''Reconstruction'' is an album by Max Romeo, released in 1977. Shortly after recording critically acclaimed ''

War Ina Babylon ''War Ina Babylon'' is an album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band The Upsetters, released in 1976. Along with The Heptones' '' Party Time'' and Junior Murvin's ''Police and Thieves'', both released in 1977, this album is a part of what i ...

'', Max Romeo broke up with his producer

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on professional ground, what prompted him to self-produce his next album. ''Reconstruction'' did not match the success of its predecessor and in 1978 Romeo left Jamaica.

Track listing

;Side A #"Reconstruction" (Max Romeo) – 4:16 #"Poor Man's Life" (Max Romeo, Ricky Storm) – 3:49 #"Let's Live Together" (Max Romeo, Michael Williams) – 3:40 #"Melt Away" (Max Romeo, Earl Smith) – 3:53 #"War Rock" (Max Romeo, Michael Williams) – 4:40 ;Side B #"Where Is the Love" (Max Romeo) – 3:00 #"Give to Get" (Max Romeo) – 3:22 #"Martin Luther King" (Max Romeo) – 3:26 #"Take a Hold" (Max Romeo, Ricky Storm) – 3:27 #"Destination Africa" (Max Romeo, Michael Ebanks) – 3:13

Personnel

*Max Romeo - vocals, arrangements * Ernie Ranglin - guitar * Earl Smith - rhythm guitar *

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- organ *Keith Sterling - piano *

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- bass * Michael "Mikey Boo" Richards - drums * Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - percussion *Glen DaCosta - saxophone * David Madden - trumpet *

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- trombone *

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- flugelhorn *Jimmy Riley, Ricky Storm, Sheena - background vocals *Sylvan Morris - engineer *

References

{{Authority control 1977 albums Island Records albums Max Romeo albums