Rule Dance Hall
| Rule Dance Hall | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Shanachie | |||
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Rule Dance Hall is an album by the Jamaican reggae musician Bunny Wailer.[1][2] It was released in 1987 via Shanachie Records.[3]
Production
The album was made with the Roots Radics band.[4][5] Rule Dance Hall contains cover versions of Sam Cooke's "Saturday Night" and the Wailers' "Stir It Up".[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B[7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
The State called the album Wailer's "most successful outing in years," writing that he's "returned to the heavy drums and bass rhythms that are prevalent in the Jamaican dance halls."[5] Stephen Davis, in The Reggae & African Beat, called the album "as brilliant as anything Bob Marley ever did."[10] High Fidelity wrote that it celebrates "the lighter, good-times nature of Jamaica's music."[11] The Boston Globe deemed the album "just a misguided mistake."[12]
AllMusic wrote that "Bunny is in top form to deliver a set of old-school-tempo tunes intent on teaching the newer generation a musical history lesson."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rule Dance Hall" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Jolly Session" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Saturday Night" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Trash Ina We Bes" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Put It On" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Reggae in the U.S.A." | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Haughty Tempo" | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Camouflage" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Hot Food Head" | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Stir It Up" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Old Time Sinting" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Reasons" | 3:08 |
References
- ^ "Bunny Wailer | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Milward, John (23 Feb 1989). "Wailer Will 'Soon Come' for Tour of States". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (June 27, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Rule Dance Hall - Bunny Wailer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Miller, Michael L. (February 26, 1988). "Bunny Wailer Patriarch of Reggae Sound". The State. p. 8B.
- ^ Swenson, John (January 29, 1988). "Rule Dance Hall, Bunny Wailer, (Shanachie)". The San Diego Union-Tribune. UPI. p. E2.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bunny Wailer". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 466.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 743.
- ^ Davis, Stephen (1987). "The Marley Legacy: 1987 Update". The Reggae & African Beat. Vol. 6, no. 3. pp. 13–15.
- ^ Jaffee, Larry (May 1989). "Reviews". High Fidelity. Vol. 39, no. 1–7. p. 73.
- ^ O'Neill, Lee (9 Jun 1988). "Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.