All Rebel Rockers is the sixth studio album by Michael Franti & Spearhead released on September 9, 2008, on Boo Boo Wax and ANTI- Records. It peaked at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard 200, making it their most successful album.[4]

All Rebel Rockers
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
Label
ProducerSly and Robbie
Michael Franti & Spearhead chronology
Yell Fire!
(2006)
All Rebel Rockers
(2008)
The Sound of Sunshine
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Skinny[2]
World of Music[3]

Recorded mostly in Kingston, Jamaica, with noted producers Sly and Robbie, the album is described by Franti as having "a solid reggae feel". Guest musicians include Marie Daulne of Zap Mama and Jamaican soul/dancehall singer Cherine Anderson. All Rebel Rockers spawned the million-selling reggae/dancehall-flavoured single "Say Hey (I Love You)", which peaked at 18 on the Billboard US Hot 100.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Rude Boys Back in Town"
  2. "A Little Bit of Riddim"
  3. "Life in the City"
  4. "Hey World (Remote Control Version)"
  5. "All I Want Is You"
  6. "Say Hey (I Love You)"
  7. "I Got Love for You"
  8. "Soundsystem"
  9. "Hey World (Don't Give Up Version)"
  10. "The Future"
  11. "High Low"
  12. "Nobody Right Nobody Wrong"
  13. "Have a Little Faith"
  14. "High Low [Acoustic Mix]" (Bonus Track)
  15. "Rude Boys Back in Town [News Flash Mix]" (Bonus Track)
  16. "Into the Sun [Dub Version]" (Bonus Track, only on vinyl and iTunes)

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 25
US Billboard 200[9] 39
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 13
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[12] 6

References

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  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ The Skinny review
  3. ^ "musik angehört". WOM magazin (in German) (September 08). World of Music: 29.
  4. ^ "ANTI- Michael Franti and Spearhead, All Rebel Rockers". Archived from the original on 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  5. ^ Michael Franti & Spearhead interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2010
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Franti & Spearhead – All Rebel Rockers". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Michael Franti & Spearhead – All Rebel Rockers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Michael Franti & Spearhead – All Rebel Rockers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Michael Franti & Spearhead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Michael Franti & Spearhead Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Michael Franti & Spearhead Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Michael Franti & Spearhead Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.