True Democracy
Studio album by
Steel Pulse
ReleasedMay 1982
Recorded"Feedback" Studios, Aarhus, Denmark, 1981
GenreReggae
Length41:50
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerKarl Pitterson
Steel Pulse chronology
Caught You
(1980)		 True Democracy
(1982)		 Earth Crisis
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

True Democracy is an album by the reggae band Steel Pulse, released in 1982.[6][7]

The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200.[8]

Production

When the band started work on the album, they had no record deal.[9] While on tour in New York in 1981 they met Karl Pitterson, with whom they recorded five demos.[9] While the demos didn't prompt any offers from major labels, a small Danish label offered their studios to record an album.[9]

The album was recorded over 25 days at Feedback Studios in Aarhus, with Pitterson producing.[10][11]

The album was eventually picked up by Elektra Records.[9]

Critical reception

The Washington Post called True Democracy "a cheerful album, almost buoyant in its musical exhortations to dance even as its lyrics tackle less-than-merry topics."[1]

Style Weekly, in 2018, called it "still ... one of the most danceable political albums ever."[12]

Track listing

All tracks written by David Hinds, except where noted.

  1. "Chant A Psalm" – 4:30
  2. "Ravers" – 3:56
  3. "Find It...Quick!" – 3:26
  4. "A Who Responsible?" – 3:54
  5. "Worth His Weight In Gold (Rally Round)" – 4:35
  6. "Leggo Beast" – 3:44
  7. "Blues Dance Raid" – 4:53
  8. "Your House" – 3:42
  9. "Man No Sober" – 4:29
  10. "Dub Marcus Say" (Phonso Martin) – 4:41

Bonus tracks for CD

  1. "Ravers [12" Version]" - 5:56
  2. "Leggo Beast [12" Version]" - 6:40
  3. "Your House [Dub Version]" - 3:50
  4. "A Who Responsible? [Dub Version]" - 4:00

Personnel

Steel Pulse
Technical

References

  1. 1 2 "Uncompromised Edge of Steel Pulse". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "True Democracy - Steel Pulse | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Steel Pulse". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. pp. 727–728.
  5. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 669.
  6. ↑ "Steel Pulse | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "Steel Pulse". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Steel Pulse". Billboard.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Campbell, Howard (2022) "True reflections", Jamaica Observer, 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022
  10. ↑ Van Pelt, Carter (1995). "Roots Resurrection". The Beat. 14 (2): 46.
  11. ↑ "Billboard's Recommended LPs". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 21. 29 May 1982. p. 65.
  12. ↑ "Ziggy Marley and Steel Pulse at Innsbrook After Hours". Style Weekly.
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