Barrington

Barrington Levy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 1993)
• Original Release Date: August 17, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Mca
• ASIN: B000002OP0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,831 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Queenefertitti Loves Levy, March 25, 2004

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Queenefertitti (Arlington, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barrington (Audio CD)

This is one of my favorite CD's! I've owned it for several years and although it is remixed, don't listen to what anyone says. This man is UNDERRATED! He is a genius and you will never find a better dance CD. It's so hard to find CD's that are worth your money and this one is! Every track is good and not just 2 or 3.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware, January 9, 2000

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Neil Marchant (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barrington (Audio CD)

Too excited at finding a CD with 'Murderer' on it (can't find it anywhere), I unfortunately didn't spot that this is a Sly and Robbie mix of Barrington Levy's originals. Desperately disappointing. The only thing murdered are Barrington Levy's songs. Don't make the same mistake!

3.0 out of 5 stars Has it's bad moments but definitley underrated, January 14, 2006

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J. Phelps - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barrington (Audio CD)

This was Barrington Levy's major label debut. I picked this up when it first came out expecting about half pop-reggae and half straight dancehall and this is about what I got. Truth is the popish tunes (Teacher, Survival, Nothings's Changed) are still strong compared to some other reggae artist's attempts at crossover from the same period. As for the remakes (not actual remixes) of his older material, Murderer is a nice reworking of the original, not better, but still listenable, and Rakim dosen't dissapoint. Strange is just a good as the original. The real gems on this album are new tracks. "Vice Versa Love" has some of the best lyrics Barrington ever wrote and actually gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it. But the real standout is the stunning "Be Strong". Mixing good old hardcore dancehall drums with live piano and guitar, this Latin inspired track is one of the best songs to come from Levy in his career as well as a high point for Sly & Robbie in the 90's. The fact that this song wasn't a worldwide smash is just a shame. 3 1/2 stars for this album.