Sinsemilla (album)

Sinsemilla
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1980 (1980-07)
RecordedJanuary 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)
StudioChannel One Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
GenreReggae
Length36:43
LabelMango, Island, Warner Bros.
ProducerSly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare[1]
Black Uhuru chronology
Showcase
(1979)
Sinsemilla
(1980)
Red
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Sinsemilla is the third album by Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru, released in 1980 on the Island Records subsidiary Mango.[4] The album helped the band achieve a global fanbase.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Black Uhuru: Sinsemilla / Red / The Dub Factor". March 7, 2004.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Black Uhuru: Sinsemilla" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 638.
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 116.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 63.