Liberation | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1989, Dynamic Sounds Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Label | Shanachie | |||
Producer | Bunny Wailer | |||
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Liberation is an album by the Jamaican musician Bunny Wailer, released in 1989 through Shanachie Records.[1][2] Wailer supported the album with a North American tour.[3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Reggae Recording" category.[4]
"Botha the Mosquito" is about South African president P. W. Botha.[5] Wailer included a reproduction of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the album notes.[6]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Robert Christgau | B[8] |
Los Angeles Times | [9] |
The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Wailer seems snake-bitten here—the better melodies deliver lyrics that aren't particularly fresh, and the stronger themes are coupled with lackluster hooks that don't cut through the production problems."[9] The Gazette called the album "roots reggae par excellence."[10]
All tracks written by Neville "Bunny" Livingston.