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Yabby You
Person · male · Jamaica · Kingston · born 1946 · died 2010 · recording since 1975
Jamaican musician (1946-2010)
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Also known as Neville Jackson · The Yabby U Vibration · Vivian Jackson · Vivian Neville Jackson · Yabbi You · Yabby You
Timeline
18 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Conquering Lion
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
· Album
Album: Yabby You & Michael Prophet meets Scientist at the Dub Station
Album
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1990s
2000s
· Album
Album: Dub Prophecy: Yabby You Meets the Aggrovators At King Tubby's Studio
Album
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2010s
Biography
English biography639 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1329333984
Biography
Vivian Neville Jackson (14 August 1946 – 12 January 2010), better known as Yabby You (or sometimes Yabby U), was a reggae vocalist and producer, who came to prominence in the early 1970s through his uncompromising self-produced work.
Biography
Jackson was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica in 1946. One of seven children, Jackson left home at the age of twelve to find work at a furnace in Waterhouse. At seventeen, the effects of malnutrition had left him hospitalized, and on his release, he was left with severe arthritis which had partially crippled his legs. His physical condition meant that he was unable to return to his previous work, and he was forced into hustling for a living on the streets of Kingston.
His beliefs were markedly different from that of his Rastafarian contemporaries, believing in the divinity of Jesus rather than Haile Selassie I, earning him the nickname 'Jesus Dread'; This often prompted debate on religio-philosophical matters, and it was after one of these discussions that Jackson first headed towards a recording studio, having heard music "like a strange ting, inside a my thoughts – like an angel a sing".
Another spell in hospital meant that finding money for recording was difficult, but eventually, the "Conquering Lion
Conquering LionSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Run Come Rally3:28A2Jah Vengeance2:54A3Conquering Lion3:17A4Covetious Man3:06A5Anti Christ2:38B1Carnal Mind3:25B2Jah Love2:33B3Love Thy Neighbour3:17B4Love of Jah3:29B5The Man Who Does the Work2:47" single was released late in 1972, credited to 'Vivian Jackson and the Ralph Brothers'. Cut for King Tubby, the popularity of the song and its distinctive introduction (the chant of "Be-you, yabby-yabby-you") earned Jackson the nickname "Yabby You", which remained with him during his entire career.
The next few months saw the recording of several more singles, released under different names on various record labels (although usually credited to 'Vivian Jackson and the Prophets', and often featuring a King Tubby 'version' on the b-side), culminating in the release of the Conquering Lion album. A King Tubby mixed dub set, King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub, was also issued, albeit on a limited run of 500 copies, helping to establish Jackson as a roots artist.
Yabby's success allowed him to branch out as a producer, and he began working with both upcoming and more established artists, including Wayne Wade, Michael Rose, Tommy McCook, Michael Prophet, Big Youth, Trinity, Dillinger and Tapper Zukie, while continuing to release his own material.
In 1980 his songs "Deliver Me From My Enemies
Deliver Me From My EnemiesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Deliver Me From My EnemiesA2Judgement TimeA3Blood Ago Run Down Kings StreetA4Love in ZimbaA5Zion GateB1Lonely MeB2I Love YouB3Pound Get a BlowB4Pick the BeamB5And Amlak (One Love)" and "Free Africa" appeared in the British film Babylon and were included on the soundtrack album released on Chrysalis Records. Jackson continued to record, produce and perform (often with the aid of crutches) until the mid-1980s.
He re-emerged in the early 1990s, issuing both new and old material, and his recordings were the subject of several reissues including the acclaimed Jesus Dread set on the Blood and Fire label.
In 2000, Germany's Select Cuts label released remixes of "Conquering Lion" by Smith and Mighty and Groove Corporation, followed in 2001 by a remix of "Run Come Rally" by Apollo 440.
Death
Jackson died on 12 January 2010, aged 63, after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm.
Legacy
An obituary by David Katz in The Guardian newspaper stated: "he produced a series of sublime devotional recordings from the mid-1970s onwards. The apocalyptic spiritualism of his lyrics, the superb musicianship of his backing band, and the uncommon arrangement of his material, kept his output among the most compelling roots reggae releases ever issued."
Reggae historian Steve Barrow described Yabby You as a "true cornerstone of Jamaican roots music".
King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub features in both Reggae on CD: The Essential Guide and Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, with the latter also including Jesus Dread.
In 2014 Shanachie Records released a three-CD box set titled Dread Prophecy (The Strange And Wonderful Story Of Yabby You) and a Willi Williams/Yabby You project titled Unification: From Channel One To King Tubbys, which included tracks recorded in the late seventies and never released.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 35 | 74.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (28 release groups · 18 studio albums)
Albums · 18
1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:54
A1Run Come Rally3:28A2Jah Vengeance2:54A3Conquering Lion3:17A4Covetious Man3:06A5Anti Christ2:38B1Carnal Mind3:25B2Jah Love2:33B3Love Thy Neighbour3:17B4Love of Jah3:29B5The Man Who Does the Work2:471976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Version DubA2Conquering DubA3Beware of GodA4Jah Love DubA5Anti-Christ RockA6Robber RockB1Rock VibrationB2Zion Is HereB3Hungering DubB4Love & PeaceB5HomelessnessB6Creations & Versions1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Deliver Me From My EnemiesA2Judgement TimeA3Blood Ago Run Down Kings StreetA4Love in ZimbaA5Zion GateB1Lonely MeB2I Love YouB3Pound Get a BlowB4Pick the BeamB5And Amlak (One Love)1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:27
1Peace4:072Give Praises3:003Together3:584Plague3:185Freedom3:296Beware3:357Deliverance3:198Prophets2:489Feel All Right4:3310Praises3:201979 · studio album
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A1Marl Down Rome DubA2Conscious Man DubA3Humanity DubA4Turn Me Loose DubA5Warn Them Jah DubB1Rock Me Darling DubB2Praise You Jah Jah DubB3Zambia DubB4Heads A Roll DubB5Tribal War Dub1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:28
A1Jah Jah Way3:31A2Stop Your Quarelling3:31A3Free Africa3:38A4Jah Vengeance5:40B1Lady Lady3:47B2I Feel Lonely4:24B3Ballistic Dread Locks3:51B4Chalice Specialist3:19B5Dread Locks Man3:47Yabby You & Michael Prophet meets Scientist at the Dub Station
1981 · studio album
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A1Riot in BirminghamA2Sufferation & StarvationA3Mask Execution in AngolaA4Blood in South AfricaA5Death to All RacistB1Don’t Rape the Black DaughterB2Rasta ConferenceB3Stop Oppression NowB4MalindaB5Know Your Culture1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
A1I Can't HideA2Jah Over IA3My LadyA4O What An OppressionA5JudasB1My Dreadlocks QueenB2You Don't Want MeB3The Poor Can't Take No MoreB4Tell Us Of Our Past History1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:05
1Praise Jahovia3:252Fire Deh a Mus Mus Tail3:393Fleeing From the City3:474Integrity of the Upright3:525Sat Up on the Gully4:096Stranger to My Bredrin3:007Love Me, Love Me, Girl3:098Hungry Belly a De New Stylee3:129Acting Strange3:4110Let Us Repatriate4:111992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:06
1Deliver Me From My Enemies2:512Anti Christ2:223Run Come Rally3:284Babylon Gone Down2:375Chant Down Babylon2:396Judgement Time3:127Carnal Mind3:328Fire, Fire3:219Conquering Lion3:2110One Love, One Heart2:431997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Lovers DubA2Under Your DubA3Lightning DubA4Dreadlocks in DubA5Baby Lion DubB1Falling DubB2Beam DubB3Day in DubB4Fighting DubB5Amen DubKing Tubby Meet Vivian Jackson (Yabby You)
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:25:01
1Walls of Jerusalem3:412Chant Down Babylon2:323Fire Round Town3:244Plague On The Land3:045Triublation3:466Go To School Jah Jah children3:077Dub of Jerusalem3:448Chanting Dub2:469Firey Dub3:4710Dub Plague3:2611Tribulation Dub3:5712School Days Dub3:2713The Man Who Does The Work (Unreleased Cut)3:2114Valley of Joeasaphat (Unreleased Cut)3:3215Go To School Jah Jah children (Unreleased Cut)3:4516Love Of Jah (Unreleased Horns Cut)4:3017Sand In My Shoe (Unreleased Cut)4:2818Jah Vengeance (Unreleased Cut)2:5819Greetings3:0120Stand Up And Fight Dub3:3521Fire Fire Dub2:3322Love Of Jah Dub2:5823Sand In My Shoe Dub3:0124Prophets Dub3:1525Repatriation Rock3:232008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:02
1Bad Boy Lesson3:422A Yard Is Not a Yard3:073South Africa3:384Gun Man Secret4:155They Don't Want Me3:026Jah Mercies4:037Ruff In a Firehouse3:568King Tubby's Sound3:589Rockfort War3:4210Pharoah's Plague3:39Dub Prophecy: Yabby You Meets the Aggrovators At King Tubby's Studio
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:02:32
1Yabby You Dub3:112Dub Trap3:163Prophecies of Dub3:044Judgement In Dub2:595Babylon Run Dub2:186Praise His Name In DUb3:357Dub from On High3:398Psalms and Praises Dub2:429Roots of Version2:3510Zion High Dub2:5211Tree of Satta Dub3:4912Blood of the People Dub2:5413Conquering Dub2:5814Version from Above2:0015Dub Prophecy2:5716Deliver the Dub3:0417Gates of Zion Dub2:5118Thunder and Lightning Dub2:5619Shining Sun Dub5:2320Last Judgement of Dub3:292010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:27
1Conquering Lion3:252Jah Vengence2:473Love Thy Neighbor3:354Man of the Living2:575Covetous Men2:586Jah Is My Life4:147Brought Here As a Slave3:348Babylon Gone4:069Conquering Lion Dub3:1610Judgement On the Land3:0311Run Come Rally3:1512Anti Christ2:3913Warn the Nation2:2514Yabby Youth3:13— · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:16:36
1Walls Of Jerusalem3:452Chant Down Babylon Kingdom2:343See Them A Walk3:294King Pharaoh3:145Sufferation3:516Black Man's Land3:137Jerusalem In Dub3:468Historians Dub2:479Theodore Dub3:4910Ainash Nubia Dub3:2911Shimezana Region In Dub4:0212Untitled (Aka Black Man's Land)3:3013Babylon A Fall5:5814Jah Vengeance Toasting Trinity5:4115Free Africa Toasting Trinity6:2516Judgement Time3:1517Prophets Dub3:1718Babylon Kingdom Fall Toasting Trinity5:1219King Pharaoh Plague Toasting Trinity5:19Deeper Roots Part 2 (More Dubs And Rarities)
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 51:37
1Walls Of Jerusalem3:342Thirty Pieces Of Silver3:353Sipping I & I Chalice3:144I & I Chalice (Version)3:545Man Of The Living3:106Psalm 163:257Chant Down Babylon Kingdom2:188Chant Down Babylon (Version)2:349Stop Your Quarrelling3:3010Stop Your Quarrelling (Version)3:1911Outside The City Walls3:5512Jah Vengeance3:2213I Can’t Hide2:4114I Can't Hide (Version)2:3115Time Changing2:4016Mash Down (Mash Down Rome Instrumental)3:55Deeper Roots (Dub Plates And Rarities 1976 - 1978)
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 59:41
1Valley of Joeasaphat2:472Joeasaphat Rock3:013Thanks and Praise (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:014Don't Touch I Dread2:275Tutch Dub2:306Fighting Dub (Exclusive dub plate mix)4:027Deliver Me (Exclusive dub plate mix)2:568Deliver Dub (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:009Milk River Rock (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:2110Dip Them Bedward3:0911Dub Them Bedward2:5712Dub Vengeance (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:1713Forward on the Track3:0014Caymanas Rock3:0315Love Sweet Love Drums (Exclusive dub plate mix)4:0916Lazy Mood3:0517Open Your Hearts (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:3118Poor and Needy Dubwise (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:1919Cleo's Dub3:06
Album · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jesus Dread 1972–1977Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 47 tracks · 2:34:06Disc 1 1Love Thy Neighbour3:36 2Conquering Lion3:25 3Fisherman Special3:16 4Yabby Youth3:14 5Big Youth Fights Against Capitalism3:08 6Covetous Men2:59 7Run Come Rally3:16 8Rally Dub (Upsetter mix)3:18 9Anti‐Christ2:39 10God Is Watching You2:57 11Pablo Dread in a Red3:06 12King Tubby’s Rock3:23 13Warn the Nation2:26 14Honey Dub3:01 15Carnal Mind3:05 16Love of Jah3:04 17Love of Jah (version)2:59 18The Man Who Does the Work2:42 19Jah Vengeance2:48 20Revenge2:51 21Freshly3:06 22Natty Dread on the Mountain Top2:58 23Gwan and Lef’ Me2:47 24Tubby’s Vengeance2:57 25Death Trap3:08 Disc 21Man of the Living2:58 2King Tubby Special3:23 3Lord of Lords3:19 4Lord Dub3:15 5Chant Jah Victory3:31 6Jah Victory Dub3:38 7Walls of Jerusalem3:40 8Jerusalem Dub3:40 9King Pharaoh’s Plague (discomix)5:15 10Plague of Horn3:23 11King Pharaoh Dub3:21 12Jesus Dread3:26 13Chant Down Babylon Kingdom (discomix)5:07 14Chanting Dub2:43 15Hornsman Chant2:45 16Fire in a Kingston3:11 17Fire Dub2:34 18Judgement on the Land3:03 19Repatriation Rock3:23 20Deliver Me From My Enemies2:53 21Born Free (discomix)5:55 22Love Thy Neighbour (version)3:34 | Compilation | 7 November 1997 | |
| 2002 | Dub It to the Top 1976-1979Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:06:401Zambia3:20 2Revolution Conference3:23 3Zambia Dub (feat. Jah Walton)3:30 4Steppin' High (feat. Tommy McCook)5:18 5Vengeance in Dub3:11 6Mount Zion Version3:11 7Heads a Roll Dub2:49 8Achieving in Dub3:37 9No Tarry Yah Version4:02 10Dub It to the Top3:23 11Rock With Me Dub3:01 12Turn Me Loose Dub4:24 13Conscious Man Dub4:15 14Mash Down Rome Dub4:09 15Warn Them Jah Dub3:48 16Humanity Dub3:46 17Praise You Jah Jah Dub3:42 18Tribal War Dub3:51 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2008 | Know the Right / Michael Prophet Meets Yabby & Scientist at Dub Station (King Tubby’s)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:19:341Know the Right2:33 2Roots Man Time2:53 3Stop Throw Stones3:44 4Watch Your Step3:26 5Step Right In2:53 6No Friend in This Time3:15 7My Lady (discomix)7:23 8The Crisis3:53 9I Can’t Take It3:10 10Man of Experience2:51 11Riot in Birmingham (Man of Experience Dub)3:13 12Sufferation & Starvation (Know the Right Dub)3:15 13Mask Execution in Angola (Roots Man Time Dub)3:43 14Blood in South Africa (Step Right in Dub)3:07 15Death to All Racist (No Friend in This Time Dub)4:07 16Don’t Rape the Black Daughter (The Crisis Dub)3:58 17Rasta Conference (I Can’t Take It Dub)3:16 18Stop Oppression Now4:27 19Malinda3:27 20Know Your Culture (Stop Throw Stones Dub)4:07 21Lady Dub (12″)6:53 | Compilation | 2008 | |
| 2008 | King Tubby & Yabby You - Hits of the Past, Vol. 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 37:161Wicked Man Time4:28 2Not All That Glitter Is Gold4:03 3Rally Rally Round3:48 4Old Nega War3:56 5Cleopatra3:17 6Jerusalem3:48 7Mash Down Wicked Man2:50 8Fire Man3:51 9King Tubby's Vibes3:30 10Tribulation3:45 | Compilation | 1 December 2008 | |
| 2012 | Yabby You & Brethren: Deeper Roots (dub Plates and Rarities 1976 - 1978)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 59:411Valley of Joeasaphat2:47 2Joeasaphat Rock3:01 3Thanks and Praise (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:01 4Don't Touch I Dread2:27 5Tutch Dub2:30 6Fighting Dub (Exclusive dub plate mix)4:02 7Deliver Me (Exclusive dub plate mix)2:56 8Deliver Dub (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:00 9Milk River Rock (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:21 10Dip Them Bedward3:09 11Dub Them Bedward2:57 12Dub Vengeance (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:17 13Forward on the Track3:00 14Caymanas Rock3:03 15Love Sweet Love Drums (Exclusive dub plate mix)4:09 16Lazy Mood3:05 17Open Your Hearts (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:31 18Poor and Needy Dubwise (Exclusive dub plate mix)3:19 19Cleo's Dub3:06 | Compilation | December 2012 | |
| 2014 | Deeper Roots Part 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracksDisc 1 A1Walls Of Jerusalem A2Thirty Pieces Of Silver A3Sipping I & I Chalice A4I & I Chalice Version B1Man Of The Living B2Psalm 16 B3Chant Down Babylon Kingdom B4Chant Down Babylon Version Disc 2A1Stop Your Quarrelling A2Stop Your Quarrelling Version A3Outside The City Walls A4Jah Vengeance B1I Can't Hide B2I Can't Hide Version B3Time Changing B4Mash Down | Compilation | June 2014 | |
| 2015 | Dread Prophecy: The Strange and Wonderful Story of Yabby YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 56 tracks · 3:37:14Disc 1 1Deliver Me from My Enemies2:50 2Conquering Lion3:18 3Yabby You3:14 4Anti-Christ2:21 5Carnal Mind3:30 6Run Come Rally3:27 7Jah Vengeance [12" Mix]5:34 8Tubby's Vengeance2:58 9One Love One Heart2:41 10Pound Get a Blow2:22 11Fire in Kingston3:17 12Fire Dub2:33 13Chant Down Babylon Kingdom [12" Mix]5:08 14Beware Dub3:34 15Give Thanks & Praise [12" Mix]5:37 16Man of the Living [12" Mix]4:42 17Free Africa [12" Mix]6:23 18Live Trap (Death Trap) [12" Mix]5:22 19Love Thy Neighbor3:36 Disc 21Love & Unity / Mash Down Rome (12" Mix)6:31 2Babylon A Fall (12" Mix)5:57 3This Economical Crisis2:32 4Praise Jahoviah3:25 5Fire Deh A Mus Mus Tail3:39 6Fleeing From The City3:47 7Love In Zimba (Zambia)3:21 8Gwaan & Lef Me (12" Mix)5:00 9Rock Man Soul3:02 10Love Of A Woman Dub (Prev. Unreleased)4:46 11Get Lost Babylon (12" Mix)7:59 12How Long3:27 13Stop Your Gang War3:46 14Blessed Are The Poor3:36 15Peace4:07 16Jah Mercies3:37 17Dreadlocks Man (7" Single Mix)3:44 Disc 31Daughter Of Zion3:15 2What A Sufferation (prev. unreleased)3:40 3Must Achieve What Is Mine3:39 4Words Of The Prophets2:27 5Freedom Of Life2:27 6We Want Our Liberty3:17 7Beyond The Hills3:15 8Mercy & Truth (prev. unreleased)3:25 9Black Star Liner (12 inch Mix)4:53 10King Of Kings (prev. unreleased)6:20 11Education For Free (prev. unreleased)3:15 12Reggae Mek Ya Feel Alright (prev. unreleased)3:26 13Natty Roots Man (prev. unreleased)3:00 14Unknown Title (prev. unreleased)3:44 15Oh City Of Zion & Zion Dub (Dub Plate)6:50 16Hail The Children2:35 17Warn The Nation Dub (Dub Plate)3:28 18Jah Vengeance Dub (Dub Plate)2:49 19Black Is Our Colour Dub (Dub Plate)3:24 20Run Come Raw Dub (Dub Plate)3:22 | Compilation | 16 February 2015 | |
| 2016 | Beware DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 57:561Conquering Lion (Dub Plate Mix)3:17 2Beware Dub3:36 3Peace4:08 4Give Praises3:01 5Together4:00 6Plague3:19 7Freedom3:30 8Deliverance3:21 9Prophets2:50 10Feel Alright4:28 11Praises3:28 12Selassie I Memorial3:41 13Sensimena4:23 14Life Money (Version)3:58 15Marshall Dreadlocks (Version)3:20 16God Is Watching You (Dub Plate Mix)3:36 | Compilation | 6 October 2016 | |
| 2022 | The Yabby You Sound: Dubs & VersionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracksDisc 1 A1Tribal War Dub A2Creation Rock Version A3United Africa Dub A4Lord Of Lord Dubs A5Dub U So B1Black Is Our Colour Dub B2Vengeance In Dub B3Heads A Roll Dub B4Repatriation Rock B5Death To All Racists Disc 2C1Aggression Dub C2Warrior No Tarry Yah Version C3Now I Know Dub C4Mash Down Rome Dub C5Babylon A Fall Dub D1Man Of The Living Dub D2Time Changing Dub D3Turn Me Loose Dub D4Chanting Version D5Yabby U Sound | Compilation | 4 February 2022 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2016 | Tell Us Our Past HistorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:36ATell Us Our Past History4:17 BTell Us Our Past History Dub Plate Mix5:19 | 23 October 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Yabby You head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 35 | 74.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Jackson and the Sons of Jah(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yabby_Youbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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