Throw Down Your Arms
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| Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor | ||||
| Released | 4 October 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 at Tuff Gong Studios and Anchor Studios in Kingston, Jamaica | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | CD 1: 47:27 CD 2: 48:09 |
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| Label | Chocolate and Vanilla | |||
| Producer | Sly and Robbie | |||
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| Metacritic | (69/100) |
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| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Guardian | |
| The Observer | |
| Paste | (5/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10) |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Rolling Stone | |
Throw Down Your Arms is Sinéad O'Connor's seventh studio album, and her first reggae album. O'Connor sings cover versions of classic roots reggae songs, with production by Sly and Robbie.
The album was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica at Tuff Gong Studios and Anchor Studios in 2004 and released by Chocolate and Vanilla on 4 October 2005. It sold over 250,000 copies worldwide, with 10 per cent of the profits going to support Rastafari elders in Jamaica.
with last line reading: "All the peoples walk each in the name of their Gods."
The original songs were recorded by the following Jamaican reggae artists:
The Japanese version of the CD also includes:
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