Scatterlings

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FieldValue
nameScatterlings
typeAlbum
artistJuluka
coverJuluka-Scatterlings-CanadianAlbumCover.jpg
released1982
recorded1982
genreWorld Music
labelEMI/Music Incorporated
Warner Bros. (Internationally)
Rhythm Safari (reissues 1996-onwards)
producerHilton Rosenthal
prev_titleUbuhle Bemvelo
prev_year1982
next_titleWork for All
next_year1983
misc{{Singles
nameScatterlings
typeStudio album
single1Scatterlings of Africa
single1dateJanuary 1983
single2Umbaqanga Music
single2dateApril 1983
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Scatterlings is a studio album by Juluka, a South African band led by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. It was released in 1982.

The album contains "Scatterlings of Africa", arguably the band's biggest hit (which would be re-recorded to more international success by Juluka's successor band, Savuka).

Critical reception

Robert Christgau wrote that "being a folkie in South Africa takes a lot more guts than it does in liberal societies, and that's audible all over this album—as are the melodic resources of the Zulu tradition, which happen to be vocal rather than percussive." The Globe and Mail wrote that "the music is an unusual and immensely attractive hybrid of tuneful late sixties English folk (in the Fairport Convention, Renaissance mode) with African rhythms." The Philadelphia Inquirer thought that the band members "are to African music what Crosby, Stills & Nash are to American—namely, wimpy, sappy and awful."

Track listing

Original South African Vinyl Release

  1. "Siyayilanda" (Clegg) – 3:43
  2. "Kwela Man" (Clegg) – 3:54
  3. "Simple Things" (Clegg, Mchunu) – 3:57
  4. "iJwanasibeki" (Clegg) – 4:50
  5. "Two Humans on the Run" (Clegg) – 4:41
  6. "Scatterlings of Africa" (Clegg) – 5:50
  7. "Spirit is the Journey" (Clegg, Mchunu) – 4:40
  8. "Digging for Some Words" (Clegg) – 4:12
  9. "Shake My Way" (Mchunu) – 3:43
  10. "Mad Dog" (Clegg) – 3:29

International Release

  1. "Scatterlings of Africa"
  2. "Spirit is the Journey"
  3. "Umbaqanga Music"
  4. "Digging for Some Words"
  5. "Shake My Way"
  6. "Siyayilanda"
  7. "Kwela Man"
  8. "Simple Things"
  9. "iJwanasibeki"
  10. "Two Humans on the Run"

Re-issue

  1. "Siyayilanda" - 3:57
  2. "Kwela Man" - 3:53
  3. "Simple Things" - 4:12
  4. "iJwanasibeki" - 4:49
  5. "Two Humans on the Run" - 4:38
  6. "Scatterlings of Africa" - 5:33
  7. "Spirit is the Journey" - 4:38
  8. "Digging for Some Words" - 4:10
  9. "Shake my Way" - 3:41
  10. "Mad Dog" - 4:25

Personnel

  • Johnny Clegg - vocals, guitar
  • Sipho Mchunu - guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Gary Van Zyl - bass guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Zola Mtiya - drums, percussion, vocals
  • Tim Hoare - keyboards, vocals
  • Scorpion Madondo - flute, vocals

;Additional personnel

  • Mike Faure - saxophone (on "Simple Things" and "Spirit is the Journey")
  • Mike Makhalemele - saxophone (on "Siyayilanda")
  • Glenda Millar - keyboards, synthesisers (on "Umbaqanga Music")

References

References

  1. "Scatterlings - Juluka | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Juluka".
  3. (2006). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". MUZE.
  4. (1999). "MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide". Visible Ink Press.
  5. (24 July 1983). "JULUKA Scatterlings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  6. (1992). "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". Random House.
  7. "Pop's African Roots". The Washington Post.
  8. (12 Nov 1983). "REVIEW / MUSIC: JULUKA SINGS ITS PEACE". The Boston Globe.
  9. "Ladysmith and Clegg hit town".
  10. Benarde, Scott. "BYPASSED RECORDINGS MERIT A SECOND LOOK".
  11. (23 July 1983). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP Scatterlings Of Africa Juluka". The Globe and Mail.

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