This is the Debut solo album from legendary founder member of Aswad, Brinsley Forde. Brinsley has been at the heart of British reggae for 40 years. Along with Steel Pulse and Dennis Bovell's Matumbi they were the pioneers of British reggae, touring in 1977 as guest band with Burning Spear,immortalised on the classic album Live(Burning Spear). Later recording in Jamaica at Harry J's studio where the Wailer's Catch A Fire tracks had been cut. Aswad went onto become one of the biggest reggae bands around scoring chart hits including No 1 in 1986 with "Don't Turn Around" and 1996 with Shine. Brinsley also has several film credits to his name including Nick Love’s Goodbye Charlie Brite (Floyd), John Boorman’s Leo The Lost (Bip), James Bond 007 Diamonds are Forever and most noteably in Director Franco Rosso’s highly regarded 80's cult British film, Babylon in which Brinsley plays lead character Blue. ("Aswad’s Forde is excellent as Blue" - Time Out) Brinsley as Aswad’s front man has toured extensively, playing to packed houses ranging from London’s Royal Albert Hall, Montego Bay’s Reggae Sunsplash to venues in Africa, Israel and Japan. They have also headlined numerous international events Rock in Rio festival and Nelson Mandela’s 70th Birthday concert celebration including help a London child attended by Princess Diana. In 2000 Brinsley received the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Black Music at the fifth Mobo Awards. Brinsley’s screen presence has also enabled him to carve a niche for himself as a music presenter for MTV/VH-1's Soul Vibrations were he play-listed and scripted his own shows, introducing many R&B Hip Hop and early Reggae videos to TV for the first time. His journalistic offering on BBC television magazine show Ebony, followed by a second series Ebony on the Road where Brinsley & co presenters went reporting on location. And in an early introduction to UK digital TV along with co host David Grant presented the music show Soul on Soul In 2002 Brinsley was one of the broadcasters to launch the first of the BBC Digital Radio Stations, 6 Music, the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. Again Brinsley play-listed his own shows Lively Up Yourself and later his pioneering show, Dub Plate Bashment. Presenting opportunities continued with the acclaimed BBC Radio 2 Documentary Behind the Smile, the Real Life of Bob Marley, a man Brinsley personally knew. (Brinsley features in the music videos Buffalo Solider and One Love and has also since fronted the Wailers on their Spanish tour) Brinsley was asked to presented the eight part documentary series Island Rock to mark the 40th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence, interviewing many of the island musical legends including Clement Coxsone Dodd (Studio One) Dizzee Rascal asked Brinsley to guest on "Can't Tek No More" (based on the great "Warrior Charge") for His Tounge n Cheek album perform together at the proms and Jools Holland's Tv show Later Brinsley join Aswad for an encore of African Children at the Island Records 50th Birthday birthday concert along side Sly and Robbie and Tinchy Stryder.. As Aswad left the stage Brinsley was joined by the I-Threes to add a contribution of Bob Marley classics Brinsley's debut album shows a desire to go back to basics with an aim to make it roots reggae with a revisiting of those 70's vibes although with radio hit "Can't Stop Me Now" its contemporary enough to satisfy new listeners. Brinsley Forde's story has a long way to run.