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When dubwise (often described as reggae's equivalent of rap) evolved into dancehall in the 1980s, Shabba Ranks became one of the style's leaders. Most dancehall has come out on small independent labels, but in the early '90s, Epic saw how popular it had become and signed Ranks. Hard-edged, abrasive and tough, As Raw as Ever thrives on rhythm for its own sake. Listening to such cuts as "Gun Pon Me" and "Fist-A-Ris," one can hear the impact that classic dubwise artists like I-Roy, U-Roy, King Tubby and Big Youth had on dancehall. But while those greats could be very melodic, Ranks usually has little or no use for melody or harmony. Ranks is joined by artists ranging from rapper KRS-1 to reggae/pop singer Maxi Priest on this generally enjoyable, although limited, disc.
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Wycliffe Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Garville Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Constantine Browne, Composer, Lyricist - Cleveland Browne, Producer - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wycliff Johnson, Producer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - G. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - Cleveland Browne, Drums - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - C. Dillon, Composer, Lyricist - Cleveland Browne, Drums - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - Cleveland Browne, Drums - L. Hartley, Composer, Lyricist - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - G. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - Cleveland Browne, Drums - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Michael Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - Rexton Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Composer, Lyricist - Maxi Priest, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Brian Thompson, Composer, Lyricist - Mikey Bennett, Producer, Arranger - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Shabba Ranks feat. Maxi Priest, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Wycliffe Johnson, Producer, Keyboards, Bass - W. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - C. Dillon, Composer, Lyricist - Cleveland Browne, Producer, Drums - Bobby Dixon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - C. Browne, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - Rexton Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - Greville Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Cleveland Browne, Drums - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - G. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - Cleveland Browne, Drums - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Clifton Dillon, Composer, Lyricist - Joseph Longo, Composer, Lyricist - Sidney Mills, Composer, Lyricist - KRS-One, Producer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Parker, Composer, Lyricist - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Shabba Ranks feat. KRS-One, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
R. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - Cleveland Browne, Drums - L. Hartley, Composer, Lyricist - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Wycliffe Johnson, Keyboards, Bass - G. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Handel Tucker, Keyboards - Dorothy Smith, Background Vocal - Cleveland Browne, Drums - Bobby Dixon, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Peter Mann, Background Vocal - George Miller, Drums - Danny Dennis, Keyboards, Bass - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Shabba Ranks, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chevelle Franklyn, Background Vocal - Carlton Batts, Mastering Engineer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal - Computer Paul, Keyboards, Bass - Danny Browne, Drums, Keyboards, Bass - Paul Crossdale, Keyboards - Peter Chemist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mikey Bennett, Keyboards - Cat Coore, Guitar - Linford Marshall, Recording Engineer - Syl Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Chinna Smith, Guitar - Laurel Pinnock, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Paul Giscombe, Assistant Producer - Bryan Gold, Background Vocal - Errol Dillon, Assistant Producer - Solji Hamilton, Mixing Engineer - One Track Zele, Mixing Engineer - Computer Pual, Drums - Mikey Fletcher, Keyboards - Tony Harmond, Bass
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
When dubwise (often described as reggae's equivalent of rap) evolved into dancehall in the 1980s, Shabba Ranks became one of the style's leaders. Most dancehall has come out on small independent labels, but in the early '90s, Epic saw how popular it had become and signed Ranks. Hard-edged, abrasive and tough, As Raw as Ever thrives on rhythm for its own sake. Listening to such cuts as "Gun Pon Me" and "Fist-A-Ris," one can hear the impact that classic dubwise artists like I-Roy, U-Roy, King Tubby and Big Youth had on dancehall. But while those greats could be very melodic, Ranks usually has little or no use for melody or harmony. Ranks is joined by artists ranging from rapper KRS-1 to reggae/pop singer Maxi Priest on this generally enjoyable, although limited, disc.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:25
- Main artists: Shabba Ranks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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