| Unity | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 47:06 | |||
| Label | Giant [1] | |||
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Unity is an album by the American band Big Mountain, released in 1994. [2] [3]
The album peaked at No. 174 on the Billboard 200. [4] "Sweet Sensual Love" was released as a single, peaking at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart. [5] [6] Unity sold more than a million copies. [7] The band supported the album by headlining Reggae Sunsplash in 1994 and 1995. [8]
The songs were written by frontman Quino; many of the lyrics contain political themes and criticisms of U.S. governmental policy. [9] Quino sang in Spanish on some songs. [10] "Border Town" is about undocumented workers. [11] The cover of "Baby, I Love Your Way" first appeared on the soundtrack to Reality Bites . [12]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |    [13] |
| The Buffalo News | [14] |
| Calgary Herald | B [15] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [16] |
The Calgary Herald wrote that the band "is never less than soothing, often inspiring, and its lyrics of love (personal, spiritual, political) is a welcome respite from the below-the-belt toastin' so common today." [15] The Baltimore Sun praised the cover of "Baby, I Love Your Way" but determined that, "unfortunately, that sort of trick works only once an album, and anyone expecting more of the same from Unity will be sorely disappointed." [17] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated that Unity "offers Rastafarian vibes for summer beer decks everywhere." [13]
The Los Angeles Times noted that "the seed planted by Jamaican music and reggae culture is filtered through an American perspective." [18] The Los Angeles Daily News called the album "too pop oriented, too lightweight", writing that "it lacks the pathos that made Marley, at even his most chirpy, believable." [16] The Orange County Register concluded that "this group is extremely commercial; at its most hard-hitting, Big Mountain sounds like a more accessible Steel Pulse." [19]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fruitful Days" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Border Town" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Upful & Right" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Sweet Sensual Love" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "I Would Find a Way" | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Tengo Ganas" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Baby, I Love Your Way" | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Young Revolutionaries" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Revolution" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Time Has Come" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Big Mountain" | 7:05 |
| Total length: | 47:06 | |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] | 97 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] | 15 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] | 52 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] | 52 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [24] | 29 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [25] | 37 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] | 10 |
| US Billboard 200 [27] | 174 |
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