Language Barrier is a studio album by Jamaican musical duo Sly and Robbie, released in 1985 by Island Records.

The album features guest musicians Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan, Afrika Bambaataa, and Manu DiBango.

AllMusic awarded the album with three stars and its review by Scott Bultman states: "Sly & Robbie team with producer Bill Laswell for an edgy dub set".

[1] Village Voice critic Robert Christgau called it a "world-music mishmash".

[3] The album brought the duo international recognition and led on to their subsequent hit album Rhythm Killers in 1987.