Redlight is an album by The Slackers

The Slackers

The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...

, released on September 23, 1997 (see 1997 in music

1997 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...

) on Hellcat Records

Hellcat Records

Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...

. It solidified the Slacker's sound, with ska

Ska

Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

, reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

, and dub remaining prevalent. The track "Watch This" received airplay on college radio stations. The band's lineup was finally solidified (confused by the inclusivness of band photos in Better Late Than Never). Now the Slackers brought in Glen Pine

Glen Pine

Glen William Pine is an American musician and songwriter from Boston, MA. He is most known for his role in The Slackers where he plays the trombone and sings. Pine joined the Slackers before the release of The Question on which he contributed with the song Mountainside. Glen was an original member...

 from Boston on Trombone. Jeremy Mushlin also debuted his vocal talents for the first time on Redlight, although it wouldn't be until The Question that he would exhibit his DJ style that he is known for.

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Ruggiero

Vic Ruggiero

Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in many ska bands, such as The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All Stars, Crazy Baldhead and The Silencers...

, except where noted.

1. "Cooking for Tommy
   Tommy McCook
   Tommy McCook was a Jamaican saxophonist. A founding member of The Skatalites, he also directed The Supersonics for Duke Reid, and backed many sessions for Bunny Lee or with The Revolutionaries at Channel One Studios in the 1970s.-Biography:McCook was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Jamaica in...
   
   " (Dave Hillyard
   Dave Hillyard
   Dave Hillyard is a tenor saxophonist originating from San Diego, California. He has performed with many groups such as The Slackers, The Rocksteady Seven, The Donkey Show, Hepcat, Stubborn All-Stars, and has guested with the likes of Rancid, Victor Rice, Skinnerbox NYC and Alexandra Lawerentz...
   
   , Ruggiero) – 3:58
2. "Watch This" – 3:58
3. "Married Girl" – 3:11
4. "I Still Love You" (Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 3:15
5. "Soldier" – 2:55
6. "Fried Chicken/Mary Mary" – 3:28
7. "You Must Be Good" – 3:55
8. "Redlight" (The Slackers) – 4:58
9. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 3:47
10. "She Wants to Be Alone" (Toots Hibbert
    Toots Hibbert
    Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert is a ska and roots reggae singer and leader of the reggae band Toots & the Maytals.-Biography:...
    
    , Jeremy Mushlin) – 4:28
11. "Rude and Reckless" – 4:36
12. "Come Back Baby" – 4:15

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