Unchained Spirit Explained

Unchained Spirit
Type:Album
Artist:Buju Banton
Cover:Unchained Spirit.jpg
Released:August 22, 2000
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Unchained Spirit is a studio album by the dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton, released in 2000.[1] [2] It was his first and only album to be released on the ANTI- record label, an imprint of Epitaph Records.

The album peaked at No. 128 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Production

The album contains contributions from Stephen Marley, Rancid, and Beres Hammond, among others.[4]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "the treacle far outstrips anything resembling a tuff rhythm here ... even over the good rhythms, Buju doesn't seem to have the command he once did."[5] The Star Tribune thought that "Buju's grainy voice flows over slowly distilled lattices of rhythms and multi-part South African-style harmonies."[6] M.F. DiBella of AllMusic defined the album as a "a vital and rhythmic mix of homegrown Jamaican philosophy, biblical harmonizing, and just plain eerie dancehall".

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:39
  2. "23rd Psalm" (feat. Gramps of Morgan Heritage) – 5:44
  3. "Voice Of Jah" (feat. LMS) – 5:01
  4. "Sudan" – 4:41
  5. "We'll Be Alright" (feat. Luciano) – 4:24
  6. "Pull It Up" (feat. Beres Hammond) – 4:09
  7. "Life Is A Journey" – 4:07
  8. "Better Must Come" – 4:12
  9. "Mighty Dread" – 5:01
  10. "Poor Old Man" (feat. Stephen Marley) – 4:26
  11. "Law And Order" – 3:51
  12. "Guns And Bombs" – 3:20
  13. "Woman Dem Phat" – 3:16
  14. "No More Misty Days" (feat. Rancid) – 4:01
  15. "Pull It Up" (feat. Beres Hammond) (live) – 2:56
  16. "Reunion" (feat. Wayne Wonder) – 4:06

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buju Banton | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Reggae & Caribbean Music. Dave. Thompson. May 25, 2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Buju Banton. Billboard.
  4. Web site: Buju Banton, Preacher Mon . The Washington Post . 25 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Buju Banton Unchained Spirit | Exclaim!. exclaim.ca.
  6. News: Preston . Rohan . POP MUSIC . The Star Tribune . 20 Aug 2000 . 7F.

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