Friends for Life (Buju Banton album)

Friends for Life
Studio album by Buju Banton
Released	March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)
Studio	Various The Room for Black Shadow Records Area 39 Recording Studio Askum Recording Studio Penthouse Recording Studio King Jammy's Recording Studio
Genre	Dancehall reggae[1]
Length	75:23
Label	VP Music Group
Producer	Buju Banton Cool & Dre Jammy "Jamz" James Sheldon Stewart Sly Dunbar Steely & Clevie Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Buju Banton chronology
Unchained Spirit (2000) Friends for Life (2003) Too Bad (2006)
Singles from Friends for Life
"Paid Not Played" Released: 2003

Friends for Life is the seventh studio album by Jamaican recording artist Buju Banton. It was released on March 11, 2003 through VP Music Group with exclusive distribution via Atlantic Records. Production was primarily handled by Donovan Germain and Buju Banton, along with Cool & Dre, Jammy "Jamz" James, Sheldon Stewart, Sly Dunbar, Steely & Clevie, Steven "Lenky" Marsden. It features guest appearances from Beres Hammond, Bounty Killer, Fat Joe, Nadine Sutherland, Sons & Daughters Choir and Wayne Wonder. The album peaked at number 198 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards,^[2] but lost to Sean Paul's Dutty Rock. The album was supported with charted single "Paid Not Played", which peaked at number 84 on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 in the UK.