Sugar Minott at Studio One [Import]

Sugar Minott | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Soul Jazz
• ASIN: B0006M4SMS
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,359 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vanity

2. Please Be True

3. Hang on Natty

4. Never Give Up

5. Jahovia

6. Give a Hand

7. Try Love

8. Roof Over My Head

9. Jah Jah Lead Us

10. Is It True

11. Love Gonna Pack Up

12. Give Me Jah Jah

13. Jah Jah Children

14. Party Time

15. Change Your Ways

16. Come on Home

17. Jah Almighty

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STUDIO ONE SWEET, March 20, 2006

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Locks Lion (Blue Mountain Peak) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sugar Minott at Studio One (Audio CD)

SUGAR MINOTT AT STUDIO ONE: This is a nicely packaged collection of the great Sugar Minott's breakout hits for legendary producer Clement Dodd at Studio One. As the extensive liner notes point out, these sides from the late seventies and early eighties really kicked off the rhythm makeover movement that - for better or worse - still dominates roots reggae music today. Whether or not you have a taste for do-overs, it's hard to deny the massive influence that these archetypal Studio One rhythms have had on reggae music over the last thirty years. I, for one, am yet to tire of hearing them.

Equally adept with social commentary and rastafarian philosophy as he famously is with lovers' lyrics, Sugar Minott's revisionings of these classic rhythms are - at least nine times out of ten - as close to essential reggae listening as the originals. Despite a couple of disappointing exclusions, most notably his biggest Studio One hit, MR. DC (currently doing the rounds yet again in the form of Fantan Mojah's excellent HUNGRY for Down Sound), and the rather muddy sound quality (especially on the vocal track), SUGAR MINOTT AT STUDIO ONE is still a first class selection, and a cornerstone of any respectable reggae collection.

If you're interested in following Sugar's progress beyond these initial Studio One sides, you should take a look at the brand new THE ROOTS LOVER collection from the excellent Moll-Selekta label.