Forces of Victory

Forces of Victory is an album by dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1979 on the Island Records label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard).

Forces of Victory
Studio album by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Released	1979 (UK)
Recorded	1978
Genre	Dub reggae dub poetry
Length	32:47
Label	Island
Producer	Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell
Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology
Dread Beat an' Blood (1978) Forces of Victory (1979) Bass Culture (1980)

In 2003, David Bowie included it in a list of 25 of his favourite albums, "Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie".[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	A–[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Linton Kwesi Johnson

1. "Want Fi Goh Rave" – 4:20
2. "It Noh Funny" – 3:42
3. "Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)" – 3:50
4. "Independent Intavenshan" – 4:20
5. "Fite Dem Back" – 4:27
6. "Reality Poem" – 4:44
7. "Forces of Viktry" – 4:56
8. "Time Come" – 3:28

Personnel

• Linton Kwesi Johnson - vocals
• Floyd Lawson (tracks: 1, 5), Vivian Weathers (tracks: 2-4, 6-7) - bass
• Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: 1-4, 7), Winston "Crab" Curniffe (tracks: 5-6, 8) - drums, percussion
• John Kpiaye - lead and rhythm guitar
• Julio Finn - harmonica
• Rico - trombone
• Dick Cuthell - flugelhorn
• Dennis Bovell (as "The Invisible One"), Webster Johnson - keyboards, piano
• Everald "Fari" Forrest - percussion
• Dennis Bovell, Vivian Weathers, Winston Bennett - additional voices

Technical

• Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell, John Caffrey - engineer
• Dennis Morris - photography
• Zebulon Design - design

References

1. http://scallemang.ca/bowie25albums/
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.