My Voice Is Insured for Half a Million Dollars [Extra tracks, Import]

Dennis Alcapone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Trojan Records UK
• ASIN: B00004W5EL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #633,913 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Voice Is Insured For Half A Million Dollars

2. Pop A Version

3. Fever Teaser

4. Power Version

5. Rocking To Ethiopia

6. Joe Frazier Round 2

7. This A Butter

8. Musical Alphabet

9. It Must Come

10. Jungle Of Crime

11. Take Your Time

12. Sons Of Zion

13. Castles & Kings

14. Mava

15. East To West

16. False Prophet

17. Out The LIght Baby

18. Ball Of Confusion

19. Fine Style

20. Look Into Yourself

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars as good a primer for his material as you will find, September 18, 2000

By 

Sean M. Kelly (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: My Voice Is Insured for Half a Million Dollars (Audio CD)

As the Jamiacan deejay scene expolded with unparalleled creativity and excitement, U-Roy emerged as the undisputed king of the genre. Also emerging from the shadows of the rest of the pack was Dennis Alcapone.

While Alcapone never overtook U-Roy's place as the premier toaster in Jamaica, this by no means implies that he wasn't influential or didn't make top notch recordings- both implications would be dead wrong. Alcapone worked in the 70's with the likes of Prince Buster and Lee "Scratch" Perry, and would also produce works by Augustus Pablo and Delroy Wilson. He was very much in demand.

His unique style of toasting is well represented on this compilation, showcasing his unique blend of singing and rapping to great effect. Many of the tracks, including "Musical Alphabet," "Jungle Crime," "East To West," and "False Prophet," landed Alcapone #1 hits in Jamaica.

Alcapone is still going strong today, putting his unique stamp of classic toasting on whatever he does. This cd is a great look at one of Jamaica's most beloved dee-jays, and well worth the investment.