha have followed, Linval has continued to make great music, although the days when he could call upon the musical contribution of both the great King Tubby and groups such as the Revolutionaries have sadly long since passed. So until the dawning of the next great age in Jamaican music let this album be a reminder of its glorious past.
Jah Laru
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awesome dub album, I've been after kunta kinte for a while on vinyl so when this popped up on here I just had to buy it, some great dub here for the dub heads. blessings 🙌 Jah Bhakti
