The title track "Satta Massagana" was a huge hit and has been covered numerous times by both The Abyssinians and other artists since.

The song, which translates from the Amharic language "አመሰገነ" as "He Gave Praise",[3] was originally recorded for Studio One in 1969, but the label's owner, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd declined to release it.

The first official release occurred in Jamaica in 1976 on Pentrate Label, issued by Clive Hunt and Geoffrey Chung, and shortly after in the United States on Jam Sounds.

Similarly, Clive Hunt's US-based Azul label released the album under the title Satta.

The title phrase is name-checked by Joe Strummer near the outset of the 1979 song 'Jimmy Jazz' by The Clash ("Satta Massagana for Jimmy Dread"...).