''Reconstruction'' is an album by

Max Romeo Max Romeo (born Maxwell Livingston Smith; 22 November 1944)"Respect to th ...

, released in 1977. Shortly after recording critically acclaimed '' War Ina Babylon'', Max Romeo broke up with his producer

Lee "Scratch" Perry Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development o ...

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 *

Earl Lindo Earl Wilberforce "Wire" Lindo (7 January 1953 – 4 September 2017), sometimes referred to as Wya, was a Jamaican reggae musician. He was a member of Bob Marley and the Wailers and collaborated with numerous reggae artists including Burning Sp ...

- organ *Keith Sterling - piano *

Boris Gardiner Boris Gardiner (born 13 January 1943) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist. He was a member of several groups during the 1960s before recording as a solo artist and having hit singles with " Elizabethan Reggae" (in 1970), " I Wann ...

- bass * Michael "Mikey Boo" Richards - drums *

Uziah "Sticky" Thompson Uzziah "Sticky" Thompson (1 August 1936 – 25 August 2014) was a Jamaican percussionist, vocalist and deejay active from the late 1950s. He worked with some of the best known performers of Jamaican music and played on hundreds of albums. Biog ...

- percussion *Glen DaCosta - saxophone * David Madden - trumpet *

Vin Gordon Vin Gordon (a.k.a. Trommie, Don D. Junior or Don Drummond Jr) (born 4 August 1949) is a Jamaican trombone player. Biography Gordon grew up in Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica as one of eight children. He went to Kingston's Catholic Alpha Boys Sc ...

- trombone *

Bobby Ellis Bobby Ellis OD (2 July 1932 – 18 October 2016) was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and The Revolutionaries. Biography Born in Kingston on 2 October 1932, Bobby Ellis attende ...

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

References

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