| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/ark 21 | | UPC: 00618681004226 | | Release Date: 6/29/1999 | | Buy.com Sku: 60317254 | | Item#: MVDWSD | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Best Times Of Our Lives, The - (featuring Cheb Mami) ~ Aswad |  | | 2. Freedom Street ~ Aswad | | | 3. Caution ~ Aswad | | | 4. Boom Boom Carnival ~ Aswad | | | 5. Follow '99 ~ Aswad | | | 6. Take It Easy ~ Aswad | | | 7. Peace Truce ~ Aswad | | | 8. Breakout ~ Aswad | | | 9. Roots Revival ~ Aswad | | | 10. My Love ~ Aswad | | | 11. Thank You Lord ~ Aswad | | | 12. Invisible Sun - (featuring Sting) ~ Aswad | | | 13. Best Times Of Our Lives, The - (dub, featuring Cheb Mami) ~ Aswad | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Aswad: Drummie Zeb, Tony Gad (vocals). | | Additional personnel: Sting, Cheb Mami (vocals); General Styler (DJ); Joe Cang, Brio Taliaferro (background vocals); Michael Bammie Rose, Brian Edwards, Glen Williams, Fiaz, Stanley Andrews. | | ROOTS REVIVAL was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Roots Revival is an apt title for this album, since Aswad's greatest successes have been as a pop-reggae crossover band, most notably with the huge 1988 hit "Don't Turn Around." On this one the group returns to its roots with a vengeance. The sound is still pretty slick, but the material includes a remake of Ken Boothe's rocksteady classic "Freedom Street," two seldom-covered Bob Marley tunes ("Caution" and "Thank You Lord"), a decent cover of the Police's "Invisible Sun" (featuring Sting in a guest appearance), and a bunch of relatively roots-wise new originals. The only remaining members of the band, Drummie Zeb and Tony Gad still have a great melodic sense, as evidenced on the smooth and silky "Follow '99" and the churning "Breakout." But the rhythms are deep and compelling as well, resulting in a sound that will move them in the dancehall even as it pleases more roots-oriented fans. ~ Rick Anderson | | Aswad has been one of the England's longest-lasting reggae bands: since the mid-'70s, they have been active as a backing group for Jamaican stars visiting the U.K. (Dennis Brown, Black Uhuru) and as hit-makers. They were one of the first reggae groups to mix jazz, soul, and funk in with a roots sound. | | ROOTS REVIVAL features Aswad's trademark sound--smooth, rich harmonizing; Bob Marley-influenced lead vocals; regal-sounding horns; and punchy and buoyant rhythms--merged with the influences of world music and a bit of pop sensibility. "The Best Times Of Our Lives" features a stirring Middle Eastern/North African sound (and a vocal from Cheb Mami), and the reggae-fied version of The Police's '80s classic "Invisible Sun" features a guest vocal from Sting. Purists may be a bit disappointed, but those who like their reggae bright and upbeat will find a lot to like here. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/29/1999 | | Original Release Date : 1999 | | Catalog ID : 810 042 | | Label : ARK 21 (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00618681004226 |
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