Studio Album · No. 7
Throw Down Your Arms Songwriting Credits by Sinéad O'Connor
Produced by Sly and Robbie
Chocolate and Vanilla
Reggae
Singer / Performer
0%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 0 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Sinéad O'Connor carries a lyricist or composer credit.
0 trackswritten by Sinéad O'Connor
12 tracksoutside writers
Sinéad O'Connor's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist0%
Composer0%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
13
Lyricists
1
Producers
2005
Released
Data Insight
None of the twelve are hers. The writers are Winston Rodney, Lee Perry, Peter Tosh and others, and she treats the record as a set of hymns rather than covers.
Throw Down Your Arms came out on her own Chocolate and Vanilla label in September 2005, twelve reggae songs recorded in Kingston with Sly and Robbie.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jah Nuh Dead
|
Winston Rodney | Winston Rodney | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 2 |
Marcus Garvey
|
Phillip FullwoodWinston Rodney | Phillip FullwoodWinston Rodney | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer)Dalton Brownie (Vocals)Robbie Shakespeare (Vocals) |
| 3 |
Door Peep
|
Winston Rodney | Winston Rodney | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 4 |
He Prayed
|
Clement "Coxsone" DoddWinston Rodney | Clement "Coxsone" DoddWinston Rodney | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 5 |
Y Mas Gan
|
Linford Manning | Linford Manning | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 6 |
Curly Locks
|
Lee Perry | Lee Perry | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer)Steven "Lenky" Marsden (Keyboards) |
| 7 |
Vampire
|
Lee Perry | Lee Perry | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 8 |
Prophet Has Arise
|
Cecil Spence | Cecil Spence | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 9 |
Downpressor Man
|
Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 10 |
Throw Down Your Arms
|
Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 11 |
Untold Stories
|
Donovan GermainGlen BrowneHandel TuckerMark Myrie | Donovan GermainGlen BrowneHandel TuckerMark Myrie | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
| 12 |
War
|
Allan ColeCarlton Barrett | Allan ColeCarlton Barrett | Sly and Robbie | Sinéad O'Connor (Performer) |
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Frequently Asked Questions Throw Down Your Arms
Who wrote Throw Down Your Arms?
Jamaican writers, all twelve of them. Winston Rodney of Burning Spear has four, Lee Perry two and Peter Tosh two, with Linford Manning, Cecil Spence, Carlton Barrett and others on the rest.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the chart.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications for it rather than a sales figure.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists the players and producers and names no engineer.
Who produced it?
Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, who also played on it.
Where do the writing credits come from?
The Wikipedia article publishes no writers, so the per-track credits here come from the Discogs release, which is cited on this album.
How long is the album?
47:27 across twelve tracks.