"Great Train Robbery" is a song by Jamaican reggae group Black Uhuru. It was recorded at Music Mountain Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, and released as a single of their studio album Brutal via Real Authentic Sound in 1986. Production was handled by Doctor Dread and Arthur Baker. The single peaked at number 31 in New Zealand, number 49 in the Netherlands, number 62 in the United Kingdom, and was featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on its fictional reggae radio station K-JAH West.
Personnel
Delroy "Junior" Reid – lyrics, vocals
Sandra Jones – backing vocals
Derrick "Duckie" Simpson – backing vocals
Ira Siegel – guitar
Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare – bass
Anthony Brissett – piano
Jeffrey S. Bova – synthesizer
Lowell Fillmore Dunbar – drums
Bashiri Johnson – timbales & percussion
Arthur Henry Baker – effects, producer, mixing, re-mixing
Gary Himelfarb – producer
Dave O'grin – engineering, mixing
Conrad Malcolm – engineering, recording
Don Grossinger – mastering
Aldo Marin – editor
Kelly Lee – artwork
Tommy Noonan – photography