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The Fittest of the Fittest is an album by the reggae musician Burning Spear, released in 1983.[5][6]

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The Fittest of the Fittest
Studio album by Burning Spear
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Reggae
Length	35:12
Label	EMI, Heartbeat Records[1][2]
Producer	Burning Music Production Burning Band
Burning Spear chronology
Farover (1982) The Fittest of the Fittest (1983) Resistance (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "excellent," writing that "keyboard stabs, creative percussion and intriguing arrangements provide a solid background to his cries and moans of passion."[1]

AllMusic called it "a superb album, which while not in the same class as Spear's first five releases, proves that the artist still has a good deal of simmer left."[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Winston Rodney

1. "The Fittest of the Fittest" - 3:45
2. "Fire Man" - 4:10
3. "Bad to Worst" - 3:32
4. "Repatriation" - 3:43
5. "Old Boy Garvey" - 3:45
6. "2000 Years" - 4:00
7. "For You" - 4:04
8. "In Africa" - 4:04
9. "Vision" - 4:42

Credits

• Engineered by Errol Brown
• Assistant Engineer: Chris Lewis
• Mixed by Winston Rodney and Errol Brown
• Recorded and mixed at Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
• Original art and design by Wicked and Wild
• Original photography by Howard Liebowitz, M.D.
• Original typography and inner bag design by Keith Breeded (Assorted Images) and The Printed Word

Musicians

Burning Band

• Winston Rodney - vocals, percussion
• Bobby Ellis - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Herman Marquis - saxophone
• Anthony Bradshaw - bass
• Nelson Miller - drums, percussion
• Michael Wilson - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Devon Bradshaw - rhythm guitar, lead guitar
• Anthony Johnson - keyboards

Additional musicians

• Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass (track 3)
• Tyrone "Organ D" Downie - keyboards (track 3)
• Earl "Wire" Lindo - keyboards (track 3)
• Junior Marvin - guitar (track 3)
• David Madden - trumpet
• Glen Dacosta - saxophone
• Barry Bailey - trombone
• Calvin Cameron - trombone
• Alvin Haughton - percussion
• Winston Wright - piano, clavinet
• Bobby Kalphat - organ
• Robbie Lyn - organ
• Peter Ashbourne - Prophet 5

References

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