As Raw As Ever
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As Raw As Ever is a studio album released by Shabba Ranks
, his first to be well-received by critics and the public.
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall musician.He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim"...
, his first to be well-received by critics and the public.
Track listing
- All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music.
- Trailer Load A Girls - 3:58 (Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Wycliffe Johnson, Greville Gordon)
- Where Does Slackness Come From - 3:48 (Gordon)
- Woman Tangle - 3:48 (Gordon, Clifton Dillon)
- Gun Pon Me - 3:53 (Leopold Hartley, Shabba Ranks)
- Gone Up - 3:55 (Gordon)
- Housecall (featuring Maxi PriestMaxi PriestMax Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most...
) - 3:39 (Dillon, Brian Thompson, Maxi Priest, Mike Bennett, Ranks) - Flesh Axe - 4:10 (Browne, Dillon, Johnson)
- A Mi Di Girls Dem Love - 3:29 (Gordon, Ranks)
- Fist-A-Ris - 3:33 (Gordon, Ranks)
- The Jam (featuring KRS-OneKRS-OneLawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...
) - 3:22 (KRS-One, Dillon, Joseph Longo, Lawrence Krisna Parker, Stephanie MillsStephanie MillsStephanie Dorthea Mills is an American R&B and soul singer, and a former Broadway star.-Career:Mills began her career appearing in her first play at the age of nine. Two years later, Mills won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater a record six times...
) - Ambi Get Scarce - 3:52 (Hartley, Ranks)
- Park Yu Benz - 3:26 (Gordon, Ranks)
Personnel
- Shabba Ranks: Vocal
- Mikey Bennett, Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale, Michael Fletcher, Handel Tucker: Keyboards
- Earl Smith: Guitars
- Stephen "Cat" Coore: Guitars, Vocals
- Danny Dennis, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson: Bass, Keyboards
- Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly DunbarSly DunbarLowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar is a drummer.-Biography:Dunbar, whose nickname was reportedly given for his passion for Sly & the Family Stone, launched his musical career while still in his adolescence, playing with a local group, The Yardbrooms, at the age of fifteen...
, George "Dusty" Miller: Drums, Percussion - Danny Browne: Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion
- Chevelle Franklin, Brian & Tony Gold, Dorothy Smith: Backing Vocals