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Serious Thing

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Serious Thing
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedHarry J's Recording Studio
LabelNighthawk Records
ProducerLeroy Pierson, Bob Schoenfeld
The Gladiators chronology
Reggae To Bone
(1982)
Serious Thing
(1984)
Show Down Vol. 3
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Serious Thing is a roots reggae album by Jamaican group the Gladiators, released in 1984 on Nighthawk Records.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Serious Thing"2:44
2."My Thoughts"4:06
3."My Thoughts Version"3:35
4."Fling it Gimme"3:00
5."Rearrange"3:42
6."Mid-Range"2:57
7."Mid-Range Version"3:05
8."Freedom Train"3:18
9."Good Foundation"3:42
10."After You"2:17

Personnel

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  • Albert Griffiths – Vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Clinton Fearon – Background vocals, bass guitar
  • Gallimore Sutherland – Background vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Clinton Rufus – Lead guitar
  • Audley Taylor – Keyboard
  • Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan – Drums
  • Richard Ace – Keyboard
  • Scully – Percussion
  • Bobby Ellis – Trumpet
  • Deadly Headley, Dean Fraser, Glen DaCosta – Saxophone
  • Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – Trombone
  • David Madden – Trumpet
  • Andy Bassford – Guitar

Technical

  • Leroy Pierson, Bob Schoenfeld – Production
  • Sylvan Morris – Recording, mixing

Artistic

  • Jan Rosamond – design

References

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  1. ^ Serious Thing at AllMusic
  2. ^ Colin Larkin (2006). "Gladiators". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 770. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.