Jamaican E.T. Explained

Jamaican E.T.
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lee "Scratch" Perry
Cover:	Leeperryjamaicanet.jpg
Released:	February 5, 2002
Recorded:	Ro-Lo Studios, Coventry, England
Genre:	Reggae/Dub
Length:	1:13:20
Label:	Sanctuary/Trojan
Producer:	Lee "Scratch" Perry
Prev Title:	Songs to Bring Back the Ark
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Earthman Skanking
Next Year:	2003

Jamaican E.T. is a reggae/dub album released by Lee "Scratch" Perry. The album was released February 5, 2002 on the Sanctuary/Trojan label,^[1] and won the 2003 Grammy Award for 'Best Reggae Album'.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Lee "Scratch" Perry

1. "10 Commandments" – 4:31
2. "I'll Take You There" – 5:17
3. "Message From The Black Ark Studios" – 4:19
4. "Holyness, Righteousness, Light" – 4:22
5. "Babylon Fall" – 5:45
6. "Mr. Dino Koosh Rock" – 6:00
7. "Hip Hop Reggae" – 4:59
8. "Evil Brain Rejector" – 4:27
9. "Jah Rastafari, Jungle Safari" – 4:49
10. "Love Sunshine, Blue Sky" – 5:45
11. "Clear The Way" – 4:30
12. "Congratulations" – 4:22
13. "Shocks Of Mighty" – 4:27
14. "Jamaican E.T." – 5:44
15. "Telepathic Jah A Rize" – 4:07

Personnel

Credits on "Jamaican E.T." include:^[3]

• Lee "Scratch" Perry - vocals, producer
• Al Fletcher - drums
• Nick Welsh - bass
• Chris Clunn - photography
• Justin Dodsworth - keyboards
• Leigh Malin - sax (tenor)
• Tim Debney - mastering
• Michelle Naylor - backing vocals
• Sharron Naylor - backing vocals
• Anthony Harty - guitar, electric percussion
• Roger Lomas - engineer, mixing

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=albums&pid=94219&aid=516114 Billboard.com - Discography - Lee "Scratch" Perry - Jamaican E.T.
2. San Francisco Chronicle, The 2003 Grammy award winners, February 24, 2003
3. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1622130,00.html ArtistDirect.com - Lee "Scratch" Perry - Jamaican E.T.