Get Wise

Horace Andy made his debut with producer and mentor Phil Pratt at the age of sixteen.
His voice has the soulful influence of artists Otis Redding and Smokey Robinson as well as fellow countryman Alton Ellis.

1975's Get Wise collects a series of singles Including versions of hits like "Money, Money" ("Root Of All Evil") and "Zion Gate" ("I Don't Want To Be Outside"). Recorded between 1972 and 1974, these tracks were record at the legendary studios Channel One, Black Ark, Dynamic Sound and Randy's Studio 17, with house engineers Ernest Hoo Kim, Lee Perry, Carlton Lee and Errol Thompson.

The album is also a showcase for The Soul Syndicate Band, the session group that featured Sly & Robbie, Aston Barrett and Earl Smith, among others.

Get Wise is available as a limited individually numbered edition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange vinyl.

Tracklist

Side A

1. I Will Forgive You
2. Root Of All Evil
3. Holy Mount Zion
4. Sexy Jean
5. Let The Teardrops Fall

Side B

1. I Don't Want To Be Outside
2. Eighty Percent Badness
3. Get Wise
4. Youth Of Today
5. Feel Good

Credits

Backing Vocals – Al Campbell, Jimmy London, Keith Poppin, Phil Pratt
Bass Guitar – Aston "Family Man" Barrett, George Fulwood, Robbie Shakespeare
Drums – Carlton "Santa" Davis, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Sly Dunbar
Guitar – Earl "Chinna" Smith, Eric Lamont, Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan, Tony Chin
Keyboards – Ansel Collins, Bernard "Touter" Harvey, Bobby Kalphat
Lead Vocals – Horace Andy
Piano – Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis