There's nothing like a talented singjay to renew your faith in modern reggae music, and Junior Kelly is made to order in that department.
His latest finds him continuing to develop his signature style, a roots-oriented yet sonically modern mix of cultural and lovers elements.
The album opens powerfully with the energetically sung title track, and although "Blaze" then indicates an unfortunate flirtation with Bobo Dread "fiyah" rhetoric, he quickly steps back onto more solid ground, admonishing his own brethren on "Rasta Should Be Deeper" and showing off his considerable vocal prowess on "Receive." The album's finest moment comes on a gorgeous combination track, a DJ cut of J.C.
Lodge's "Somebody Loves You," here titled "Love You Like That." It's hard to say which is more thrilling about that song -- Kelly's own fully committed performance or Lodge's seemingly ageless voice.
"Not I" and the unusually rockish "Youths Dem Nah Cool" are also solid winners, as is the jazzy and funky "Jam for a While." Only the lackluster lovers number "The More I See Her" fails to impress.
Highly recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tough LifeC.S. Dodd, G.A. Grant | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Blaze | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Rasta Should Be Deeper | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Not IR. Wilson | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:22 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Youths Dem Nah CoolL.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Satan Throne | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Loser | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Jam for a While | Junior Kelly | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Ease My Pain | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Dem Story | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | The More I See Her | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Be Wise | Junior Kelly | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 13 | Hold The Faith | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 14 | Jah Gives Me Strength | Junior Kelly | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 56 mins | 129 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 402 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Anglin | Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 2 | Donovan Benji Belnavis | Bass, Producer |
| 3 | Trevor Skatta Bonnick | Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Dennis Brown | Additional Personnel, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Cleveland "Clevie" Browne | Drums, Producer |
| 6 | Dalton Browne | Guitar, Guitars, Main Personnel |
| 7 | Glen Browne | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 8 | C. Campbell | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Connie Campbell | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Christopher Chin | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 11 | Joel Chin | Editing, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer, Remix Producer |
| 12 | Mitchum Chin | Guitar, Guitars, Main Personnel |
| 13 | Omar Clennon | Guitar |
| 14 | Ian Coleman | Guitar |
| 15 | Roy Cousins | Producer |
| 16 | Paul Crossdale | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Musician |
| 17 | Sean Darson | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 18 | Dwight Dawes | Producer |
| 19 | Kerry DeBruce | Art Direction, Graphic Design |
| 20 | D. Dennis | Composer |
| 21 | Donald Dennis | Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 22 | Donald "Danny Bassie" Dennis | Bass |
| 23 | Lloyd Denton | Keyboards |
| 24 | Don Devaney | Composer |
| 25 | Bobby Dixon | Engineer |
| 26 | C.S. Dodd | Composer |
| 27 | Sly Dunbar | Drums, Producer |
| 28 | Murray Elias | Editing, Producer |
| 29 | Nick Fantastic | Bass, Drums, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitars, Keyboards, Main Personnel |
| 30 | Dean Fraser | Saxophone |
| 31 | Stephen Gibson | Drums |
| 32 | Rohan "Macka" Gordon | Guitars, Main Personnel |
| 33 | G.A. Grant | Composer |
| 34 | Brian "Spoony G" Greenspoon | Project Manager |
| 35 | Pam Hall | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Althea Layne Hamilton | Vocals (Background) |
| 37 | Anthony "Amde" Hamilton | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Cegricia Hamilton | Mixing, Producer |
| 39 | Garfield Hamilton | Producer |
| 40 | Jeremy Harding | Editing |
| 41 | Steve Harrison | Engineer |
| 42 | Anthony "Bass" Hibbert | Drums, Overdubs |
| 43 | Leiba Hibbert | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Samuel Jonathan Johnson | Arranger, Producer |
| 45 | Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Producer |
| 46 | Junior Kelly | Primary Artist |
| 47 | J.C. Lodge | Additional Personnel, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 48 | Robert Lyn | Keyboards, Main Personnel |
| 49 | Lynford "Fatta" Marshall | Mixing |
| 50 | Roland McDermott | Engineer |
| 51 | Troy McLean | Mixing, Producer |
| 52 | Keith Morgan | Producer |
| 53 | Gregory J. Morris | Engineer |
| 54 | Carlinton Morrison | Arranger, Producer |
| 55 | Leebert Morrison | Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Producer |
| 56 | Benjamin Myers | Musician |
| 57 | Barry O'Hare | Mixing |
| 58 | Bernard Raymond | Guitar |
| 59 | William Richards | Photography |
| 60 | L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson | Composer |
| 61 | Anthony Senior | Producer |
| 62 | Robbie Shakespeare | Bass, Guitar, Guitars, Main Personnel, Producer |
| 63 | Paul Shields | Editing, Mastering |
| 64 | Boris Silvera | Producer |
| 65 | Arthur Simms | Engineer |
| 66 | Maria Smith | Vocals (Background) |
| 67 | Steven Stanley | Mixing |
| 68 | Steely | Engineer |
| 69 | Strickland Stone | Bass, Guitar |
| 70 | R. Wilson | Composer |
| 71 | Rolando Wilson | 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. |
| 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). |