Rasta Business

Rasta Business
Studio album by Burning Spear
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Studio	Grove Recording Studio (Ocho Rios, St. Ann's, Jamaica)
Genre	Roots reggae
Length	47:38
Label	Heartbeat Records
Producer	Burning Spear Nelson Miller
Burning Spear chronology
The World Should Know (1993) Rasta Business (1995) Living Dub Vol. 3 (1996)
Alternative cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Rasta Business is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear. It was released in 1995 through Heartbeat Records. Recording sessions took place at Grove Recording Studio in Ocho Rios.

It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Winston Rodney

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Africa"	4:47
2.	"This Man"	3:37
3.	"Not Stupid"	4:18
4.	"Creation"	3:40
5.	"Every Other Nation"	4:49
6.	"Burning Reggae"	4:29
7.	"Rasta Business"	4:18
8.	"Old Timer"	4:38
9.	"Subject in School"	3:45
10.	"Hello Rastaman"	4:46
11.	"Legal Hustlers"	4:48
Total length:		47:38

Personnel

• Winston Rodney – vocals, percussion, akete, harmony, producer
• Carol "Passion" Nelson – harmony vocals
• Nelson Miller – backing vocals (track 9), drums, percussion
• Archibald "Tedo" Davis – backing vocals (track 9)
• Jay Noel – synthesizer (tracks: 1, 4)
• Robert Lyn – piano, synthesizers
• Lenford Richards – lead guitar, funde
• Rupert Bent – lead guitar
• Lenval "Shayar" Jarrett – rhythm guitar
• Paul Beckford – bass
• Basil Cunningham – bass (track 11)
• Alvin Haughton – percussion
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
• Mark Wilson – saxophone
• Dean Fraser – saxophone
• Charles Dickey – trombone
• Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – trombone
• James Smith – trumpet
• Junior "Chico" Chin – trumpet
• Barry O'Hare – recording, mixing
• Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
• Garret Vandermolen – album supervision
• Nancy Given – design
• Shona Valeska – photography

Chart history

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[5]	15

References

1. Greene, Jo-Ann. "Rasta Business - Burning Spear | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Burning Spear". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. Colin Larkin (1998). "Burning Spear". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 840–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
4. "Burning Spear". Grammy. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
5. "Burning Spear Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

External links

Rasta Business at Discogs (list of releases)