Proverbial Reggae

Proverbial Reggae
Studio album by
Released1978 (CD Reissue: 2002)
Recorded1978, Harry J & Joe Gibbs Studios
GenreRoots Reggae
Length33:25
LabelFront Line, FL 1002 / CDFL 31
Producer"Prince" Tony Robinson
The Gladiators chronology
Trenchtown Mix Up
(1976)
Proverbial Reggae
(1978)
Naturality
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Proverbial Reggae was the second album by Jamaican Roots Reggae band The Gladiators, recorded and released in 1978 on Virgin Records' Front Line imprint. [1]

British dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has said the songs on Proverbial Reggae "combine intelligent, poetic lyrics with majestic melodies, enchanting harmonies, producing inspired, entertaining meaningful music."[2]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Linton Kwesi Johnson, Liner Notes to "Proverbial Reggae, Virgin Records, 1978