Unchained Spirit

Unchained Spirit is a studio album by the dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton, released in 2000.^[2][3] It was his first and only album to be released on the ANTI- record label, an imprint of Epitaph Records.

Unchained Spirit
Studio album by Buju Banton
Released	August 22, 2000
Genre	Dancehall roots reggae
Length	1:03:54
Label	ANTI- Epitaph Records[1]
Buju Banton chronology
Inna Heights (1997) Unchained Spirit (2000) Friends for Life (2003)

The album peaked at No. 128 on the Billboard 200.^[4]

Production

The album contains contributions from Stephen Marley, Rancid, and Beres Hammond, among others.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
The Evening Post	[7]
NME	[8]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[9]
Spin	7/10[10]

Exclaim! wrote that "the treacle far outstrips anything resembling a tuff rhythm here ... even over the good rhythms, Buju doesn't seem to have the command he once did."^[11] The Star Tribune thought that "Buju's grainy voice flows over slowly distilled lattices of rhythms and multi-part South African-style harmonies."^[12] M.F. DiBella of AllMusic defined the album as a "a vital and rhythmic mix of homegrown Jamaican philosophy, biblical harmonizing, and just plain eerie dancehall".^[5]

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:39
2. "23rd Psalm" (feat. Gramps of Morgan Heritage) – 5:44
3. "Voice Of Jah" (feat. LMS) – 5:01
4. "Sudan" – 4:41
5. "We'll Be Alright" (feat. Luciano) – 4:24
6. "Pull It Up" (feat. Beres Hammond) – 4:09
7. "Life Is A Journey" – 4:07
8. "Better Must Come" – 4:12
9. "Mighty Dread" – 5:01
10. "Poor Old Man" (feat. Stephen Marley) – 4:26
11. "Law And Order" – 3:51
12. "Guns And Bombs" – 3:20
13. "Woman Dem Phat" – 3:16
14. "No More Misty Days" (feat. Rancid) – 4:01
15. "Pull It Up" (feat. Beres Hammond) (live) – 2:56
16. "Reunion" (feat. Wayne Wonder) – 4:06