- dancehall, reggae, roots reggae
- 65 min
- 16 tracks
- Anti‐
Unchained Spirit is the sixth studio album by Jamaican musician Buju Banton. It was released in 2000 via ANTI-/Epitaph Records, marking it his only album for the label. Production was handled by Donovan Germain, Steven Marsden, Tony "CD" Kelly, Dean Fraser, Tyrone Downie, Stephen Marley and Buju Banton himself. It features guest appearances from Beres Hammond, Gramps Morgan, LMS, Luciano, Rancid, Stephen Marley and Wayne Wonder.
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Character
Grave, spare, classical in form and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Evening Post3/5 ★
- NME2.5/5 ★
- Now2/5 ★
- (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- 1Intro0:42
- 223rd Psalm5:47
- 3Voice of Jah5:03
- 4Sudan4:44
- 5We Be Alright4:27
- 6Pull It Up4:11
- 7Life Is a Journey4:09
- 8Better Must Come4:14
- 9Mighty Dread5:04
- 10Poor Old Man4:29
- 11Law & Order3:53
- 12Guns & Bombs3:22
- 13Women Dem Phat3:18
- 14No More Misty Days4:04
- 15Pull It Up (live)2:58
- 16Reunion4:06
16 tracks, 65 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Buju Banton
- Label
- Anti‐
- Released
- 2000
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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