Night Nurse [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Gregory Isaacs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B000068PQ5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,689 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's hard to go wrong with the "Cool Ruler." Isaacs's buttery vocals seem to glide over any tune he's handed. When teamed with an all-star reggae band, he's dangerous! Recorded at Bob Marley's legendary Tuff Gong studio, 1982's Night Nurse boasts Wally Badarou and Steely on the keys, Style on drums, Bingy and D. Pinkney on guitar. Flabba handles the bass. The title track, "Material Man," and "Hot Stepper" are some of the sweet and heavy highlights that will please reggae aficionados. --Shane Hunt

Product Description

2011 collection of tracks from the Cool Ruler of Reggae, who passed away in October, 2010. This album features 20 of his best loved songs including 'Night Nurse' the title track of his seminal 1982 album that propelled him to world fame. Orange Street. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LOVERS' LOVERS, December 13, 2002

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Locks Lion (Blue Mountain Peak) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Nurse (Audio CD)

NIGHT NURSE: The classic early-eighties set from reggae's Cool Ruler, here repackaged with extensive liner notes and four bonus dub cuts. Gregory's voice is at its sultry best, and the Roots Radics band keep the rhythms tight and tasty, and quite rootsy throughout. Wally Badarou's keys are always tasteful, and often add to the overall texture of the music, rather than rubbing it out. Cultural cuts MATERIAL MAN and HOT STEPPER, and the brilliant NIGHT NURSE are my favourites. The dub cuts aren't exactly classics, but they do maintain the bouyant mood of the vocal originals, and lead nicely back around to the start of the record for an encore performance. I personally prefer Gregory's seventies roots recordings, but for the lovers' rockers it doesn't get much better than this. Nice one Mr. Isaacs!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool, Cool Gregory, December 16, 2006

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Olukayode Balogun (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Nurse (Audio CD)

This is the classic 1982 album from the king of cool dub, Gregory Isaacs, remastered and reissued. Backed by the Roots Radics, including Wally Badarou on synthesizers, there's not a tune to dislike on here. Personal standouts though, have always been "Night Nurse", "Cool Down The Pace" and "Sad To Know (You're Leaving)".

There are four bonus tracks added on to the original eight. I don't usually like bonus tracks but these - dub versions of my favourite tracks mentioned above and a 10" mix of "Cool Down..." - work very well and add new value to an already very valuable old classic. Great stuff. I doubt there's anyone out there who's into old-school reggae who doesn't know about Gregory Isaacs or this particular album but just in case...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Ruler Strikes Hot, January 4, 2000

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Bradford Harper (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Nurse (Audio CD)

If you are hesitating at all to buy this album, don't. It is an essential cornerpiece to any reggae collection. Night Nurse is one of those rare masterpieces that reaches out and twists your soul. Turn your lights down low now, now now, cause you ain't gonna linger no more.