Buju Banton Re-Releasing ‘Til Shiloh With New Track In December
Buju Banton appears to have brushed aside widescale criticisms about his recent anti-mask wearing stance and has moved on to newer and more worthwhile matters.
On Thursday, The Gargamel announced the re-release of his 15-track album, Til Shiloh his fourth studio album, which he first released in 1995.
Buju shared the news on Facebook and on Instagram that the album is now available for pre-order and will be re-released on December 18. He also said the album will feature a new track titled, Come Inna The Dance.
“I present to you the Til Shiloh 25th-anniversary album with new never heard before songs. Get a new track #ComeInnaTheDance when you Pre-Order,” the 47-year-old wrote.
A slew of Jamaica’s biggest names in music production were involved in the making of Til Shiloh, among them Penthouse’s Donovan Germain who was Executive Producer, Bobby “Digital” Dixon, Dave Kelly, Sylvester Gordon, and Steely and Clevie.
Sly Dunbar, Dean Frazer, Tony Kelly, Dalton Browne, Glen Browne and Handel Tucker were among the other musical stalwarts involved in that project as were Marcia Griffiths, Wayne Wonder, and Garnet Silk.
The tracklisting for Til Shiloh includes Til I’m Laid to Rest, which was produced by Bobby Digital and featured the Firehouse Crew with Dalton Brownie on guitar as well as the highly popular anti-crime hit Murderer, which was produced by Donovan Germain at the Penthouse recording studio in Kingston on the Far East riddim and well as Chuck it So, which was produced by Handel Tucker.
There were two collaborations on the album: What Ya Gonna Do featuring Buju’s long-time friend Wayne Wonder and the classic Complaint which featured the late Garnett Silk, and was voiced on the Tempo riddim.
There were songs dedicated to romantic love and relationships including How Could You which was produced by Mafi and Fluxy, the Dave Kelly co-produced Wanna Be Loved and Only Man; It’s All Over which was mixed and produced by Steely and Cleevie and Hush Baby Hush which featured Buju’s close fried Marcia Griffiths on background vocals.
The original Champion track which was produced by Donovan Germain and the Champion (Remix) were also a part of the album.
However, Not an Easy Road, Til Shiloh, and Untold Stories were probably the most telling songs which marked Buju’s journey into Rastafari.
Untold Stories was the last song recorded on the album, and was in fact written and added to the tracklist after the album had been initially completed. However, the Executive Producer Donovan Germain, felt something needed to be added.
Til Shiloh spent 38 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 27 on August 4, 1995. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on its 25th anniversary, on July 18 this year, three days after Banton celebrated his own birthday on July 15.
This is the second album that Buju has released this year. On June 26 he also released his 20-track Upside Down 2020 album, his first in a decade. The album sold 2,995 copies in its first week.
The artiste, whose given name is Mark Myrie, now has 11 studio albums and 12 compilation albums under his belt. His other studio albums include Stamina Daddy and Mr. Mention which were released in 1992; Voice of Jamaica in 1993; Inna Heights in 1997, Unchained Spirit in 2000; Friends for Life in 2003; Too Bad in 2006; Rasta Got Soul in 2009 and Before the Dawn in 2010.
He copped the Best Reggae Album Award at the Grammy Awards in 2010 for Before the Dawn and hauled in nominations for Rasta Got Soul in 2009; Too Bad in 2006; Friends for Life in 2003, and Inna Heights in 1998.