Unchained Spirit is the sixth studio album by Jamaican musician Buju Banton. It was released in 2000 via ANTI-/Epitaph Records, marking it his only album for the label. Production was handled by Donovan Germain, Steven Marsden, Tony "CD" Kelly, Dean Fraser, Tyrone Downie, Stephen Marley and Buju Banton himself. It features guest appearances from Beres Hammond, Gramps Morgan, LMS, Luciano, Rancid, Stephen Marley and Wayne Wonder.
In the United States, the album peaked at number 128 on the Billboard 200, number 5 on the Independent Albums and number 2 on the Reggae Albums charts. It also made it to number 40 on the UK Official Independent Albums Chart.
Critical reception
David Dacks of 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". Rohan Preston of The Minnesota Star Tribune thought that "Buju's grainy voice flows over slowly distilled lattices of rhythms and multi-part South African-style harmonies". 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".
Track listing
Charts Chart (2000) Peakposition
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