Farover

Farover
Studio album by Burning Spear
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Reggae
Length	42:15
Label	EMI
Producer	Winston 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B+[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

• 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 – 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. "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.