Serious Times (Horace Andy album)

Serious Times is an album by the roots reggae artist Horace Andy, released on 21 June 2010.[1] The album features a band made up of veteran reggae musicians including drummer Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, keyboard player Lloyd "Obeah" Denton and saxophonist Dean Fraser.[2] It was produced by German reggae producer Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen.[2]

Serious Times
Studio album by
Released21 June 2010 (2010-06-21)
StudioMixing Lab Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Anchor Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Big Yard Studio, Jamaica; Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Country Side Studios; Brotherman's Hill, Gran Canaria
GenreReggae
Length61:01
LabelStudio One
Producer
  • Horace Andy
  • Andreas Christophersen
Horace Andy chronology
Two Phazed People
(2009)
Serious Times
(2010)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, noting its "rootsy-yet-modern reggae rhythms", but also saying that not every track on this album was a highlight, also commenting on how vibrato vocals are starting sound like a "self-parody".[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics by Horace Hinds; all music composed by Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen

Serious Times track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Serious Times"4:17
2."Crazy"4:59
3."So Real"4:27
4."False Witness"4:43
5."Cool It Down"4:00
6."Your Friend"4:00
7."Rastafari"3:54
8."Trodding"3:55
9."Rumors of War"3:59
10."Life"4:22
11."Give It Up"3:55
12."Rasta Words"4:13
13."That Light"4:34
14."Love"4:00
15."Cool It" (dub remix of "Cool It Down")4:23

Personnel

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  • Horace Andy – vocals
  • Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen – guitar (tracks 2–6, 8–10 and 12–15)
  • Andrew "Bassie" Campbell (tracks 6 and 8), Daniel "Axeman" Thompson (tracks 1–5, 7, 9 and 10–15) – bass guitar
  • Lloyd "Obeah" Denton – keyboards (tracks 1–15)
  • Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace – drums (tracks 1–15)
  • Herman "Bongo" Herman (tracks 1, 10 and 12), Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake (tracks 2–4 and 15), Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (tracks 6 and 8) – percussion
  • Dean Fraser – saxophone (tracks 1, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 14)
  • Romero Gray (track 6), Ronald "Nambo" Robinson (tracks 1, 2, 7, 11, 12 and 14) – trombone
  • Chronic Horns – sampled horns (track 9)
  • Brady Shammar (track 8), Nina Karle (track 13), Pam Hall (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9, 12 and 14) – backing vocals

References

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  1. ^ Review at United Reggae Retrieved 26/10/10.
  2. ^ a b c d Anderson, Rick (2010) "Serious Times Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-11-06