Get Wise gathers ten standout tracks from Horace Andy, recorded between 1972 and 1974 with producer Phil Pratt. Originally released in 1975 on Pratt’s Sunshot label, this collection features a string of expressive early singles, including alternate takes on classics like ‘Root Of All Evil’ (‘Money, Money’) and ‘I Don’t Want To Be Outside’ (‘Zion Gate’).
With his unmistakable falsetto—shaped as much by Otis Redding and Smokey Robinson as Alton Ellis—Andy had already marked himself as one of reggae’s most distinctive voices. Backed by the ever-reliable Soul Syndicate Band (featuring the likes of Sly & Robbie, Aston “Family Man” Barrett and Earl “Chinna” Smith), the tracks were recorded at legendary Kingston studios Channel One, Black Ark, Dynamic Sound and Randy’s Studio 17, with engineers including Lee Perry, Errol Thompson and Ernest Hoo Kim.
Get Wise is a vital document of early Horace Andy—soulful, rootsy and essential listening for fans of classic ’70s Jamaican music. Liner notes by JR Gonne.
Horace Andy - Get Wise (LP Vinyl)
1. Eighty Percent Badness
2. I Don't Want To Be Outside
3. Feel Good
4. Youths Of Today
5. Today Youth (Horns Cut)
6. Get Wise
7. Wise Dub
8. Holy Mount Zion
9. Let Your Teardrops Fall
10. Sexy Jean
11. Roots Of All Evil
12. Evilist Thing
13. Evilist Thing Version
14. I Will Forgive You