Calling Rastafari
Calling Rastafari is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear. It was released on August 24, 1999 through Heartbeat Records. Recording sessions took place at Grove Music Studio in Ocho Rios.
Calling Rastafari | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 24, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Studio | Grove Music Studio (Ocho Rios, Jamaica) | |||
Genre | Roots reggae | |||
Length | 54:24 | |||
Label | Heartbeat Records | |||
Producer |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Exclaim! | N/A[2][3] |
The album peaked at number 9 on the Reggae Albums chart in the United States. It won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.[4][5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Burning Spear.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "As It Is" | 4:56 |
2. | "Hallelujah" (Extended Mix) | 6:51 |
3. | "House of Reggae" | 4:37 |
4. | "Let's Move" | 4:36 |
5. | "Brighten My Vision" | 4:47 |
6. | "You Want Me To" | 4:57 |
7. | "Calling Rastafari" | 3:51 |
8. | "Sons of He" (Extended Mix) | 5:59 |
9. | "Statue of Liberty" | 3:36 |
10. | "Own Security" | 4:27 |
11. | "Holy Man" (Extended Mix) | 5:47 |
Total length: | 54:24 |
Personnel
- Burning Band
- Winston Rodney – vocals, percussion, arranger, producer, mixing
- Stephen Stewart – keyboards
- Num Heru-ur Shutef Amon'Tehu – percussion
- Clyde Cummings – saxophone
- James Smith – trumpet
- Micah Robinson – trombone
- Additional musicians
- Ian "Beezy" Coleman – harmony vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Carol "Passion" Nelson – harmony vocals
- Rochelle Bradshaw – harmony vocals
- Yvonne Patrick – harmony vocals
- Lesline Kidd – harmony vocals
- Wayne Arnold – lead guitar
- Chris Meridith – bass guitar
- Shawn "Mark" Dawson – drums
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
- Howard "Saxy" Messam – saxophone
- Chico Chin – trumpet
- Technicals
- Sonia Rodney – executive producer
- Barry O'Hare – engineering, mixing
- Toby Mountain – mastering
- Joshua Blood – supervisor, lyric transcription
- Anne Murdock – design
- David Corio – photography
Chart history
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[6] | 9 |
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References
- Anderson, Rick. "Calling Rastafari - Burning Spear | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- Speers, Lauren (October 1, 1999). "Burning Spear Calling Rastafari". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- Dacks, David (August 2, 2000). "Burning Spear Calling Rastafari". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- Campbell, Howard (January 15, 2014). "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- "Burning Spear". Grammy. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- "Burning Spear Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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