Protest Songs 1924–2012


Protest Songs 1924–2012 is the ninth and final studio album by the English ska revival band the Specials. It is the second Specials album led by the trio of Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Horace Panter. The album entered at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart after its first week of release and spent two weeks on the chart.
The album is the last to feature Hall as lead vocalist prior to his death in December 2022 at age 63.

Track listing

  1. "Freedom Highway" – 3:24
  2. "Everybody Knows" – 5:23
  3. "I Don't Mind Failing in This World" – 4:40
  4. "Black, Brown and White" – 2:57
  5. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around" – 3:46
  6. "Fuck All the Perfect People" – 4:05
  7. "My Next Door Neighbor" – 2:33
  8. "Trouble Every Day" – 5:04
  9. "Listening Wind" – 4:05
  10. "I Live in a City" – 2:20
  11. "Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes" – 2:51
  12. "Get Up, Stand Up" – 4:07
LP bonus 7" vinyl
  1. "Vote for Me" – 4:01
  2. "Blam Blam Fever" – 5:40

Personnel

The Specials

Additional musicians

  • Steve Cradock – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Hannah Hu – guest vocals
  • Jim Hunt – saxophone
  • Pablo Mendelssohn – flugelhorn
  • Michael "Bami" Rose – repeater drum
  • Kenrick Rowe – drums, percussion
  • Tim Smart – trombone
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – keyboards, harmonica, guitar, accordion, vocals
  • Tony Uter – bass drum

Technical