Rise and Shine is a studio album by British reggae band Aswad, released in 1994 through Bubblin' Records. The album peaked at number 38 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 69 on the Dutch Album Top 100.
Singles The album spawned two singles: "Shine" and "Warrior Charge", both made it to the UK Singles Chart at No. 5 and No. 33 respectively. Its lead single, "Shine", became the group's second biggest hit after their version of "Don't Turn Around".
Critical reception
Andy Gill of The Independent called Rise and Shine "a return to the group's traditional strengths after the ill-judged attempt at dancehall crossover that was Too Wicked". He also declared that "the overall theme of Rise and Shine is of uplift and perseverance, the classic roots-reggae consciousness recipe applied here to less positive times."
The album was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listing
Personnel
Aswad Angus "Drummie Zeb" Gaye – lead vocals, drums, backing vocals, programming, mixing Brinsley "Dan" Forde – lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals Dennis Anthony "Tony Gad" Robinson – lead vocals, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, programming with: Paul "Jazzwad" Yebuah – drums Carlton Courtney "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drums, bass, keyboards, backing vocals Michael "Cool Walk" Martin – bass, keyboards Stanley "Soon Come" Andrew – guitar, backing vocals, programming John David Holliday – guitar, backing vocals Joseph Crawley "Jo" Cang – guitar, backing vocals Alan Glass – keyboards, programming Winston Rollins – horns Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton – horns Brian Edwards – horns Janet Kay – backing vocals Viveen Wray – backing vocals Trevor Steel – backing vocals Solomon – deejay Anthony "Chukki Star" Williams – deejay Yootie General – deejay Technical Peter "Mash" Morgan – programming, engineering, mixing James Reynolds – engineering (track 2) Tony Cousins – mastering
Charts Chart (1994)Peak position
Certifications
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