I.D. (album) explained

I.D.
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Wailers Band
Cover:	wailersbandid.jpg
Released:	1989
Studio:	Marathon Studios (New York City), Dynamic Sound Studio (Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre:	Reggae
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	The Wailers Band
Next Title:	Majestic Warriors
Next Year:	1991

I.D. is an album by the Jamaican band the Wailers Band, released in 1989.^{[1] [2]} Most of the songs were written by Junior Marvin; the band had around 300 songs to consider.^{[3] [4]}

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Reggae Recording" category.^[5] The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[6]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that the songs "steer a nondescript commercial course that echoes Steel Pulse and UB40." The Chicago Tribune dismissed the album as "a dismaying collection of disco-reggae that, despite its title, remains determinedly faceless." The Times-Picayune noted the "commercial sound" and "heavy rock 'n' roll influence."^[7]

Track listing

1. "Solution" (Junior Marvin, Aston Barrett)
2. "Children of the World" (Junior Marvin)
3. "Reggae Love" (Junior Marvin)
4. "Irie" (Junior Marvin, Aston Barrett)
5. "Love is Forever" (Junior Marvin)
6. "Chasing Tomorrow" (Al Anderson)
7. "Rice and Peas" (Junior Marvin)
8. "Love One Another" (Junior Marvin)
9. "Life Goes On" (Junior Marvin, Irving "Carrott" Jarrett)
10. "Have Faith in Jah" (Junior Marvin)
11. "One One Coco" (Junior Marvin, Michaux, Smith)
12. "P's and Q's" (Junior Marvin, Aston Barrett)

Personnel

• Aston "Family Man" Barrett

bass, acoustic piano, rhythm guitar, percussion and synthesizer

• Junior Marvin

lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar and synthesizer

• Earl "Wya" Lindo

Hammond B3 organ, synthesizer, backing vocals

• Al Anderson

guitars, vocals,

• Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett: percussion
• Martin Batista: keyboards
• Michael "Boo" Richards: drums and percussion
• Ed Michaux, Desi Smith, Pam Hall, and Erica Newell: backing vocals
• Carlton "Carly" Barrett

Drums

Notes and References

1. News: Lepage . Mark . Though the king is dead, his subjects continue... . The Gazette . 20 Apr 1989 . Montreal . E1.
2. News: Heim . Chris . Adventurous odds and ends . Chicago Tribune . 12 May 1989 . Friday . 72.
3. News: Point . Michael . Wailers spreading the message of reggae through ups, downs . Austin American-Statesman . 18 Aug 1989 . D1.
4. News: Bennett . Dan . Wailers finding life goes on with new members, new LP . The San Diego Union-Tribune . May 20, 1989 . B7.
5. Web site: Wailers Band . Recording Academy . 23 March 2023.
6. News: Mitchell . Rick . Best – Worst of '89: Powerful performances from Petty, Public Enemy, P-Funk and Pogues . Houston Chronicle . December 24, 1989 . Zest . 10.
7. News: Scaramuzzo . Gene . Caribbean Music in the Sun at City Park . The Times-Picayune . June 2, 1989 . L6.