Skylarking (Horace Andy album)

Skylarking is the debut studio album by Horace Andy. It was released on Studio One in 1972. Not to be confused with his best album, also titled Skylarking, released in 1996.

Skylarking
Studio album by Horace Andy
Released	20 April 1972 (1972-04-20) (Europe) 20 August 1972 (1972-08-20) (U.S.)
Genre	Reggae
Length	34:01
Label	Studio One
Producer	Coxsone Dodd
Horace Andy chronology
Skylarking (1972) You Are My Angel (1973)

Reception

In 2012, Skylarking was placed at number 16 on the "Top 50 Reggae Albums" list, which was compiled by Jamaican disc jockey Clinton Lindsay and his colleague Marlon Burrell in commemoration of Jamaica's 50th anniversary as an independent nation.[1] In 2014, Mojo placed it at number 43 on its list of the "50 Greatest Reggae Albums".[2] In 2016, GQ named it as one of the "10 Classic LPs from Reggae's Golden Era".[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Where Do the Children Play"	2:52
2.	"Just Say Who"	2:28
3.	"Love of a Woman"	3:23
4.	"Skylarking"	3:09
5.	"Mammie Blue"	4:24
6.	"Please Don't Go"	2:46
7.	"Every Tongue Shall Tell"	2:28
8.	"Something's on My Mind"	2:20
9.	"See a Man's Face"	2:30
10.	"Don't Cry"	2:56
11.	"I'll Be Gone"	2:27
12.	"Got to Be Sure"	2:18

Reissue edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Oh Youth Man"	2:53
14.	"Night Owl"	4:03

References

1. "Marley albums in top 50 count". The Jamaica Observer. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
2. "The 50 Greatest Reggae Albums". Mojo. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
3. "The Foundation: 10 Classic LPs From Reggae's Golden Era". GQ. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

External links

• Skylarking at Discogs (list of releases)