| Spirit of Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Label | Interscope [1] | |||
| Producer | Little Steven, Majek Fashek | |||
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Spirit of Love is an album by the Nigerian musician Majek Fashek. [2] It was released in 1991. [3] Fashek was credited with the Prisoners of Conscience. [4]
"Send Down the Rain" had been a major hit in Nigeria. [5] Fashek supported the album by touring with Tracy Chapman. [6] [7]
The album was produced by Little Steven, who also played guitar; Little Steven became interested after seeing Fashek perform at the Apollo Theater. [8] [9] [10] It was recorded in Los Angeles and New York, with the Prisoners of Conscience numbering 12 members. [11] [12] Spirit of Love mixed reggae styles with jùjú music, employing talking drums on many tracks. [13] [14] "Majek Fashek in a New York" incorporated elements of dancehall. [15]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [16] |
| Chicago Tribune | [13] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [15] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [17] |
| MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide | [11] |
The Chicago Tribune called the album "reggae with a more lively and sophisticated rhythmic sensibility." [13] The Milwaukee Sentinel noted that Fashek "often resembles the young Bob Marley sometimes too closely," but praised his "charisma and spiritual fervor, supported by his band's African/reggae sound"; it listed the album as one of the 10 best of 1991. [18] The Houston Chronicle also listed it as one of the best albums of the year. [19]
The Boston Globe deemed the album "a joyous compilation of talking drums, maracas, horns and guitars." [5] The Los Angeles Times concluded that Fashek "writes with character, depth and fire, but fails to stake out his own territory." [17] The Virginian-Pilot stated that he "mixes tunes about suffering and politics with ones about longing and love, all the while blending reggae with rock, soul and the rhythms of Africa." [20]
AllMusic wrote: "Seamlessly blending elements of juju with reggae, Fashek turns from imitator to innovator in a disc with so much clear-eyed enthusiasm and vision you'd think reggae was his personal invention." [16]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Majek Beware" | |
| 2. | "So Long" | |
| 3. | "Majek Fashek in a New York" | |
| 4. | "Spirit of Love" | |
| 5. | "Jah People" | |
| 6. | "Religion Is Politics" | |
| 7. | "Holy Spirit" | |
| 8. | "Send Down the Rain" | |
| 9. | "I'm Not Tired" | |
| 10. | "I Come from de Ghetto" |
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