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 Burning Spear
Released	1985
Studio	Tuff Gong Studio Recording (Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre	Roots reggae
Length	36:43
Label	Heartbeat Records
Producer	Burning Spear Nelson Miller
Burning Spear chronology
The Fittest of the Fittest (1983) Resistance (1985) People of the World (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

No.	Title	Length
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

• Winston Rodney – vocals, akete, producer
• Richard Anthony Johnson – keyboards, piano, organ, Casio MT-40, Fender Rhodes
• Bobby Kalphat – organ
• Winston Wright – piano, clarinet
• Robert Lyn – synthesizer
• Peter Ashbourne – Prophet-5 synthesizer
• Lenford Richard – lead guitar
• Devon Bradshaw – rhythm guitar
• Michael Wilson – lead & rhythm guitar
• Anthony Bradshaw – bass
• Nelson Miller – drums, fundé, co-producer
• Alvin Haughton – percussion
• Dean Fraser – saxophone
• Herman Marquis – saxophone
• Glen DaCosta – tenor saxophone (track 2)
• Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – trombone
• Calvin "Bubbles" Cameron – trombone
• Barrington Xavier Bailey – trombone
• Leslie Wint – trumpet, flugelhorn
• David Madden – trumpet
• Junior "Chico" Chin – trumpet (track 7)
• Errol Brown – recording
• Jack Nuber – mixing
• Mervyn Williams – assistant engineering (tracks: 2, 8)
• Christopher Lewis – assistant engineering
• David Young – assistant mixing
• Wicked and Wild – art concept and photography