Which Jamaican singer released the 1977 album 'The Best Dressed Chicken in Town'?

Dr. Alimantado released Best Dressed Chicken in Town, an influential Jamaican reggae and deejay album first issued in 1978. The album is often associated with the late-1970s roots-reggae and dub scene, although the question’s 1977 date is one year early.

Dr. Alimantado was the stage name of Winston James Thompson, a Jamaican singer, deejay and producer also known as the Ital Surgeon. Best Dressed Chicken in Town was his debut album and collected self-produced tracks recorded between 1972 and 1978. It was first released by Greensleeves, making it one of that label’s earliest landmark reggae albums.

The record draws on rhythms and studio work connected with Lee “Scratch” Perry, King Tubby, Channel One and other major Jamaican production centres. Tracks such as “Poison Flour,” “Gimmie Mi Gun” and the title song combine toasting, social commentary and version-based reggae production. Its title and cover helped it attract listeners beyond reggae, including British punk audiences. The wrong options are fellow Jamaican deejays or singers, but none is credited as the album’s artist.