Night Nurse is a 1982 studio album by Gregory Isaacs.[3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 33:27 | |||
| Label | African Museum, Island, Mango | |||
| Producer | Gregory Isaacs, Errol Flabba Holt | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
Night Nurse is reggae artist Gregory Isaacs' most well-known album. It contains his biggest hit, "Night Nurse" as well as several other notable tracks. Backing came from the Roots Radics, with additional synthesizer added by Wally Badarou. The album was released on vinyl and cassette, then later in 1990 on compact disc. It reached No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] A reissue released in 2002 includes four additional bonus tracks.
Track listing edit
All tracks composed by Gregory Isaacs and Sylvester Weise.
- "Night Nurse" – 4:04
- "Stranger in Town" – 3:32
- "Objection Overruled" – 3:56
- "Hot Stepper" – 4:29
- "Cool Down the Pace" – 5:16
- "Material Man" – 3:34
- "Not the Way" – 3:49
- "Sad to Know (You're Leaving)" – 4:12
Bonus tracks on CD 2002 reissue edit
- "Cool Down the Dub"
- "Night Nurse Dub 2"
- "Cool Down the Pace" - (10" mix)
- "Unhappy Departure Dub"
- " No Good Girl" - (10" mix)[citation needed]
Personnel edit
- Gregory Isaacs - vocals
- The Roots Radics
- Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass guitar, associate producer
- Lincoln "Style" Scott - drums
- Dwight "Brother Dee" Pinkney - lead guitar
- Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - rhythm guitar
- Wycliffe "Steelie" Johnson - keyboards
with:
- Wally Badarou - Prophet synthesizer, synthesizer
- Technical
- Errol Brown - engineer
- Godwin Logie - mixing at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
- Don Taylor Artist Management - direction
- Stylo Rouge - art direction
- Johnnie Black - photography
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Night Nurse Review by Stephen Cook". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (Dec 9, 1982). "Gregory Isaacs Night Nurse". Rolling Stone. No. 384. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Gregory Isaacs Biography by Jo-Ann Greene". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "night nurse | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "British album certifications – Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
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