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Unity

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If you're a Big Mountain fan or casual reggae listener, this is a must have.

First of all, I need to say that I've never been a big fan of reggae music -- it just doesn't jive with my scandinavian genetics. I bought this album for the infectiously catchy remake of "Baby, I Love Your Way" and for a couple of years, that was the only track that received any attention in my CD player. Eventually I begrudgingly decided to give a couple of other cuts a chance and discovered I'd had a fabulous CD sitting right under my nose. Catchy hooks, endearing vocal stylings, deep instrumentation (great variety, kickin' horn section!), and perfect production allow this album to cover a wide array of emotional and thematic ground, sure to appeal to many a varied musical pallate.

There are some straight-forward reggae tunes, but most tracks on "Unity" play more like adult contemporary radio standards built on a reggae foundation. "I Would Find A Way" is a bouncy and unashamedly optimistic slice of sunshine. "Tengo Ganas" is (imagine this) a smooth mix of R&B-latino-carribbean music. Both "Upful & Right" and "Young Revolutionaries" are intimate songs one might expect to hear under moonlight on a front porch in Jamaica.

Give this album a try, and I'm confident you won't be disappointed.

I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Here are the track listings:

1 Fruitful Days
2 Border Town
3 Upful & Right
4 Sweet Sensual Love
5 I Would Find A Way
6 Tengo Ganas
7 Baby, I Love Your Way
8 Young Revolutionaries
9 Revolution
10 Time Has Come
11 Big Mountain

This is one of those very rare instances when you'll enjoy every cut on the album. Quino is one of those once in a generation artist. I've had this for years and it is still a refreshing escape.

Even though i haven't gotten the new album yet this old one is one of my best. They haven't been in the spotlight properly since 1994(when they released Baby, I love your way-7) one of their most successful singles in the uk(No 2) but they have not released anything here for a while. Enough about that now about the album its funky, catchy and perfect for the sunny weather to dance too. Perfect reggae music at its best. so even though its old BUY IT!!!!!!!!

THIS ALBUM HAS SOME OF MY MOST FAVORIT SONGS OF ALL TIMES, SUCH AS, "BIG MOUNTAIN", "UPFUL AND RIGHT" AND "FRUITFUL DAYS".
IT ALSO HAS THE BIG HIT "BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY".