• 1. Devotion
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      • 3. Unity Is Power
      • 4. Gold Or Silver
      • 5. Love Can't Be Wrong
      • 6. Vineyard
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      • 8. Think Of The Moment
      • 9. Sadness Is A Part Of My Heart
      • 10. Sons Of Garvey
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      • 12. Version (Bonus CD Only)

      Joe Higgs follow up to the classic Life of Contradiction album, Unity is Power is a mellower set of tracks. The song writing is as clear and as lucid as ever. Possibly reggae musics most accomplished artist and certainly one of its most talented musicians. Joe Higgs glides through a self produced album that has never had a re-release since it original release. The vinyl is 180gram and the cd has 2 bonus tracks.

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          • – The Greatest Love Dub
          • – Baby Come On Dub
          • – Why Do You Idle Dub
          • – She’s Gone Dub
          • – Feeling Is Right Dub
          • – Don’t Fight The Man Dub
          • – Troubled World Dub
          • – It's Alright Dub
          • – No Malice Me Chalice Dub
          • – Song Of My Mother Dub
          • – Them A Fight Dub
          • – Secret Admirer Dub
          • – I Love You So Dub
          • – Nobody Wants To Die Dub
          • – You'll Never Know Dub
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          • – Hungry Dub Part 1
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          • – Fittest Of The Fittest part 2 – The Aggrovators
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          • – Longer (outro)
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          • 2. Paolo Baldini DubFiles – Dub Conqueror Part 2
          • 3. Paolo Baldini DubFiles – Dub Conqueror Part 3
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          • – Ska Baby
          • – Ska Version
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