Who Feels it, Knows it

by Rita Marley

Overview

Fueled by the controversial single "One Draw," Who Feels It Knows It was the album that truly put Rita Marley on the map as a solo artist. "One Draw," a hilarious ode to sinsemilla, was a big seller in England and Jamaica despite its problems at radio -- like Peter Tosh's "Legalize It" several years earlier, "One Draw" was banned from airplay on British radio by the BBC. The most controversial part of the song comes when a Rastawoman school teacher educates her class of students on the "proper" way to smoke sinsemilla. It's hysterically funny and disturbing at the same time -- the very thought of a school teacher doing such a thing is appalling. Meanwhile, the other gems on the album are also quite soulful. Lovers of pre-urban contemporary R&B can't miss the parallels between Rastafarian oriented tunes like "Jah Jah Don't Want," "Good Morning, Jah" and "Thank You," and the great soul music of the '60s and '70s. Of course, there were some reggae lovers who bought the album simply because Rita Marley was the wife of Bob Marley, who had died in 1981. But the fact is that she would have been a talented singer if she hadn't been married to the King of Reggae. Who Feels It Knows It made it clear that Rita Marley was a fine singer in her own right. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2024
Label:	Shanachie
UPC:	0016351430311
Rank:	178801

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rita Marley   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Ricky Walters   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Carlton "Carly" Barrett   Drums,Guitar
Tyrone Downie   Keyboards,Synthesizer
David Madden   Horn
Robbie Shakespeare   Bass
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace   Drums
Junior Marvin   Guitar
Peter Ashbourne   Strings
Mister Day   Strings
Tommy McCook   Horn
Grub Cooper   Drums,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
"Deadly" Headley Bennett   Horn
Aston Barrett   Bass,Guitar
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson   Percussion
Cedric Brooks   Horn
Gladstone Anderson   Keyboards
Glen DaCosta   Horn
Bobby Ellis   Horn
Steve Golding   Guitar,Percussion
Earl Lindo   Keyboards
Vin Gordon   Horn
Mikey Chung   Guitar
Arnold Brackenridge   Horn
Bubbles Cameron   Horn
Frieda Woody   Vocals (Background)
Saba   Percussion
Earl "Chinna" Smith   Guitar

Technical Credits

A. Grub Coper   Producer
Ricky Walters   Mixing,Arranger,Composer
Johnny Black   Photography
Dennis Thompson   Engineer
Grub Cooper   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Steve Golding   Mixing,Arranger
Errol Brown   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer
Gong   Executive Producer
Anita Karl   Design
Ashley Cooper   Composer
Bob Marley   Composer
Rita Marley   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer