Junior Kelly is one of the new breed of reggae singer/DJs who meld conscious reggae lyrical concerns with contemporary musical dancehall developments.
Love So Nice is a solid, varied disc marked by a strong sense of song craftsmanship that touches most bases of reggae's broad musical spectrum without losing focus or interest.
Kelly is equally adept at delivering a rapid-fire DJ rap over punchy ragga on "Jewel of the Nile" or singing straight songs like a title track built on Bob Marley's "Stir It Up." And he's equally at home blending roots music with dancehall patois lyrics ("Boom Draw"), taking the operatic keyboard route ("Hotta Fi Get"), or going fully acoustic ("Standing Firm").
But that versatility doesn't stop with the wide-ranging material; he's got two distinct vocal deliveries, smooth and sensual or rough and gruff, and alternates them on every other line of "Sunshine." Love So Nice is an excellent slice of modern reggae that maintains the conscious stance of roots reggae without turning its back on the musical developments in contemporary reggae.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean HeartShane Brown, Rohan Dwyer | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Love So Nice | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | SunshineShane Brown, Rohan Dwyer | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Boom Draw | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | JuvenileKelly Morgan | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Hungry DaysR.N. Marley | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | FaithShane Brown, Rohan Dwyer, P. Morrison | Junior Kelly, Brian Gold, Tony Gold | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | ParadiseShane Brown, Rohan Dwyer | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Sleep Last NightClement "Coxsone" Dodd | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Jah Nuh Dead | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Standing FirmShane Brown, Rohan Dwyer, Michael Fletcher | Junior Kelly | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 12 | Black WomanKelly Morgan | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 13 | Well Runs DryShane Brown, Rohan Dwyer, P. Morrison | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | Jewel of the NileChristopher Birch, Collin "Bulbie" York | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 15 | Hotta Fi GetChristopher Birch, Shane Brown, Rohan Dwyer | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 16 | Clean Heart (Remix) | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 62 mins | 144 MB | |||||
| 62 mins | 431 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Armond | Guitar |
| 2 | Christopher Birch | Composer, Keyboards |
| 3 | Winston Bope Bowne | Guitar |
| 4 | Shane Brown | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer |
| 5 | Chester | Mixing |
| 6 | Chris Chin | Executive Producer |
| 7 | Joel Chin | Executive Producer, Mastering |
| 8 | Carol Dexter | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd | Composer |
| 10 | Sly Dunbar | Guest Artist |
| 11 | Rohan Dwyer | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 12 | Michael Fletcher | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 13 | Dean Fraser | Guest Artist, Saxophone |
| 14 | Brian Gold | Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Brian & Tony Gold | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 16 | Tony Gold | Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Wayne Hammond | Bass |
| 18 | Alvin Haughton | Percussion |
| 19 | Perry Hendricks | Engineer |
| 20 | Paul Kastick | Drums |
| 21 | Junior Kelly | Primary Artist |
| 22 | R.N. Marley | Composer |
| 23 | Roland McDermott | Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 24 | Chris Miller | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 25 | Kelly Morgan | Composer |
| 26 | P. Morrison | Composer |
| 27 | Paul Shields | Mastering |
| 28 | Garfield Spencer | Engineer, Mixing |
| 29 | Jason Sterling | Mixing |
| 30 | Strickland Stone | Bass |
| 31 | Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace | Drums |
| 32 | Collin "Bulbie" York | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |