''Jah Is Real'' is a studio album by

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singer

Burning Spear Winston Rodney Order of Distinction, 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 movement, Rastafarian and one of the ...

. It was released on August 19, 2008, through Burning Music. The recording sessions took place at the Magic Shop in

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. The album peaked at number 3 on the

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chart in the United States. It won the

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at the

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in 2009.

Track listing

Personnel

* Winston Rodney – vocals, percussion *"Lady" Peachena Eure – backing vocals *Marie Della Thomas – backing vocals *Joanne Williams – backing vocals *The Late Show's Gospel Choir – backing vocals *Kennedy Simmonds – keyboards *William Berlind – keyboards *Lawrence Lewis – keyboards *Michael Hyde – keyboards * George Bernard Worrell, Jr. – keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9, 11) *Brian Thorn – lead guitar, engineering *Andrew Hobby Bassford – lead guitar *Donovan McKitty – lead guitar *Cecil Ordonez – lead guitar *Ian "Beezy" Coleman – rhythm guitar *Linford Carby – rhythm guitar *David Rekhley – bass *I Palmer – bass * William Earl "Bootsy" Collins – bass (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9) *Mr. Handgroove – bass guitar (track 14) *Howard Smith – drums *Num Heru-ur Shutef Amon'Tehu – percussion *"Blessed" Donald Toney – saxophone *Gerald "Jerry" Johnson – saxophone *Jason Jackson – trombone *Kevin Batchelor – trumpet *Donovan "Snakie" Simmonds – additional engineering *Ted Young – additional engineering *

Chris Gehringer Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound in New Jersey. Gehringer is known for having mastered recordings by popular artists such as AJR, Dua Lipa, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Gwen Stefani, Harry Styles, ...

– mastering *Alexei Afonin – photography

Chart history

References

External links

{{Authority control 2008 albums Burning Spear albums Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album