'Til Shiloh [25th Anniversary Edition]

by Buju Banton

Overview

1993's Voice of Jamaica was a stellar set, an aural collage of the island, with its swirl of diverse styles, sounds and themes. Bringing dancehall to the wider world, that album was a revelation, and to attempt to better it would have been futile. And so, Buju Banton didn't try, instead he moved in a new direction. After the completion of Voice of Jamaica, two of the Banton's friends were killed; their murders prompting him to re-evaluate his own life, leading to his conversion to Rastafarianism, and bringing to an end his glorification of the gun. These life-changing events are reflected throughout much of 'Til Shiloh, which proves a much more introspective set than anything heard from Banton before. This is most evident on the haunting sufferer's song "Untold Stories," as Banton reflects on the world around him, beautifully accompanied by a gentle rhythm and Glen Browne's evocative acoustic guitar. But Jah now sustains him, prompting the artist to open the album with the brief a cappella psalm, "Shiloh," then launching into "Til I'm Laid to Rest," which revisits the sufferer's theme, but intertwines it with an homage to Africa and his faith in the promised land. Still, Banton has not yet found peace, and his inner turmoil is at its rawest on "Murderer." Written in the aftermath of the aforementioned killings, Banton struggles with his grief and fierce desire for vengeance; all else pales before this most emotionally powerful of songs. It's "Not an Easy Road," as Banton vividly relates on that song, and he has been left vulnerable. Still, he opens his soul on "Wanna Be Loved," and exposes his loneliness on "What Ya Gonna Do" joined by Wayne Wonder. "Complaint" has Banton toasting over this fabulous Garnett Silk number, praising Jah and scattering the heathens before him. "Chuck It So" takes a similar stance, as Banton takes on a Big Man, with the 2 Friends Crew sweetening his ferocious assault. It's a heavy-hitting album, with only "Hush Baby Hush," a jubilant version of the 1960 classic "Stay," adding a lighter note to the proceedings. Musically, however, this is a gentler album than its predecessor, although still very much in a dancehall style. Another masterpiece. ~ Jo-Ann Greene

Product Details

Release Date:	12/18/2020
Label:	Island / Umc
UPC:	0602435078328

Tracks

1. Shiloh
2. 'Til I'm Laid to Rest
3. Murderer
4. Champion
5. Untold Stories
6. Not an Easy Road
7. Only Man
8. Complaint
9. Chuck It So
10. How Could You?
11. Wanna Be Loved
12. It's All Over
13. Hush Baby Hush
14. What You Gonna Do
15. Rampage
16. Sensemelia Persecution
17. Champion
18. Wanna Be Loved
19. Come Inna the Dance
20. Not an Easy Road

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buju Banton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Garnett Silk   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Wayne Wonder   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Marcia Griffiths   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Sly Dunbar   Guest Artist,Drums
Dean Fraser   Guest Artist,Saxophone
The Firehouse Crew   Vocals
Mitchum Chin   Guitar (Acoustic)
Marlon Stewart-Gaynor   Percussion
Steely   Bass,Keyboards
Cleveland "Clevie" Browne   Drums
Junior Chin   Trumpet
Robert Lyn   Keyboards
Handel Tucker   Drums,Keyboards
Glen Browne   Guitar (Acoustic)
Danny Browne   Multi Instruments
Dave Kelly   Drums
Dalton Brownie   Guitar
Leroy Mafia   Keyboards,Multi Instruments
Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis   Guitar,Keyboards
Dalton Browne   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Junior "Left Toe" Don   Bass
Dave Fluxy   Drums,Guitar
Two Friends Crew   Vocals (Background)
Clevie   Drums
Audre Tyrell   Drums
Sleely   Bass,Keyboards
Twiggy   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Shane Brown   Mixing
Gary Sutherland   Engineer
Donovan Germain   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Garnett Silk   Composer,Performer
The Firehouse Crew   Instrumentation
Donald Dennis   Composer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Mark Myrie   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
QD III   Composer
Paul Henton   Composer
Maurice Williams   Composer
"Prince" Charles Alexander   Remixing,Remix Engineer
Buju Banton   Composer,Producer
Tony Kelly   Mixing,Composer,Mixing Engineer
Steely & Clevie   Producer
Steely   Producer,Mixing Engineer
Andre "Dreddy Ranks" Tyrell   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Bobby Dixon   Composer
Bobby Digital   Engineer,Producer
Ice Cube   Composer
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd   Composer
Cleveland "Clevie" Browne   Composer,Producer
Michael Cooper   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Geoffroy de Boismenu   Back Cover,Photography
Von Wayne Charles   Composer
Drew Lavyne   Editing
O'Shea Jackson   Composer
Germain Reid   Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Andreas Tyrell   Composer
Life   Composer
Leroy Sibbles   Composer
Wayne Wonder   Performer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Hopeton Lindo   Composer
Melbourne Miller   Composer
Max Romeo   Composer
Max Romero   Composer
Quincy Jones   Composer
Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander   Remixing
Glenroy Browne   Composer
Handel Tucker   Composer,Producer
Glen Browne   Composer
Dana Smart   Reissue Coordination
Danny Browne   Composer,Instrumentation
Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson   Composer
Dave Kelly   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Mixing Engineer,Assistant Producer
Michael "Ibo" Cooper   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tony "CD" Kelly   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Paul Crossdale   Composer
Lee "Scratch" Perry   Composer
Steven "Lenky" Marsden   Producer
Dexter Wansel   Composer
Clement Dodd   Composer
Haldane Browne   Composer
Cleveland Browne   Composer
Anthony Cornelius Cameron   Composer
Hopeton St. Aubin Lindo   Composer
Clevie Browne   Composer,Producer
Gary Jackson   Mixing,Assistant Engineer
Lee Perry   Composer
Wycliffe Johnson   Composer
Babsy Twitch   Assistant Engineer
Cell Block Crew   Producer
Myrie Williams   Composer
Lisa Cortes   Editing,Producer,Executive Producer
Bobby "Digital" Dixon   Producer
Cell Block   Producer
Garnett Smith   Composer
Andre "Rookie" Tyrell   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Robin Schwartz   Licensing
Anthony Cameron   Composer
Rob "Fonksta" Bacon   Remixing,Remix Engineer
Sylvester Gordon   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Carlton Batts   Mastering
Two Friends Crew   Group
Sylvester Jordan   Composer
Clevie   Producer
Andrew Thomas   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Audre Tyrell   Composer,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Lily Salinas   Tape Research
Theodore Life   Composer
Clive Allen   Cover Photo,Photography
Sleely   Producer
Mark Brown   Assistant Engineer
Mikey Williamson   Engineer