War Ina Babylon

War Ina Babylon is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976.

War Ina Babylon
Studio album by Max Romeo
Released	1976
Studio	Black Ark, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Length	37:58
Label	Island
Producer	Lee "Scratch" Perry
Max Romeo chronology
Revelation Time (1975) War Ina Babylon (1976) Reconstruction (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Reggae Reviews	[3]

Along with the Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves, both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity".^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Max Romeo and Lee "Scratch" Perry except where indicated.

Side A

1. "One Step Forward" – 5:15
2. "Uptown Babies" (Romeo) – 5:00
3. "Chase the Devil" – 3:27
4. "War ina Babylon" – 4:51

Side B

1. "Norman" – 4:50
2. "Stealin'" (Romeo) – 3:04
3. "Tan and See" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 4:36
4. "Smokey Room" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 3:03
5. "Smile Out of Style" – 3:32

Personnel

• Max Romeo – lead vocals
• Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan – male harmony vocals
• Cynthia Schloss, Marcia Griffiths – female harmony vocals

Technical

• Lee "Scratch" Perry – production, engineering
• Tony Wright – cover artwork
• Kim Gottlieb – back cover photography

Singles

• 1975: "One Step Forward"
• 1976: "War in a Babylon"
• 1976: "Chase the Devil"
• 1977: "Norman"