Hail H.I.M. is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1980. He supported the album with a North American tour.
Critical reception
Trouser Press considered "African Postman" and "Columbus" to be classics. The Black Country Evening Mail wrote that Burning Spear "is probably the only authentic rasta musician around who has not gone commercial."
Track listing "Hail H.I.M." (Winston Rodney) "Columbus" (Rodney) "Road Foggy" (Rodney) "Follow Marcus Garvey" (Rodney) "Jah See and Know" (Rodney) "African Teacher" (Rodney) "African Postman" (Rodney) "Cry Blood Africans" (Rodney) "Jah a Guh Raid" (Rodney)
Musicians Winston Rodney - vocals, percussion, congos Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass, percussion Nelson Miller - drums Junior Marvin - guitar Tyrone Downie - keyboards Earl Lindo - keyboards Bobby Ellis - trumpet Herman Marquis - saxophone Egbert Evans - horns
Credits Recorded and mixed at Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica Engineers: Dennis Thompson and Errol Brown Original album cover design and photography by Neville Garrick
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