''Under Heavy Manners'' is a

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

album by

Prince Far I Prince Far I (23 March 1945 – 15 September 1983) was a Jamaican reggae deejay and producer, and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics abou ...

, released in 1976. The featured backing musicians were

Joe Gibbs Joseph Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is an American auto racing team owner and former American football, football coach. He served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 Washingto ...

' house band, The Professionals. ''Heavy Manners'' refers to the

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declared in

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

in 1976.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Gibbs; except where indicated #"Rain a Fall" #"Big Fight" #"You I Love and Not Another" #"Young Generation" #"Shine Eye Gal" ( Errol Thompson) #"Boz Rock" #"Show Me Mine Enemy" #"Shadow" #"Deck of Cards" #"Heavy Manners"

References

{{Authority control Prince Far I albums 1976 albums