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Artist: VA
Label: Shanachie
Genre: Reggae
Release Date: 2008

01 junior reid - synchronicity 03:39
02 the wailing souls - one world 03:53
03 ali campbell (of UB 40) - every little thi 03:22
04 joan osborne - every breathe you take 04:13
05 toots & the maytals - de do do do de da da 04:13
06 horace andy - invisible sun 03:51
07 lee scratch perry - invisible dub 04:04
08 inner circle - bed's too big without you 03:47
09 pepper - can't stand losing you 03:46
10 cyril neville - wrapped around your finger 03:51
11 gregory isaacs - so lonely 03:39
12 big chief monk boudreaux & the uppressors 04:11
13 tarrus riley - king of pain 03:39
50:08 min

t's not often that you'll find reggae superstars paying tribute to the Babylon (slang term for the police), so this album is certainly unusual in at least that respect.

There are a few stand-out performances by reggae luminaries like Aswad, who does a great version of "Roxanne", and Steel Pulse who perform "Can't Stand Losing You", but Maxi Priest doesn't do justice to "Message in a Bottle" at all. Sting also guests on two of the better songs, one with Ziggy Marley.

As Police covers, there's nothing really different other than the reggae rhythms, except perhaps for "Spirits in the Material World" by Pato Banton and Sting, where Pato improvises a bit on the chorus.

An interesting novelty album.

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