''Unchained Spirit'' is a studio album by the dancehall/reggae artist

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, released in 2000. It was his first and only album to be released on the

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record label, an imprint of

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. The album peaked at No. 128 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Production

The album contains contributions from Stephen Marley, Rancid, and

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, among others.

Critical reception

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'' 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." The ''

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'' thought that "Buju's grainy voice flows over slowly distilled lattices of rhythms and multi-part South African-style harmonies." M.F. DiBella of

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defined the album as a "a vital and rhythmic mix of homegrown Jamaican philosophy, biblical harmonizing, and just plain eerie dancehall".

Track listing

#"Intro" – 0:39 #"23rd Psalm" (feat. Gramps of

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) – 5:44 #"Voice Of Jah" (feat. LMS) – 5:01 #"Sudan" – 4:41 #"We'll Be Alright" (feat. Luciano) – 4:24 #"Pull It Up" (feat.

) – 4:09 #"Life Is A Journey" – 4:07 #"Better Must Come" – 4:12 #"Mighty Dread" – 5:01 #"Poor Old Man" (feat. Stephen Marley) – 4:26 #"Law And Order" – 3:51 #"Guns And Bombs" – 3:20 #"Woman Dem Phat" – 3:16 #"No More Misty Days" (feat. Rancid) – 4:01 #"Pull It Up" (feat. Beres Hammond) (live) – 2:56 #"Reunion" (feat.

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) – 4:06

References

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