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Album: Retrospective
# Song Title   Time
1)    Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae
2)    Rock 'N' Groove
3)    Love Fire
4)    Soul Rebel
5)    Want to Come Home
6)    Ballroom Floor
7)    Rise and Shine
8)    Cool Runnings
9)    Rockers
10)    Liberation
11)    Time Will Tell
12)    Warrior
13)    Dance Hall Music
14)    Dog War
15)    Conscious Lyrics
16)    Redemption Song
 

Album: Retrospective
# Song Title   Time
1)    Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae
2)    Rock 'N' Groove
3)    Love Fire
4)    Soul Rebel
5)    Want to Come Home
6)    Ballroom Floor
7)    Rise and Shine
8)    Cool Runnings
9)    Rockers
10)    Liberation
11)    Time Will Tell
12)    Warrior
13)    Dance Hall Music
14)    Dog War
15)    Conscious Lyrics
16)    Redemption Song
 
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  • Personnel includes: Bunny Wailer (vocals, electric drums, talking drum, percussion); O. Stewart (guitar, horns, keyboards, programming); D. Thompson (guitar, bass); Earl "Chinna" Smith, D. Bryan, E. Ranglin, E. Lamont, F. Stewart, D. Pinkney, Sowell, C. Coore (guitar); T. McCook, B. Ellis, H. Bennet, D. Fraser, R. Robinson, B. Bailey, B. Ellis, J. Moore (horns); E. Lindo, K. Sterling, B. Kalphat, G. Anderson, S. Johnson, T. Asher, "Red Fox" Stewart (keyboards); E. Carter, E. Holt, R. Walters (bass); C. Meredith (drums, programming); L. Wallace, E. Clarke, A. Scott, C. Davis, L. Scott (drums).
  • Bunny Wailer has never achieved the icon status of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, his fellow members in the seminal Wailers. But his vocal style--impassioned, gritty, and utterly joyous--is a wonder to behold, and it perfectly suits the music and message of these fine songs.
  • Although Bunny Wailer became a solo artist in 1975, this collection draws mainly from recordings he made during the '80s. It opens with the egregiously catchy "Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae" and ends with a stirring take on Bob Marley's hymn-like "Redemption Song." Accompanied by just a piano and electric bass, Wailer echoes Marley's original phrasing but adds a few well-placed gospel melismas. In between are some of Wailer's best-known songs, including "Cool Running" and "Rockers," as well as lesser-known gems like "Time Will Tell," an effective showcase for the beauty of two simple chords. Wailer straddles genres easily, from carefree dance-reggae songs like "Ballroom Floor," and "Dance Hall Music" to a fierce take on Toots Hibbert's "Dog War, " which manages to be both a dance song and a call to arms.
Professional Reviews
Q (5/95, p.138) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...A first-rate introduction to one of Jamaica's finest."
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