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Before the Dawn
Studio album by
Buju Banton
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010
Genre Reggae
LabelGargamel
Buju Banton chronology
Rasta Got Soul
(2009) 		Before the Dawn
(2010) 		Upside Down 2020
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Before the Dawn is reggae and dancehall artist Buju Banton's tenth studio album. It was released on September 28, 2010. This album was recorded at the artist's own Gargamel Music studio in Kingston, Jamaica. The album was Buju's last release before he was found guilty of federal drug charges. [2]

The album won a Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album category in 2011. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Rasta Can't Go" – 4:31
  2. "In the Air" – 3:35
  3. "Do Good" – 6:59
  4. "Battered & Bruised" – 4:08
  5. "Bondage" – 5:15
  6. "Struggle Together" – 4:32
  7. "Life" – 5:03
  8. "No Smoking at All" – 3:26
  9. "Try Life" – 4:10
  10. "Innocent" – 3:34

Charts

Chart performance for Before the Dawn
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [4] 26
US Reggae Albums ( Billboard) [5] 2

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  3. ^ Jackson, Kevin (2014) " Bittersweet Grammy for Buju", Jamaica Observer, 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014
  4. ^ "Buju Banton Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Buju Banton Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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