''Farover'' is an album by the Jamaican
reggae singer and musician
Burning Spear, released in 1982.
Critical reception
Robert Christgau
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noted that "ever more delicate backup horns subsume ever more docile backup vocals as his unearthly outcries grow more coaxing, less admonitory."
[ '' The Boston Globe'' called ''Farover'' "a generally solid roots effort, even if it is not as intense as ''Burning Spear Live''." The '']Miami Herald
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'' deemed the album "typical of him—mostly philosophical tunes like 'O'Jah' and the title song that are bouncy and soothing at best."
Track listing
All tracks are composed by Winston Rodney
#"Farover" – 4:22
#"Greetings" – 4:42
#"Image (Of Marcus Mosiah Garvey)" – 4:53
#"Rock" – 3:32
#"Education" – 4:12
#"She's Mine" – 4:48
#"Message" – 5:26
#"Oh Jah" – 5:33
#"Jah Is My Driver" – 4:47
Credits
*Recorded and mixed at Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
*Engineer Errol Brown
*Mixed by Winston Rodney and Errol Brown
*Original cover by Neville Garrick
Personnel
* Winston Rodney – lead vocals, background vocals, percussion
*Anthony Bradshaw – bass, percussion, background vocals (track 7)
*Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Aston Francis Barrett (born 22 November 1946), often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a retired Jamaican musician and Rastafarian.
Biography
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Aston "Family Man" Barrett was one of the Barrett brothers (th ...
– organ, clavinet, bass (track 9)
*Nelson Miller
Nelson Miller (12 November 1954 – 30 June 2019) was a Jamaican drummer and record producer. Miller was born and raised in Port Antonio.''Modern Drummer'', Volume 7, Issues 7-12, p. 20, 1983 Influenced by Lloyd Knibb, Carlton "Santa" Davis, an ...
– drums, octoban
* Michael Wilson – lead and rhythm guitar
*Devon Bradshaw – rhythm guitar, lead guitar track 7
*Richard Johnson – organ, piano, synthesizer, clavinet
*Herman Marquis
Herman Marquis is a Jamaican saxophone musician who has played with many reggae artists including Burning Spear. He recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid in the 1960s and was a member of The Revolutionaries and The Upsetters in the 1970s.Barrow, Steve ...
– alto saxophone
* Bobby Ellis – trumpet, percussion
*Elias Rodney – percussion
References
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Burning Spear albums
1982 albums
EMI Records albums