File Under Rock by Eddy Grant

File Under Rock, Eddy Grant's 1988 album on Parlophone, came with its argument printed right on the cover. After years of being wrongly pegged as a reggae artist, the Guyanese-born British singer, songwriter and producer gave the record a title that reads like a note to the shop clerks. AllMusic's Alex Henderson heard it as mostly pop rock with only a light brush of reggae, and that's about right: bright, punchy, radio-built stuff from the man who'd given the world "Electric Avenue".

Its calling card is "Gimme Hope Jo'anna", a buoyant anti-apartheid anthem that was a hit in Switzerland and New Zealand. "Harmless Piece of Fun" nudged into the Dutch charts and "Put a Hold on It" reached 79 in the UK, and the album did its best business in New Zealand, climbing to 24 during a 13-week run.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.