Friends for Life (Buju Banton album)

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Friends for Life
Studio album by
Buju Banton
ReleasedMarch 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)
Studio
  • The Room for Black Shadow Records
  • Area 39 Recording Studio
  • Askum Recording Studio
  • Penthouse Recording Studio
  • King Jammy's Recording Studio
Length1:15:23
LabelVP Music Group
Producer
Buju Banton chronology
Unchained Spirit
(2000) 		Friends for Life
(2003) 		Too Bad
(2006)
Singles from Friends for Life
  1. "Paid Not Played"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Guardian2/5 stars[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[3]

Friends for Life is the seventh studio album by Jamaican recording artist Buju Banton. It was released on March 11, 2003 through VP Music Group with exclusive distribution via Atlantic Records. Production was primarily handled by Donovan Germain and Buju Banton, along with Cool & Dre, Jammy "Jamz" James, Sheldon Stewart, Sly Dunbar, Steely & Clevie, Steven "Lenky" Marsden. It features guest appearances from Beres Hammond, Bounty Killer, Fat Joe, Nadine Sutherland, Sons & Daughters Choir and Wayne Wonder. The album peaked at number 198 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards,[4] but lost to Sean Paul's Dutty Rock. The album was supported with charted single "Paid Not Played", which peaked at number 84 on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 in the UK.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Paid Not Played"
 4:01
2."Tra La La"
Steven "Lenky" Marsden3:24
3."Teaser" (featuring Bounty Killer)
Steely & Clevie3:48
4."Excerpt of a Speech by Marcus Mosiah Garvey"  0:56
5."Up Ye Mighty Race"MyrieBuju Banton4:02
6."All Will Be Fine" (featuring Sons and Daughters Choir)
Donovan Germain5:33
7."Maybe We Are"
  • Myrie
  • Burt
  • Lyn
  • Chung
Donovan Germain6:20
8."Mama Africa"Peter ToshDonovan Germain4:47
9."Hooked on the Love"
  • Myrie
  • Browne
  • Johnson
Donovan Germain3:58
10."Get It On" (featuring Wayne Wonder)
Buju Banton3:30
11."Friend for Life"
Buju Banton3:51
12."Good Times" (featuring Beres Hammond and Fat Joe)
Donovan Germain4:24
13."Damn"
  • Myrie
  • Andre Lyon
  • Marcello Valenzano
Cool & Dre4:20
14."La Da De Da"
  • Myrie
  • Marsden
Buju Banton3:22
15."Feeling Groovy"
Donovan Germain3:14
16."Pensive Mood"MyrieBuju Banton4:25
17."Spectacular"MyrieJammy "Jamz" James3:49
18."What Am I Gonna Do" (featuring Nadine Sutherland)
4:03
19."Mr. Nine"
Sheldon Stewart3:36
Total length:1:15:23

Charts[]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 198
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 44
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 14

References[]

  1. ^ Anderson, Rick. "Friends for Life - Buju Banton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Simpson, Dave (March 7, 2003). "CD: Buju Banton, Friends for Life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ "GRAMMY Award Results for Buju Banton". GRAMMY.com. September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Buju Banton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Buju Banton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Buju Banton Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Buju Banton Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

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