''Journey to Addis'' is the third album by

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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 ...

group

Third World The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact. The United States, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Southern Cone, NATO, Western European countries and oth ...

, released by

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another ...

in 1978. It marks a shift from pure reggae to a fusion of reggae and soul music. The album reached number 66 in

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. The group was looking for a worldwide success and not success in just Jamaica and

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, hence the new fusion approach, which may not have pleased the die-hard reggae fans. A case in point may be the

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cover " Now That We Found Love". The song peaked at number 10 in the UK, number 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number 55 on the RPM Top 100. The follow-up single, “Cool Meditation,” was a British top 20 hit.

Track listing

Track listing in Discogs:

Personnel

;Third World * Bunny Rugs - vocals * Michael "Ibo" Cooper - keyboards *Steven "Cat" Coore - lead guitar *Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett - percussions *Richard "Richie" Daley - bass *Willie Stewart - drums

Production

*Produced by Alex Sadkin and Third World. *Cover painting by Tony Wright.Tony Wright – Artwork Album Covers
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References

{{Authority control Third World (band) albums Albums produced by Alex Sadkin 1978 albums Island Records albums