Big Seven (song)

"Big Seven"
Single by Judge Dread
B-side"Dread"
Released1972
GenreReggae
LabelBig Shot Records
Songwriter(s)Judge Dread, Bunny Lee, Ed Lemon
Judge Dread singles chronology
"Big Six"
(1972) 		"Big Seven"
(1972)

"Big Seven" is a song and single written by Bunny Lee, Ed Lemon and Judge Dread performed by Dread and released in 1972.[1]

"Big Seven" was Dread's second UK hit single and biggest hit. It made 8 on the UK Singles Charts in 1972 staying in the charts for 18 weeks.[2]

Origin

The basis for "Big Seven" was Slim Smith's "My Conversation", already familiar to audiences in Jamaica.[3] As with his previous single, "Big Six", "Big Seven" is in the form of a reggae tune with Dread toasting crude and innuendo filled lyrics over the tune.[4] As with "Big Six", this song was also banned by the BBC.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Judge Dread -Big Seven". Discogs. December 1972. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "JUDGE DREAD — full Official Chart History — Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Judge Dread — Trojan Records". Trojanrecords.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Big Seven: The Best of Judge Dread — Judge Dread — Songs, Reviews, Credits — AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ Russell Ash (5 May 2009). Top 10 of Britain: 250 quintessentially British lists. Octopus. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-600-62251-2.