''Free Man'' is a studio album by
Jamaica
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n
reggae
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singer
Burning Spear
Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots ar ...
, released in 2003.
It was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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for
Best Reggae Album at the
46th Grammy Awards
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in 2004.
Track listing
#"Trust"
#"We Feel It"
#"Ha Ha"
#"Not Guilty"
#"Rock and Roll"
#"Hey Dready"
#"Freeman"
#"Loved For Who I Am"
#"Rise Up"
#"Old School"
#"They Can't"
#"Changes"
Credits
*All songs written by
Winston Rodney
*Published by
Burning Spear Publishing
*Recorded, Mixed, Edited and Mastered by Chris Daley at
MVP (
The New Harry J) Studio, 10 Roosevelt Ave., Kingston, Jamaica, WI
"Old School" and "They Can't" Recorded by Stephen Stewart
*Assistant Engineer: Khabier Bonner
*Remastered by George Marino at
Sterling Sound
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Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
NY, NY
*Photography:
Mark Seliger
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*Design:
Helicopter
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*Listening Panel: Elise Kelly, Basil Walters, Roland Reid, Sonia Rodney, T. Boots Harris, Stephen Stewart
*Special Thanks to all the musicians who worked on this project, engineer, assistant engineer and listening panel, all the fans all over the world, Mrs. Sonia Rodney, Marl Seliger, Brother Asher, Michael Sauvage and
Roger Steffen
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,
Garrett Vandermollen.
Musicians
Burning Spear
Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots ar ...
- lead vocals, percussion, background vocals
*
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - drums
*
Shawn "Mark" Dawson - drums
*
Dillon White
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- drums
*
Chris Meredith - bass
*
Ian "Beezy" Coleman - bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
*Stephen Stewart - keyboards
*
Leebert "Gibby" Morrison - lead guitar
*Robert Browne - lead guitar
*
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
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- percussion
*
Christopher "Skyjuice" Burth - percussion
*
Chico Chin - trumpet
*
Everton Gayle - saxophone
*
Barry Bailey - trombone
*
Delton Browne - background vocals
*
Paul "Lymie" Murray - background vocals
*
Pam Hall - background vocals
*
Michael "Lukie D" Kennedy - background vocals
*
Anthony Selassie - background vocals
*
Jeoffrey "Star" Forrest - background vocals
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Burning Spear albums
2003 albums