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I Against I is the third official full-length studio album by Bad Brains , released in 1986 in music|1986 as SST Records number 65. The best-selling album in the band's catalog, I Against I is a critically acclaimed album of American hardcore punk mixed with funk , Soul music|soul , reggae and Heavy metal music|heavy metal . It is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . The album featured an MTV video for the title track directed by Paul Rachman who later went on to direct the documentary feature film American Hardcore (film)|American Hardcore .

The title I Against I presumably refers to a common Rastafari movement|Rastafarian phrase, I and I , which is used in place of the first-person plural (i.e. we ) in order to signify the union of the speaker, audience, and Jah (God) in love and peace.

The vocals to "Sacred Love" were recorded over the phone from prison, while H.R. was serving time on a marijuana distribution charge. This was due to suggestion from the producer.

There is song collaboration of Massive Attack and Mos Def with the same name, and another by Jedi Mind Tricks .

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation , which is known for naming each episode after an 1980s hit song, named an episode after the song "I Against I".

Track listing

All songs written by H.R.|Hudson , Darryl Jenifer|Jenifer , and Dr. Know (guitarist)|Miller except where noted.

# "Intro"(Jenifer, Miller)& nbsp;– 1:02
# "I Against I"& nbsp;– 2:50
# "House of Suffering"(Hudson, Miller)& nbsp;– 2:29
# "Re-Ignition"& nbsp;– 4:16
# "Secret 77"& nbsp;– 4:04
# "Let Me Help"& nbsp;– 2:17
# "She's Calling You"(Hudson, Jenifer)& nbsp;– 3:42
# "Sacred Love"& nbsp;– 3:40
# "Hired Gun"& nbsp;– 3:45
# "Return to Heaven"& nbsp;– 3:19

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1989	"The Best Albums of the 80s"
1995	"Top 99 Of '85 to '95"
1995	"The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995"
1999	"100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock"
2000	"100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties"
2002	"The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time"
2003	"500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die"
2004	"50 Years of Rock'n'Roll"
2005	"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"
2006	"261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco"
2008	"200 Records that Changed the World"
2008	"1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die"
" * " denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

;Bad Brains

H.R. & nbsp;– vocals

Dr. Know (guitarist)|Dr. Know & nbsp;– guitar

Darryl Jenifer & nbsp;– bass

Earl Hudson & nbsp;– drums

;Additional personnel

Ron St. Germain& nbsp;– Record producer|Producer

Phil Burnett& nbsp;– Audio engineer|Engineer

Patch& nbsp;– Mixing

Anthony Countey& nbsp;– Management

Jesse Henderson& nbsp;– Assistant Audio engineer|Engineer at Longview Farm, Worcester, MA

Bill Ryan& nbsp;– Assistant Audio engineer|Engineer at Longview Farm, Worcester, MA

Eddie Krupski& nbsp;– Assistant Audio engineer|Engineer for mixing at Soundworks, N.Y.C.

Dennis Mitchell& nbsp;– Assistant Audio engineer|Engineer for mixing at Soundworks, N.Y.C.

Bob Ludwig& nbsp;– Mastering at Masterdisc, N.Y.C.

Marcia Resnick& nbsp;– Cover concept, Photography

Paul Bacon (designer)|Paul Bacon Studio& nbsp;– Calligraphy and development

Release history

Region	Date
United States	November 1986
United Kingdom	February 1987

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