Strictly The Best Vol 32 (2004)

Product Summary UPC: 00054645170024 Release Date: 11/23/2004 Buy.com Sku: 63916992 Item#: MVUC2D Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Can't Satisfy Her - I Wayne ~ Various Artists 2. Lonely Girl - Bascome X ~ Various Artists 3. Rise To The Occasion - Sizzla ~ Various Artists 4. Marijuana - Richie Spice ~ Various Artists 5. Stop - Soltex/Dane "Fire Links" Johnson (Vibes remix) ~ Various Artists 6. Move Ya Body - Nina Sky/Vybz Kartel (remix) ~ Various Artists 7. I've Got Your Man - Lady Saw/Remy Martin (remix) ~ Various Artists 8. Tek Weh Yuh Gal - Cocao Tea ~ Various Artists 9. There For You - Beres Hammond ~ Various Artists 10. I See Girls - Tanto Metro/Devonte ~ Various Artists 11. Bun Bad Mind - Elephant Man ~ Various Artists 12. Consuming - Capleton ~ Various Artists 13. We'll Be Burning - Sean Paul ~ Various Artists 14. Idiot Thing That - Assassin ~ Various Artists 15. Solid As A Rock - T.O.K. ~ Various Artists 16. Done a Ready - Macka Diamond ~ Various Artists 17. In Heaven - Daville ~ Various Artists 18. Back In The Days - Marcia Griffiths ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Audio Remixers: Collin "Bulbie" York; Willie C. Daniels. Editors: Paul Shields; Joel Chin. The great thing about the annual Strictly the Best series is that they serve as an accurate barometer of reggae musical trends. The not-so-great thing is that sometimes those trends need to be allowed to die. Strictly the Best, Vol. 32 overflows with the unfortunate trend of cheerleader-type chants melded to weak riddims. "Stop" by Soltex, "Bun Bad Mind" by Elephant Man, and "Solid as a Rock" by T.O.K all serve as excruciating reminders of what was wrong with dancehall in 2004. An 18-track CD should be able to offset a few clunker tunes, but the majority of the music is just mediocre. It takes reggae legends such as Beres Hammond with the silky "There for You" and Marcia Griffiths with her melodious tribute to the past, "Back in the Days," to occasionally elevate this album. It's worth noting, however, that with relatively few women represented in reggae, every one of the women on this disc -- Griffiths, Lady Saw with Remy Martin, and Macka Diamond -- turn in strong performances. ~ Rosalind Cummings-Yeates Producer: Christopher Birch; Devon Wheatley; Patrick Henry; Donovan Vendetta Bennett; Stephen "Gibbo" Gibbs; Eric "Jr" Delisser; Orville Thomas; Lloyd Campbell; Michelle Campbell; Robbie Shakespeare; Arif Cooper; Sly Dunbar; Lionel Birmingham; DJ Cipha Sounds; Elij   Technical Info Release Date : 05/23/2005 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 1700 Label : VP Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00054645170024    Product Image