Language Barrier (album)

Language Barrier
Studio album by Sly and Robbie
Released	1985 (1985)
Studio	RPM Recording Studios, NYC Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas Channel One Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Dub, world music
Length	39:35
Label	Island
Producer	Bill Laswell
Sly and Robbie chronology
Sounds of Taxi (1984) Language Barrier (1985) Rhythm Killers (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

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Release and reception

Track listing

1. "Make 'Em Move" (S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Aasim, B. Laswell, B. Worrell) — 7:58
2. "No Name on the Bullet" (S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare) — 6:03
3. "Miles (
   Black Satin)" (Miles Davis
   , S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Laswell) — 7:20
4. "Bass and Trouble" (B. Laswell, S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, Manu Dibango) — 7:58
5. "Language Barrier" (Wally Badarou, S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, M. Chung, B. Reynolds) — 6:51
6. "Get to This, Get to That" (S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Fowler, B. Worrell) — 5:17

Personnel

Musicians

• Sly Dunbar – drums, percussion
• Robbie Shakespeare – bass
• Wally Badarou – keyboards
• Herbie Hancock – keyboards
• Bernie Worrell – keyboards
• Robbie Lyn – keyboards
• Manu Dibango –saxophone
• Bob Dylan – harmonica
• Africa Bambaataa
  – vocals
• Bernard Fowler – vocals
• Doug E Fresh
  – human beatbox
• Eddie Martinez – guitar
• Pat Thrall – guitar
• Mike Hampton – guitar
• Mikey Chung – guitar
• Barry Reynolds – guitar
• Daniel Ponce – percussion

Technical personnel

• Clive Smith – Fairlight CMI programming
• Robert Musso, Steven Stanley, Solgie – engineers
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Tony Wright – art direction
• Chris Garnham – photography
• Issey Miyake – glasses

References