Down by Law is the debut studio album by Deadline, which was released on May 2, 1985, on Celluloid Records.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
- Paul Butterfield â harmonica <small>(4)</small>
- Olu Dara â Holztrompete and cornet <small>(2, 4)</small>
- Aïyb Dieng â congas and cowbell <small>(1, 2)</small>, talking drums <small>(4)</small>
- Manu Dibango â tenor saxophone <small>(1, 2, 4)</small>, voice <small>(1, 2)</small>
- Jonas Hellborg â bass guitar <small>(3, 5)</small>, fuzz bass <small>(3)</small>
- Bill Laswell â DMX <small>(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)</small>, bass guitar <small>(1)</small>, shortwave <small>(3)</small>, producer
- Jaco Pastorius â bass guitar <small>(4)</small>
- Steve Turre â didjeridoo <small>(2, 4, 6)</small>, conch shells <small>(2, 6)</small>
- Bernie Worrell â synthesizer <small>(1, 2, 4)</small>
- Phillip Wilson â DMX <small>(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)</small>, percussion <small>(2, 5, 6)</small>, Balafon <small>(3, 4, 6)</small>, cymbals <small>(1, 4)</small>, bells <small>(3)</small>, bass synthesizer <small>(4)</small>, mbira <small>(5)</small>, processed piano <small>(6)</small>, floor toms <small>(6)</small>, congas <small>(6)</small>, cabasa <small>(6)</small>, producer
Technical personnel
Release history
References
External links