The Fittest of the Fittest is an album by the reggae musician Burning Spear, released in 1983.
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the album "excellent," writing that "keyboard stabs, creative percussion and intriguing arrangements provide a solid background to his cries and moans of passion."
AllMusic called it "a superb album, which while not in the same class as Spear's first five releases, proves that the artist still has a good deal of simmer left."
Track listing All tracks composed by Winston Rodney "The Fittest of the Fittest" - 3:45 "Fire Man" - 4:10 "Bad to Worst" - 3:32 "Repatriation" - 3:43 "Old Boy Garvey" - 3:45 "2000 Years" - 4:00 "For You" - 4:04 "In Africa" - 4:04 "Vision" - 4:42
Personnel
Burning Band Winston Rodney - vocals, percussion Bobby Ellis - trumpet, flugelhorn Herman Marquis - saxophone Anthony Bradshaw - bass Nelson Miller - drums, percussion Michael Wilson - lead guitar, rhythm guitar Devon Bradshaw - rhythm guitar, lead guitar Anthony Johnson - keyboards
Additional musicians Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass (track 3) Tyrone "Organ D" Downie - keyboards (track 3) Earl "Wire" Lindo - keyboards (track 3) Junior Marvin - guitar (track 3) David Madden - trumpet Glen Dacosta - saxophone Barry Bailey - trombone Calvin Cameron - trombone Alvin Haughton - percussion Winston Wright - piano, clavinet Bobby Kalphat - organ Robbie Lyn - organ
Production Engineered by Errol Brown Assistant Engineer: Chris Lewis Mixed by Winston Rodney and Errol Brown Recorded and mixed at Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica Original art and design by Wicked and Wild Original photography by Howard Liebowitz, M.D. Original typography and inner bag design by Keith Breeded (Assorted Images) and The Printed Word Peter Ashbourne - Prophet 5
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