Wayne Wonder has kicked around on the reggae scene for quite a while without catching fire stateside, but VP Records, backed by Atlantic Records' promotional muscle, changed that in the spring of 2003, with the single "No Letting Go," which became a Top 40 hit.
Atlantic may well have been looking at the numbers posted by Shaggy in opening up a new pop/reggae market and hoping for the same.
But Wonder is more akin to an R&B/hip-hop artist like Usher, singing in his rhythmic tenor over the synthesized beats.
Indeed, this isn't so much a reggae album as a contemporary R&B recording with slight reggae elements here and there, if you forget that the singer is from Jamaica.
"Life is a medium in which we all must travel," he declares portentously at the outset, following with a few more lines of pseudo-philosophical drivel.
But when the songs start, nothing so high-minded is considered.
From "No Letting Go" on, the only thing on Wonder's mind is love, and if he has nothing new to say about it, he nevertheless keeps things moving along nicely.
The album is a consistent toe-tapper, and for those happy to sway to "No Letting Go," there's plenty more of the same.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | Wayne Wonder | Play | 00:52 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | No Letting GoSteven "Lenky" Marsden, Wayne Wonder | Wayne Wonder | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Bounce AlongV. Charles, Steven "Lenky" Marsden | Wayne Wonder | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Friend Like MeV. Charles | Wayne Wonder | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Nobody but MeV. Charles | Wayne Wonder | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Glad You Came My WayV. Charles, Steven "Lenky" Marsden | Wayne Wonder | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | DefinitelyV. Charles, Collin "Bulbie" York | Wayne Wonder | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Just Another DayV. Charles, Steven "Lenky" Marsden | Wayne Wonder | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Close Your EyesV. Charles | Wayne Wonder | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | My Kinda LadyV. Charles | Wayne Wonder | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Mood Is RightV. Charles | Wayne Wonder | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Slowly but SurelyV. Charles | Wayne Wonder | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Perfect ProposalV. Charles, Steven "Lenky" Marsden | Wayne Wonder | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Saddest DayV. Charles | Wayne Wonder | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Crazy Feeling (feat. Elephant Man) | Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Enemies (feat. Surpriz) | Wayne Wonder, Surpriz | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Metal & Steel (feat. Demo & Showki Ru) | Wayne Wonder, Demo, Showki Ru | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 65 mins | 150 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backra | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Dalton Browne | Guitar |
| 3 | V. Charles | Composer |
| 4 | Von Wayne Charles | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 5 | Christopher Chin | Executive Producer |
| 6 | Joel Chin | A&R, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Clevie | Musician |
| 8 | Demo Delgado | Featured Artist |
| 9 | Paul "Teetimus" Edmund | Drums, Musician |
| 10 | Elephant Man | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 11 | Donovan Germain | Producer |
| 12 | Keith Hazel | Groomer |
| 13 | Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson | Assistant Engineer, Musician, Producer, Vocals |
| 14 | Tony Kelly | Engineer, Mixing, Musician, Producer |
| 15 | Steven "Lenky" Marsden | Composer, Keyboards, Musician, Producer |
| 16 | Lynford "Fatta" Marshall | Producer |
| 17 | Michael McDonald | Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 18 | Troyton Rami | Composer, Mixing, Musician, Producer |
| 19 | Claude "Weakhand" Reynolds | Mixing, Mixing Assistant |
| 20 | William Richards | Photography |
| 21 | Chris Scott | Mastering |
| 22 | Showki-Ru | Featured Artist |
| 23 | Steelie | Musician |
| 24 | Supriz | Featured Artist |
| 25 | Andre "Rookie" Tyrell | Engineer, Mixing |
| 26 | Wayne Wonder | Composer, Harmony, Primary Artist |
| 27 | Kiku Yamaguchi | Design Direction |
| 28 | Collin "Bulbie" York | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Musician, Producer |
| 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. |