Serious Times (Horace Andy album)

Serious Times is an album by the roots reggae artist Horace Andy, released on 21 June 2010.^[1] The album features a band made up of veteran reggae musicians including drummer Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, keyboard player Lloyd "Obeah" Denton and saxophonist Dean Fraser.^[2] It was produced by German reggae producer Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen.^[2]

Serious Times
Studio album by Horace Andy
Released	21 June 2010 (2010-06-21)
Studio	Mixing Lab Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Anchor Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Big Yard Studio, Jamaica; Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Country Side Studios; Brotherman's Hill, Gran Canaria
Genre	Reggae
Length	61:01
Label	Studio One
Producer	Horace Andy Andreas Christophersen
Horace Andy chronology
Two Phazed People (2009) Serious Times (2010)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, noting its "rootsy-yet-modern reggae rhythms", but also saying that not every track on this album was a highlight, also commenting on how vibrato vocals are starting sound like a "self-parody".^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics by Horace Hinds; all music composed by Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen

Serious Times track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Serious Times"	4:17
2.	"Crazy"	4:59
3.	"So Real"	4:27
4.	"False Witness"	4:43
5.	"Cool It Down"	4:00
6.	"Your Friend"	4:00
7.	"Rastafari"	3:54
8.	"Trodding"	3:55
9.	"Rumors of War"	3:59
10.	"Life"	4:22
11.	"Give It Up"	3:55
12.	"Rasta Words"	4:13
13.	"That Light"	4:34
14.	"Love"	4:00
15.	"Cool It" (dub remix of "Cool It Down")	4:23

Personnel

• Horace Andy – vocals
• Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen – guitar (tracks 2–6, 8–10 and 12–15)
• Andrew "Bassie" Campbell (tracks 6 and 8), Daniel "Axeman" Thompson (tracks 1–5, 7, 9 and 10–15) – bass guitar
• Lloyd "Obeah" Denton – keyboards (tracks 1–15)
• Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace – drums (tracks 1–15)
• Herman "Bongo" Herman (tracks 1, 10 and 12), Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake (tracks 2–4 and 15), Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (tracks 6 and 8) – percussion
• Dean Fraser – saxophone (tracks 1, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 14)
• Romero Gray (track 6), Ronald "Nambo" Robinson (tracks 1, 2, 7, 11, 12 and 14) – trombone
• Chronic Horns – sampled horns (track 9)
• Brady Shammar (track 8), Nina Karle (track 13), Pam Hall (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9, 12 and 14) – backing vocals

References

1. Review at United Reggae Retrieved 26/10/10.
2. Anderson, Rick (2010) "Serious Times Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-11-06