Resistance (Burning Spear album)

Resistance is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear. It was released in 1985 through Heartbeat Records, making it the artist's first release for the label. Recording sessions took place at Tuff Gong Recording Studio in Kingston, horns on "Jah Feeling" and "Mek We Yadd" were recorded at Aquarius Studios Kingston.

Resistance
Studio album by
Released1985
StudioTuff Gong Studio Recording (Kingston, Jamaica)
GenreRoots reggae
Length36:43
LabelHeartbeat Records
Producer
Burning Spear chronology
The Fittest of the Fittest
(1983)
Resistance
(1985)
People of the World
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Winston Rodney, except track 4 written with Noel Hamil

No.TitleLength
1."Resistance"4:13
2."Mek We Yadd"4:11
3."Holy Foundation"3:39
4."Queen of the Mountain"3:40
5."The Force"3:43
6."Jah Say"4:22
7."We Been There"4:08
8."Jah Feeling"4:27
9."Love to You"4:20
Total length:36:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Resistance - Burning Spear | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin (1998). "Burning Spear". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 840–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
  3. ^ "Burning Spear". Grammy. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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Burning Spear – Resistance at Discogs (list of releases)