U Roy - Now

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1-1	–U Roy* With Cat Coore*	Intro	0:12
1-2	–U Roy* With Errol Dunkley & Flabba Holt*	OK Fred Written-By – Ewart Beckford, John Holt	3:36
1-3	–U Roy* With Anthony B	Equal Rights Written-By – Ewart Beckford, Peter Tosh	5:46
1-4	–U Roy* With Psalms*	Dreamland Written-By – Ewart Beckford, Neville Livingstone*	4:01
1-5	–U Roy* With Horace Andy	Come On Come On Written-By – Ewart Beckford, Guillaume Briard, Horace Hinds	3:49
1-6	–U Roy* With Brinsley Forde	Coming Home Written-By – Brinsley Forde, Ewart Beckford, Guillaume Briard	3:51
1-7	–U Roy* With Mighty Diamonds*	I Need A Roof Written-By – Shaw*, Ewart Beckford, Simpson*, Ferguson*	4:11
1-8	–U Roy* With Alton Ellis	I'm Still In Love Written-By – Alton Ellis, Ewart Beckford	4:19
1-9	–U Roy* With Strange Jah Cole*	I've Got The Boogie Written-By – Ewart Beckford, Johnny Moore	4:48
1-10	–U Roy* With Rod Taylor	Run Run Written-By – Ewart Beckford, Rod Taylor	3:25
1-11	–U Roy* With Sugar Minott	Wanted Written-By – Ewart Beckford, Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise	4:00
1-12	–U Roy* With Max Romeo	Material Man Written-By – Ewart Beckford, Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise	3:52
1-13a	–U Roy* With Nambo Robinson*, Sly & Robbie & Taxi Gang*	Nyabinghi Chant Written-By – Cedric Brooks*, Ewart Beckford	7:15
1-13b	–U Roy*	Untitled	5:45
2-1	–Mighty Diamonds*	I Need A Roof	4:06
2-2	–Psalms*	Dreamland	4:01
2-3	–Max Romeo	Material Man	3:53
2-4	–Errol Dunkley	OK Fred	7:00
2-5	–Strange Jah Cole*	I've Got The Boogie	4:51
2-6	–Alton Ellis	I'm Still In Love	4:21
2-7	–Unknown Artist	Run Run	3:25
2-8	–Rod Taylor	Run Run	3:31
2-9	–Anthony B	Equal Rights	5:53
2-10	–Brinsley Forde	Coming Home	3:58
2-11	–Nambo Robinson*, Sly & Robbie & Taxi Gang*	Nyabinghi Chant	1:41

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Wagram Music – 3067812
• Made By – DOCdata France
• Recorded At – Leggo Studios
• Recorded At – Music Works Records
• Recorded At – Scorpio Sound
• Recorded At – Studio Ornano
• Recorded At – Dynamic Sounds Studios
• Recorded At – Mixing Lab Studio
• Mixed At – Studio Ornano
• Mastered At – L'Autre Studio
• Pressed By – DOCdata France

Credits

• Artwork – Jean Louis Garon*
• Backing Vocals [Harmonies] – Gabby* (tracks: 1-6), Brinsley Forde (tracks: 1-6, 1-8, 1-10), Earl 16* (tracks: 1-8, 1-10), Lizzy (tracks: 1-6)
• Bass – Danny Thompson* (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 1-9), Dan "Gorgon" Moustin* (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10), Flabba Holt* (tracks: 1-2, 1-11, 1-12), Robbie Shakespeare (tracks: 1-3, 1-13)
• Drums [Live Acoustic Drums] – Derrick Stewart (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-9), Sly Dunbar (tracks: 1-3, 1-13), Style Scott (tracks: 1-11, 1-12), Thomas Join-Lambert (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10)
• Engineer – Bravo*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Lyonel Lion Naya Nayaman*
• Keyboards – Danny Thompson* (tracks: 1-4), Guillaume "Stepper" Briard* (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 1-8), Jimmy Zaccadelli* (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6, 1-8), Keith Sterling (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-11, 1-12), Lloyd "Obeah" Denton* (tracks: 1-9, 1-11, 1-12), Ras Tea (tracks: 1-8, 1-10), Robbie Lyn (tracks: 1-3, 1-13)
• Lead Guitar – Danny Thompson* (tracks: 1-4, 1-7), Jéremie "Bim" Dessus* (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10), Steve Golding (tracks: 1-9), Cat Coore* (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-11, 1-12), Thomas "Mister T" Semence* (tracks: 1-3)
• Mastered By – Jean Pierre Bouquet*
• Mixed By – Bravo*, Tony Philips* (tracks: 1-7)
• Percussion – Guillaume "Stepper" Briard* (tracks: 1-10), Harry "T" Powell* (tracks: 1-13), Jimmy Zaccardelli (tracks: 1-10), Sky Juice (tracks: 1-13), Thomas Join-Lambert (tracks: 1-10), Xavier Berbudo (tracks: 1-8)
• Photography By – Laurent Gudin
• Producer – Danny Thompson* (tracks: 1-4, 1-7), Flabba Holt* (tracks: 1-2, 1-11, 1-12), Guillaume Bougard, Guillaume Bougard (tracks: 1-1), Guillaume "Stepper" Briard* (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10), Johnny Moore (tracks: 1-9), Pierre Simonin, Sly Dunbar + Robbie Shakespeare* (tracks: 1-3, 1-13)
• Rhythm Guitar [Riddim Guitar] – Danny Thompson* (tracks: 1-4, 1-7), Jéremie "Bim" Dessus* (tracks: 1-2 to 1-6, 1-8, 1-10 to 1-12), Steve Golding (tracks: 1-9)
• Saxophone – Felix "Deadly Headley" Bennett* (tracks: 1-4, 1-7), Guillaume "Stepper" Briard* (tracks: 1-6, 1-8, 1-10), Jeffrey Brown (tracks: 1-2, 1-9)
• Trombone – Barry Bailey (tracks: 1-4), Calvin "Bubbles" Cameron (tracks: 1-2, 1-9), Didier Bolay (tracks: 1-6, 1-8, 1-10), Everald Gayle (tracks: 1-7), Nambo Robinson* (tracks: 1-13)
• Trumpet – Bobby Ellis (tracks: 1-4, 1-7), Johnny "Dizzy" Moore* (tracks: 1-2, 1-9)

Notes

Digisleeve 3 panels.

Edition coming with a bonus CD containing some of the album songs without U-Roy vocals. Tracklist of this bonus disc is not mentionned on release.

Track 1-13b is a hidden untitled track and starts 7:51 into track 1-13a.

Riddims + singers recorded at : Leggo (1-1, 1-2, 1-11, 1-12), Music Works (1-3), Scorpio (1-4, 1-7), Ornano (1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10), Dynamics (1-9), Mixing Lab (1-13).
U Roy recorded his parts at Ornano November 20-23 2000

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (String): 661847113621
• Barcode (Text): 6 61847 11362 1
• Other (Distribution Code): WAG 334
• Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): [DOCdata France logo] TB1CD36CD1
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 3807
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): [DOCdata France logo] TB1CD36CD2
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 3808

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TB1CD36	U Roy*	Now ‎(CD, Album)	Tabou 1	TB1CD36	France	2001
BVR 2036	U Roy*	Now ‎(CD, Album)	Beatville Records	BVR 2036	US	Unknown
wblp11	U Roy*	Now ‎(LP)	Walboomers	wblp11	Netherlands	Unknown

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