The Light (Afrika Bambaataa album)

1988 studio album by Afrika Bambaataa & Family

The Light

Studio album by

Afrika Bambaataa & Family

Released| 1988
Genre|

* Hip hop
* synthpop
* electro

Length| 60:00
Label| Capitol
Producer| Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie
Afrika Bambaataa & Family chronology
| Death Mix Throwdown
(1987)  | The Light
(1988)  | The Decade of Darkness
(1990)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Christgau's Record Guide| B[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide| 7/10[3]

The Light is a studio album by Afrika Bambaataa and Family, released in 1988. UB40, Jaki Graham, and Boy George were among the guest musicians.[1] "Reckless", featuring UB40, peaked at No. 17 in the UK.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The Light"| Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie| 3:14
2.| "Reckless"|  | 5:24
3.| "Revolutionary Dance"| Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie| 4:27
4.| "All I Want"| Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie| 4:56
5.| "Something He Can Feel"| Curtis Mayfield| 5:53
6.| "Shout It Out"| Kid Dust, Maxx Kidd| 6:23
7.| "Clean Up Your Act"| Afrika Bambaataa, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell| 6:16
8.| "Zouk Your Body"| Afrika Bambaataa, Lowell Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Yellowman| 6:38
9.| "World Racial War"| Afrika Bambaataa, Bill Laswell| 6:28
10.| "Sho' Nuff Funky"| Afrika Bambaataa, James Brown, Maxx Kidd| 10:46
Total length:| 60:00

## Singles

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"Reckless" was arranged and produced by John Robie. Vocals were provided by Afrika Bambaataa, Lizzie Tear, Malibu and UB40, who also provided all instrumentation. It was Afrika Bambaataa's second highest charting single in the UK after "Afrika Shox", which he released in 1999 with Leftfield.

Song  | UK

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Reckless  | 17
Sho' Nuff Funky  | 99

## References

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1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Afrika Bambaataa: The Light > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 - via robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 27–28.27-28&rft.pub=Vintage+Books&rft.date=1995&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:The+Light+(Afrika+Bambaataa+album)" class="Z3988">

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Afrika Bambaataa

Studio albums|

* Planet Rock: The Album
* Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)
* The Light
* The Decade of Darkness
* Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light

Compilation albums|

* Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980–1985

Songs|

* "Planet Rock"
* "Looking for the Perfect Beat"
* "Renegades of Funk"
* "Unity"
* "Reckless"
* "Afrika Shox"

Related|

* DJ Jazzy Jay
* "Silver Screen Shower Scene"
* Soulsonic Force
* Sun City

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