Reggae Got Soul

Reggae Got Soul is the tenth album by Jamaican Reggae group Toots and the Maytals, released in July 1976 by Island Records.

Reggae Got Soul
Studio album by
Toots and the Maytals
ReleasedJuly 1976
StudioHarry J's Recording Studio,
Dynamic Sounds Studios,
Basing Street Studios
GenreReggae
Length35:00
LabelIsland
ProducerChris Blackwell (tracks: B1),
Joe Boyd (A1 to A5, B2 to B5),
Warrick Lyn[1]
Toots and the Maytals chronology
In the Dark
(1973)		 Reggae Got Soul
(1976)		 Toots Presents The Maytals
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]

Critical reception

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "In Toots the physical voice is all but equivalent to the artistic 'voice,' the way that term is applied to poets sometimes, and all its warmth, humor, and vivacity come through here. But what has made Toots doubly impressive is the amazing hit songs his voice was attached to. For starters: 'Sweet and Dandy,' '5446 Was My Number,' 'Monkey Man,' and 'African Doctor.' None of these has been released on an American Maytals album, and nothing on this album, not even 'Rasta Man' or 'True Love Is Hard to Find,' equals any of them."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Frederick "Toots" Hibbert except as indicated.

Side one
  1. "Rasta Man" - 5:56[4]
  2. "Premature" - 3:11
  3. "So Bad" - 2:57
  4. "Six And Seven Books" - 3:30
  5. "I Shall Sing" (Van Morrisson) - 2:41

Side two
  1. "Reggae Got Soul" (Warwick Lyn) - 3:08
  2. "Everybody Needs Lovin" - 3:10
  3. "Living In The Ghetto" - 3:40
  4. "True Love Is Hard To Find" - 4:14
  5. "Never You Change" - 3:11

Charts
Year chart Peak positions
US Mod
[5]
1976 "Billboard 200" 157

Personnel

References
  1. "Reggae Got Soul". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 Oct 2016.
  2. Bush, Nathan. Reggae Got Soul at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 Oct 2016.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. "Reggae Got Soul". itunes.com. Retrieved 1 Oct 2016.
  5. Toots and the Maytals - Billboard 200 Billboard magazine April 24th, 2004 (page 63) Google Books. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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