Rule Dance Hall

Rule Dance Hall
Studio album by
Bunny Wailer
Released1987
GenreReggae
LabelShanachie
Bunny Wailer chronology
Rootsman Skanking
(1987) 		Rule Dance Hall
(1987) 		Liberation
(1988)

Rule Dance Hall is an album by the Jamaican reggae musician Bunny Wailer.[1][2] It was released in 1987 via Shanachie Records.[3]

Production

The album was made with the Roots Radics band.[4][5] Rule Dance Hall contains cover versions of Sam Cooke's "Saturday Night" and the Wailers' "Stir It Up".[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

The State called the album Wailer's "most successful outing in years," writing that he's "returned to the heavy drums and bass rhythms that are prevalent in the Jamaican dance halls."[5] Stephen Davis, in The Reggae & African Beat, called the album "as brilliant as anything Bob Marley ever did."[10] High Fidelity wrote that it celebrates "the lighter, good-times nature of Jamaica's music."[11] The Boston Globe deemed the album "just a misguided mistake."[12]

AllMusic wrote that "Bunny is in top form to deliver a set of old-school-tempo tunes intent on teaching the newer generation a musical history lesson."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rule Dance Hall"3:53
2."Jolly Session"4:05
3."Saturday Night"3:38
4."Trash Ina We Bes"3:50
5."Put It On"3:52
6."Reggae in the U.S.A."3:46
7."Haughty Tempo"4:41
8."Camouflage"3:52
9."Hot Food Head"4:17
10."Stir It Up"3:38
11."Old Time Sinting"3:43
12."Reasons"3:08

References

  1. ^ "Bunny Wailer | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Milward, John (23 Feb 1989). "Wailer Will 'Soon Come' for Tour of States". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 27, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c "Rule Dance Hall - Bunny Wailer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ a b Miller, Michael L. (February 26, 1988). "Bunny Wailer Patriarch of Reggae Sound". The State. p. 8B.
  6. ^ Swenson, John (January 29, 1988). "Rule Dance Hall, Bunny Wailer, (Shanachie)". The San Diego Union-Tribune. UPI. p. E2.
  7. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bunny Wailer". www.robertchristgau.com.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 466.
  9. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 743.
  10. ^ Davis, Stephen (1987). "The Marley Legacy: 1987 Update". The Reggae & African Beat. Vol. 6, no. 3. pp. 13–15.
  11. ^ Jaffee, Larry (May 1989). "Reviews". High Fidelity. Vol. 39, no. 1–7. p. 73.
  12. ^ O'Neill, Lee (9 Jun 1988). "Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.