Farover
Studio album by
Burning Spear
Released1982
Recorded1982
GenreReggae
Length42:15
LabelEMI
ProducerWinston Rodney
Burning Spear chronology
Living Dub Vol. 2
(1980)		 Farover
(1982)		 The Fittest of the Fittest
(1983)

Farover is an album by the Jamaican reggae singer and musician Burning Spear, released in 1982.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Robert Christgau noted that "ever more delicate backup horns subsume ever more docile backup vocals as his unearthly outcries grow more coaxing, less admonitory."[4] The Boston Globe called Farover "a generally solid roots effort, even if it is not as intense as Burning Spear Live."[7] The Miami Herald deemed the album "typical of him—mostly philosophical tunes like 'O'Jah' and the title song that are bouncy and soothing at best."[8] Trouser Press praised the "haunting vocals and trance-inducing music."[9]

Track listing

All tracks are composed by Winston Rodney

  1. "Farover" – 4:22
  2. "Greetings" – 4:42
  3. "Image (Of Marcus Mosiah Garvey)" – 4:53
  4. "Rock" – 3:32
  5. "Education" – 4:12
  6. "She's Mine" – 4:48
  7. "Message" – 5:26
  8. "Oh Jah" – 5:33
  9. "Jah Is My Driver" – 4:47

Credits

Personnel

  • Winston Rodney – lead vocals, background vocals, percussion
  • Anthony Bradshaw – bass, percussion, background vocals (track 7)
  • Aston "Family Man" Barrett – organ, clavinet, bass (track 9)
  • Nelson Miller – drums, octoban
  • Michael Wilson – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Devon Bradshaw – rhythm guitar, lead guitar track 7
  • Richard Johnson – organ, piano, synthesizer, clavinet
  • Herman Marquis – alto saxophone
  • Bobby Ellis – trumpet, percussion
  • Elias Rodney – percussion

References

  1. ↑ "Burning Spear Biography by Jo-Ann Greene". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Backbeat Books. p. 54.
  3. ↑ "Farover Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Burning Spear". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  6. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 98.
  7. ↑ Morse, Steve (20 March 1983). "Reggae: The State of the Art". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
  8. ↑ Oliver, Kitty (17 October 1982). "Reggae". Miami Herald. p. 3L.
  9. ↑ "Burning Spear". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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