Serious Times is an album by the roots reggae artist Horace Andy, released on 21 June 2010.Review at United Reggae Retrieved 26/10/10. The album features a band made up of veteran reggae musicians including drummer Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, keyboard player Lloyd "Obeah" Denton and saxophonist Dean Fraser.Anderson, Rick (2010) "[ Serious Times Review]", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-11-06 It was produced by German reggae producer Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen.
Reception
Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, noting its "rootsy-yet-modern reggae rhythms", but also saying that not every track on this album was a highlight, also commenting on how vibrato vocals are starting sound like a "self-parody".
Track listing All lyrics by Horace Hinds; all music composed by Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen
Personnel Horace Andy – vocals Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen – guitar (tracks 2–6, 8–10 and 12–15) Andrew "Bassie" Campbell (tracks 6 and 8), Daniel "Axeman" Thompson (tracks 1–5, 7, 9 and 10–15) – bass guitar Lloyd "Obeah" Denton – keyboards (tracks 1–15) Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace – drums (tracks 1–15) Herman "Bongo" Herman (tracks 1, 10 and 12), Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake (tracks 2–4 and 15), Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (tracks 6 and 8) – percussion Dean Fraser – saxophone (tracks 1, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 14) Romero Gray (track 6), Ronald "Nambo" Robinson (tracks 1, 2, 7, 11, 12 and 14) – trombone Chronic Horns – sampled horns (track 9) Brady Shammar (track 8), Nina Karle (track 13), Pam Hall (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9, 12 and 14) – backing vocals
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