Great Train Robbery (song) explained

Type:	single
Artist:	Black Uhuru
Album:	Brutal
Released:	1986
Studio:	Music Mountain Studios (Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre:	Reggae
Length:	3:59 4:20
Label:	Real Authentic Sound

"Great Train Robbery" is a song by Jamaican reggae group Black Uhuru.^[1] It was recorded at Music Mountain Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, and released as a single of their studio album Brutal via Real Authentic Sound in 1986. Production was handled by Doctor Dread and Arthur Baker. The single peaked at number 31 in New Zealand, number 49 in the Netherlands, number 62 in the United Kingdom, and was featured in the 2004 video game on its fictional reggae radio station K-JAH West.

Personnel

• Delroy "Junior" Reid – lyrics, vocals
• Sandra Jones – backing vocals
• Derrick "Duckie" Simpson – backing vocals
• Ira Siegel – guitar
• Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare – bass
• Anthony Brissett – piano
• Jeffrey S. Bova – synthesizer
• Lowell Fillmore Dunbar – drums
• Bashiri Johnson – timbales & percussion
• Arthur Henry Baker – effects, producer, mixing, re-mixing
• Gary Himelfarb – producer
• Dave O'grin – engineering, mixing
• Conrad Malcolm – engineering, recording
• Don Grossinger – mastering
• Aldo Marin – editor
• Kelly Lee – artwork
• Tommy Noonan – photography

Chart positions

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Netherlands (MegaCharts)^[2]	49
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[3]	31

Notes and References

1. Web site: Great Train Robbery - Black Uhuru Song Info AllMusic. Greene. Jo-Ann. AllMusic. February 24, 2018.
2. Web site: Black Uhuru - The Great Train Robbery. MegaCharts. nl. February 24, 2018.
3. Web site: Black Uhuru - The Great Train Robbery. Recorded Music NZ. February 24, 2018.