Farover Explained

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

Critical reception

Robert Christgau 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."^[3] 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."^[4] Trouser Press praised the "haunting vocals and trance-inducing music."^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burning Spear Biography by Jo-Ann Greene . AllMusic . 30 June 2023.
2. Book: Thompson . Dave . Reggae & Caribbean Music . 2002 . Backbeat Books . 54.
3. News: Morse . Steve . Reggae: The State of the Art . The Boston Globe . 20 Mar 1983 . Arts . 1.
4. News: Oliver . Kitty . Reggae . Miami Herald . October 17, 1982 . 3L.
5. Web site: Burning Spear . Trouser Press . 30 June 2023.