Better Late Than Never (The Slackers album)

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Better Late Than Never
Studio album by
The Slackers
Released1996
GenreSka
Length54:13
LabelMoon Ska
ProducerVictor Rice
The Slackers chronology
The Slackers
(1993) 		Better Late Than Never
(1996) 		Redlight
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Better Late Than Never is the debut album by the ska/reggae band the Slackers.[2][3] It was released in 1996 on Moon Ska Records.[4][5] It was remastered and re-released with three additional tracks from the original recording sessions on March 19, 2002, through Special Potato Records.

The album was a significant departure from the

2 Tone and garage rock influences of the band's early days, instead opting for a sound akin to the traditional ska acts of 1960s Jamaica. The album was produced by the ska/reggae producer Victor Rice
.

Two of the songs on the album, "Work Song" and "

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass on the 1966 album S.R.O.
, though neither of the songs were written by Alpert.

The album was again reissued in 2009, by Asbestos Records, as a single disc that included a 7".

Critical reception

The Florida Times-Union wrote: "One of the first tracks on the album, 'Run Away', starts with a familiar ska rhythm, but adds horns playing in an almost be-bop jazz style. Other tracks have a more swing-jazz sound, and still others, like 'Our Day Will Come', sound like straight reggae."[6]

CD tracks

All songs written by Vic Ruggiero, except where noted.

  1. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) – 5:11
  2. "Runaway" – 3:44
  3. "Pedophilia" – 4:19
  4. "Sooner or Later" – 3:48
  5. "Two Face" – 4:29
  6. "Cuban Cigar" – 3:33
  7. "You Don't Know I" – 5:00
  8. "Tonight" (Dave Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 3:28
  9. "Sarah" – 3:33
  10. "Treat Me Good" (Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 4:23
  11. "Prophet" (Hillyard) – 3:24
  12. "Our Day Will Come" (featuring Doreen Shaffer) (Bob Hilliard / Mort Garson) – 3:55
  13. "Contemplation" – 5:50
  14. "7 and 7" (2002 re-release only) – 3:15
  15. "Certain Girl" (Naomi Neville) (2002 re-release only) – 3:06
  16. "Cawl Me Crazy" (2002 re-release only) – 4:38

References

  1. ^ Rick Anderson. "Better Late Than Never". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Slackers Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "The Slackers are the ska stalwarts who keep on going". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
  5. ^ "The Slackers: Ska Lifers". The Village Voice. December 15, 2009.
  6. ^ Falkner, Mark (21 May 1997). "Band no slackers as musicians". The Florida Times-Union. p. C5.
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