ジャズ界の手練れを従えて制作した初のソロアルバム。
原点回帰ともいえるジャズ・ロックが聴ける。
ブランフォード・マルサリスもはじめ、ジャズ・フィールドのメンバーが多数参加。ソロ初ヒット曲「セット・ゼム・フリー」、ジャズ調にアレンジした「ジャドウズ・イン・ザ・レイン」。冷戦を批判した「ラシアンズ」「チルドレンズ・クルセイド」「黒い傷あと」などの強烈な政治的メッセージを含んだ曲を収録。
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- Backing Vocals - Dolette McDonald
- Backing Vocals - Janice Pendarvis
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - Danny Q
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - Elliot Jones
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - Jane Alexander
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - Michael Sumner
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - Rosemary Purt
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - Stephanie Crewdson
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - The Nannies Chorus
- Backing Vocals [Additional] - Vic Garbarini
- Bass - Darryl Jones
- Congas - Eddy Grant (7)
- Drums - Omar Hakim
- Keyboards - Kenny Kirkland
- Producer, Backing Vocals [Additional] - Pete Smith
- Saxophone - Branford Marsalis
- Trombone - Frank Opolko (2)
- Written-By, Vocals, Producer, Backing Vocals [Additional] - Sting