| Artist | Dillinger |
|---|---|
| Cover | Dillinger-CB200-cover.jpg |
| Released | 1976 |
| Recorded | 1975–1976 |
| Studio | Channel One Recording Studio (Kingston, Jamaica) |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Label | Island |
| Producer | Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim |
| Prev year | 1975 |
| Next year | 1976 |
CB 200 is the second studio album by Jamaican reggae artist Dillinger. It was released in 1976 via Island Records, making it the musician's first album on the label. Recording sessions took place at Channel One Recording Studios in Kingston. Production of the album was entirely handled by Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim. The album peaked at number 7 in the Netherlands and spawned a hit single "Cokane in My Brain", which became a number-one single in the Netherlands and also reached number 2 in Belgium and number 35 in Germany.
Critical reception
Stephen Cook of AllMusic said that the album's sound "is dark-hued and rootsy, full of smoky horns and dubby textures that are well suited to Dillinger's dread delivery".[1]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Dillinger
Personnel
- Lester Bullock – vocals, composer
- Wade "Trinity" Brammer – backing vocals
- Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
- Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan – guitar
- Aston Francis Barrett – bass
- Bertram "Ranchie" McLean – bass
- Oswald Hibbert – keyboards, engineering
- Ansel Collins – keyboards
- Errol "Tarzan" Nelson – keyboards
- Sly Dunbar – drums
- Anthony Basil "Benbow" Creary – drums
- Thomas Matthew McCook – saxophone
- Leslie Wint – trumpet
- Vincent Gordon – trombone
- Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim – producer, engineer
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
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References
- ^ Cook, Stephen. "CB 200 – Dillinger | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.