Gregory Isaacs' best studio album, "Night Nurse"
is a short but sweet masterpiece. An absolutely amazing album.


GREGORY ISAACS

Night Nurse

1982




CD / 2002 / Remastered / Bonus Tracks / 320Kbps


Night Nurse [Bonus Tracks]:

01 Night Nurse.mp3 10 MB

02 Stranger in Town.mp3 9 MB

03 Objection Overruled.mp3 9 MB

04 Hot Stepper.mp3 11 MB

05 Cool Down the Pace.mp3 12 MB

06 Material Man.mp3 8 MB

07 Not the Way.mp3 9 MB

08 Sad to Know (You're Leaving).mp3 10 MB

Bonus Tracks:

09 Cool Down the Dub [-].mp3 12 MB

10 Night Nurse [-][Dub 2].mp3 11 MB

11 Cool Down the Pace [-][10' Mix].mp3 19 MB

12 Unhappy Departure [-].mp3 10 MB


Musicians:

Gregory Isaacs, Vocals

with 'The Roots Radics':

Errol "Flabba" Holt, Bass

Lincoln "Style" Scott, Drums

Dwight "Brother Dee" Pinkney, Lead Guitar

Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont, Rhythm Guitar

Wycliffe "Steelie" Johnson, Keyboards

and

Wally Badarou, Synthesizer


One of Isaacs' most popular and enjoyable releases, 1982's Night Nurse sports the kind of slicked-up roots sound that emerged in the early days of dancehall-era reggae. In addition to effortlessly delivering the same smooth, "lonely lover" vocals that graced his many successful sides from the '70s, Isaacs, along with bassist "Flabba" Holt, also produced the tracks here.
Showing his secular, dancehall-minded hand, Isaacs works magic on the classic lovers rock titles "Night Nurse," "Objection Overruled," and "Cool Down the Pace." The singer is in his best and most vulnerable lovers mode. And as was his way - and many other of his contemporaries for that matter (Dennis Brown, Frankie Paul, etc.) - Isaacs mixes his concerns with the flesh with those of a more spiritual nature, coming up here with two of his finest Rasta-cultural themes in "Material Man" and "Hot Stepper."
But a gorgeous voice on its own does not a reggae album make, and the instrumentation on Night Nurse is up to par with Gregory Isaacs himself. The backing, provided by the Roots Radics of Barrington Levy and Eek-A-Mouse fame and Wally Badarou on the Prophet synthesizer, does its job absolutely brilliantly. The backing music may seem different to a roots reggae fan, as the traditional horns are completely absent from this album, being replaced by laid back synth melodies and the occasional guitar lick. This provides a chilled and calm atmosphere.
















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