Shadow Man is a studio album from South African artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka.

Shadow Man
Studio album by Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Released	1988
Genre	World Music
Length	42:10
Label	Capitol
Producer	Hilton Rosenthal
Johnny Clegg & Savuka chronology
Third World Child (1987) Shadow Man (1988) Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Village Voice	C[2]

It was released in 1988 and produced by Hilton Rosenthal. While the apartheid was still in place some of the songs contained heavy political messages aimed at the regime. The lyrics were mainly sung in English, with backing vocals in Zulu. All were written by Johnny Clegg with the exception of tracks 7 and 8, for which Keith Hutchinson collaborated. The album twice reached #31 in Canada - first on September 3rd, 1988,[3] and again on October 1st.[4] The single "I Call Your Name" reached #78 in Canada, August 27, 1988.[5]

Track listing

1. "Human Rainbow" – 4:24
2. "Talk to the People" – 3:58
3. "Too Early for the Sky" – 4:23
4. "I Call Your Name" – 4:01
5. "Take My Heart Away" – 4:15
6. "The Waiting" – 4:59
7. "African Shadow Man" – 4:28
8. "Dance Across the Centuries" – 3:53
9. "Joey Don't Do It" – 3:29
10. "Siyayilanda" – 4:14

Personnel

• Johnny Clegg – vocals, guitar, concertina, mouth bow
• Solly Letwaba – bass guitar, vocals
• Derek de Beer – drums, percussion, vocals
• Keith Hutchinson – keyboards, flute, saxophone, vocals
• Steve Mavuso – keyboards, vocals
• Dudu Zulu – percussion, vocals

Additional personnel

• Bobby Summerfield– mixer, recording engineer, keyboards & drum programing.

Additional musicians

• Mandisa Dlanga – backing vocals
• Deborah Fraser – backing vocals
• Marilyn Nokwe – backing vocals
• Beaulah Hashe – backing vocals

References