Liberation is an album by the Jamaican musician Bunny Wailer, released in 1989 through Shanachie Records. Wailer supported the album with a North American tour. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Reggae Recording".
Production "Botha the Mosquito" is about South African president P. W. Botha. Wailer included a reproduction of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the album notes.
Critical reception
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." The Gazette called the album "roots reggae par excellence."
Track listing All tracks written by Neville "Bunny" Livingston. "Rise and Shine" "Liberation" "Botha the Mosquito" "Want to Come Home" "Ready When You Ready" "Didn't You Know" "Dash Wey the Vial" "Bald Head Jesus" "Food" "Serious Thing"
Personnel Bunny Wailer - Percussion, Arranger, Director, Vocals, Producer, Cover Art Concept The Psalms - Background vocals Tony "Asher" Brissett - Keyboards Barry Barrington Bailey - Horn Headley Bennett - Horn Errol Carter - Bass Steven "Cat" Coore - Guitar Carlton "Santa" Davis - drums Sly Dunbar - Drums Bobby Ellis - Horn Harry T. Powell - Percussion Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - Rhythm guitar Sugar Minott - Drums Johnny "Dizzy" Moore - Horn Sylvan Morris - Engineer Karl Pitterson - Mixing Dwight Pinkney - Guitar Robbie Shakespeare - Bass Earl "Chinna" Smith - Bass Keith Sterling - Keyboards Daniel "Danny Axeman" Thompson - Bass Neville Garrick - Graphic Design, Art Direction, Cover Art Concept Owen "Red Fox" Stewart - Keyboards
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