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Andrew Tosh will release his seventh album at the end of the month.

The 10-track set, which Tosh describes as "something different and fresh", is called Legacy and follows on the heals of Focus, his last effort.

Legacy, as its name suggests, is almost an ode to Tosh's father, Peter Tosh, and features acoustic covers of the legend's more popular recordings.

Ky-Mani Marley is also featured on the single Lessons in Life, while Bunny Wailer makes a guest appearance on I Am.

"While I was in the middle of working on my album, my manager Dawn Simpson came up with the idea of doing a tribute to my father and submit it in time for the Grammys. Over a period of time, she would write down in her diary my favourite Peter Tosh songs, as I would just start singing songs at random. When the idea came around to do the album, she had six songs and I came up with three more. The track Creation was a request from a family friend," Tosh explained.

Tosh felt it was important to cover his father's material because he thought the legend's message needed to be heard at this time.

"We are in a time of dire need for musical messages with a purpose. Now is the time for Peter Tosh's message to be heard," he said.

Mikey Chung, Winston 'Bo Pee' Bowen, Daniel 'Danny Axeman' Thompson and Ranoy Gordon are some of the high-profile industry giants who have worked on Legacy. The album was produced by Handel Tucker in collaboration with Simpson and Tosh.

"The album took us 13 days to complete. We were on a mission and we pulled through even when we were told we couldn't do it. Dawn is no joke, she is one determined manager, when she says we are getting something done, consider it done," said Tosh.

Legacy will be released by Box Ten Entertainment Group in association with Tuff Gong.

The younger Tosh's previous sets include Original Man, Message From Jah, Andrew Tosh: Dressed to Kill, Andrew Sings Tosh: He Never Died, and the Grammy nominated Make Place for the Youth.