Brutal is a studio album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1986 through Real Authentic Sound, making it their first album on the label. Audio production was handled by Doctor Dread, Arthur Baker, Steven Stanley and Black Uhuru. The album peaked at number 36 in New Zealand, number 73 in the Netherlands, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording at 29th Annual Grammy Awards.
Sly Dunbar – drums Bashiri Johnson – percussion Christopher "Sky Juice" Burth – percussion Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare – bass Darryl A. Thompson – lead guitar Frank Stepanek – lead guitar Ira Siegel – lead guitar Wilbert "Willie" Lindo – rhythm guitar Robert Lyn – organ Tyrone Downie – organ & synthesizer Delroy "Junior" Reid – lead vocals (tracks: 1–3, 5–8, 10) Sandra Jones – lead vocals (track 4), backing vocals Derrick Simpson – lead vocals (track 9), backing vocals Anthony Brissett – synthesizer Jeffrey S. Bova – synthesizer Leonard Brandon Pickett – horns Mark Gollehom – horns
Gary Himelfarb – producer (tracks: 1, 3–10) Steven J. C. Stanley – producer (track 2), engineering (tracks: 2, 6) Arthur Henry Baker – producer (track 3), engineering (tracks: 1, 3) Jim Fox – engineering (tracks: 4, 5, 7–10) Conrad Malcolm – engineering (tracks: 2, 6) Dave O'grin – assistant engineering (tracks: 1, 3) Kelly Lee – artwork Tommy Noonan – photography
