Hail H.I.M.

Hail H.I.M. is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1980.^[1][2] He supported the album with a North American tour.^[3]

Hail H.I.M.
Studio album by Burning Spear
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Reggae
Length	36:48
Label	EMI
Producer	Winston Rodney, Aston Barrett
Burning Spear chronology
Living Dub Vol. 1 (1979) Hail H.I.M. (1980) Living Dub Vol. 2 (1980)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Robert Christgau	B[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

Trouser Press considered "African Postman" and "Columbus" to be classics.^[7] The Black Country Evening Mail wrote that Burning Spear "is probably the only authentic rasta musician around who has not gone commercial."^[8]

Track listing

1. "Hail H.I.M." (Winston Rodney)
2. "Columbus" (Rodney)
3. "Road Foggy" (Rodney)
4. "Follow Marcus Garvey" (Rodney)
5. "Jah See and Know" (Rodney)
6. "African Teacher" (Rodney)
7. "African Postman" (Rodney)
8. "Cry Blood Africans" (Rodney)
9. "Jah A Guh Raid" (Rodney)

Credits

• Recorded and mixed at Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston Jamaica^[9]
• Engineers: Dennis Thompson and Errol Brown
• Original album cover design and photography by Neville Garrick

Musicians

• Winston Rodney - vocals, percussion, congos
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass, percussion
• Nelson Miller - drums
• Junior Marvin - guitar
• Tyrone Downie - keyboards
• Earl Lindo - keyboards
• Bobby Ellis - trumpet
• Herman Marquis - saxophone
• Egbert Evans - horns