Message from the King (album)

Message from the King
Studio album by Prince Far I and the Arabs
Released	1978
Genre	Reggae
Label	Virgin Front Line
Producer	Prince Far I
Prince Far I and the Arabs chronology
Under Heavy Manners (1978) Message from the King (1978) Long Life (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Message from the King is a reggae album by Prince Far I and the Arabs, released in 1978.^[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michael Williams and the Arabs:

Side one

1. "Message from the King"
2. "The Dream"
3. "Commandment of Drugs"
4. "Moses, Moses"
5. "Black Man Land"

Side two

1. "Concrete Column"
2. "Dry Bone"
3. "Foggy Road"
4. "Wisdom"
5. "Armageddon"

Personnel

• Eric Clarke, Sly Dunbar, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Carlton "Santa" Davis - drums
• Theophilus Beckford, Dennis Brown, Winston "Bo Pee" Bowen - piano
• Errol "Tarzan" Nelson - organ
• Earl "Chinna" Smith, Royal Soul - lead guitar
• Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont, Errol "Flabba" Holt - rhythm guitar
• Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass guitar
• Eric "Fish" Clarke, Culture, Errol "Flabba" Holt, Michael Williams - vocals
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, Eric Clarke - percussion

Technical

• Dennis Morris - photography

References

1. "Message from the King Review by Rick Anderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
2. Colin Larkin (1998). "Prince Far I". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. VI (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 4334–5. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
3. Moskowitz, David V. (2005). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 241.
4. Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 223.