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Sean Paul took the pop world by storm in 2003 with the release of the dancehall pop smash Dutty Rock, placing songs at the top of the charts, videos in heavy rotation, and his face all over the place. He took his time releasing the follow-up, 2005's Trinity, and rather than going even further pop, Paul heads toward a harder, more aggressive sound. The songs sound tailored for dancefloors with little concern for pop airplay and little concern for melody or hooks. This approach works for a song or two, but sooner rather than later the record begins to wear on the listener. Don't bother waiting for a song that isn't hyper-sexualized, tough, and semi-raw or a song that has some of the lightness and space of "Bubble," "Gimme the Light," or "I'm Still in Love with You," because you won't find it. Some of this may come from the shift in producers from big names with poppier backgrounds like Sly & Robbie, the Neptunes, and Steely & Clevie to lesser-knowns like Delano Thomas, Michael Jarrett, Craig Parks, and Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett who don't have much originality in their work. Each song relies on standard synth sounds and straightforward beats and there are precious few surprises on the record, sound-wise. Even Steven "Lenky" Marsden, the undisputed star producer on Dutty Rock, fails to do much with his songs on Trinity. Of course, blaming the producers for a lack of hooks and excitement is like blaming only the coach when a team goes in the tank; you have to lay a large portion at Paul's feet since he co-wrote all the songs, delivers the vocals, and has his name on the marquee. His vocals are strong enough but overall lack the freshness and vigor of those on Dutty Rock. It's almost as if he really isn't all that involved in the songs himself. In fact, sometimes he sounds like the endless come-ons to incredibly hot girls (all successful), tales of wild nights in the club, and name-dropping (his own) wear him out as much as it does the listener. It doesn't help the opening run of songs ("Head in the Zone," "We Be Burnin'," "Send It On," and "Ever Blazin'") have all the subtlety (and titles) of a hyperactive yet plodding workout mix, or that only a handful of the songs have even a glimmer of the spark that burned so brightly on Dutty Rock. Those few songs, like the bouncy "Head to Toe," the bouncier "Straight Up," the slick Nina Sky feature "Connection," and "Yardie Bone" (which has smooth vocals from Wayne Marshall, a much needed light production from Bennett, and is probably the best song on the album), aren't enough to lift the album out of its somber funk, and when the disc finally ends, there isn't much motivation to want to hear any of it again. Maybe it's too much to ask for Trinity to be as good and surprising and full of life as Dutty Rock; maybe it's unfair to ask Paul to catch lightning in a bottle twice. Probably so, but it's still disappointing for Trinity to be as empty and unenjoyable as it is. Maybe even slightly heartbreaking for anyone who really felt that Dutty Rock would be the first in a long series of great pop records Sean Paul would release.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Fire Links, DJ
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Michael Jarrett, Producer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Delano Thomas, Writer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Cezar, Writer - Andre Saunders, Producer - Craig Marsh, Writer - DJ Delano, Producer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Michael Jarrett, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Serani, Writer - Cezar, Writer - Andre Saunders, Producer - Steve Marsden, Writer - DJ Delano, Producer, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Zumjay, Audio Recording Engineer - David Cole, Writer - Jeremy Harding, Additional Production, Additional Programmer, MixingEngineer - Gregory Gordon, Audio Recording Engineer - Jigzagula, Writer - Steve Marsden, Producer, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Zumjay, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer - Jeremy Harding, MixingEngineer - Gregory Gordon, Audio Recording Engineer - Jigzagula, Writer - Steve Marsden, Producer, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Nigel Staff, Writer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Don Corleon, Producer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Nigel Staff, Writer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Don Corleon, Producer, Writer - Rich Travali, MixingEngineer - Jigzagula, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Nigel Staff, Writer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Wayne Marshall, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Don Corleon, Producer, Writer - Farenheit, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Nigel Staff, Writer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Don Corleon, Producer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Jeremy Harding, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Craig Parkes, Writer - Craig Parks, Producer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, MixingEngineer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Jeremy Harding, Audio Recording Engineer - Adrian Marshall, Writer - Rohan Fuller, Producer, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Jeremy Harding, Additional Keyboards, MixingEngineer - Patrick Samuels, Writer - Jigzagula, Writer - Daniel Lewis, Writer - Omari Stines, Producer, Writer - Ed Goldfarb, Synthesizer - Roach Stines, Producer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Don Corleon, Producer, Writer - Andre Gray, Writer - Teetimus, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Natalie Albino, Writer - Nicole Albino, Writer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Jeremy Harding, MixingEngineer - Elijah Wells, Producer, Writer - Lionel Bermingham, Producer, Writer - Nina Sky, FeaturedArtist - Craig Parkes, Writer - Marlon Cooke, Producer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer - Mark Phevenin, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dwayne Chin-Quee, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Jeremy Harding, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Wedderburn, MixingEngineer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Tami Chin, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Harding, MixingEngineer - Don Corleon, Additional Programmer, MixingEngineer - Jigzagula, Producer, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Michael Jarrett, MixingEngineer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Christopher Birch, Additional Programmer - Looga Man, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Jigzagula, Producer, Writer - Kerry Crawford, Writer - Kid Kurup, Writer, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Michael Jarrett, Producer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Sean Paul, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Teetimus, Writer - DJ Delano, Scratching
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Sean Paul took the pop world by storm in 2003 with the release of the dancehall pop smash Dutty Rock, placing songs at the top of the charts, videos in heavy rotation, and his face all over the place. He took his time releasing the follow-up, 2005's Trinity, and rather than going even further pop, Paul heads toward a harder, more aggressive sound. The songs sound tailored for dancefloors with little concern for pop airplay and little concern for melody or hooks. This approach works for a song or two, but sooner rather than later the record begins to wear on the listener. Don't bother waiting for a song that isn't hyper-sexualized, tough, and semi-raw or a song that has some of the lightness and space of "Bubble," "Gimme the Light," or "I'm Still in Love with You," because you won't find it. Some of this may come from the shift in producers from big names with poppier backgrounds like Sly & Robbie, the Neptunes, and Steely & Clevie to lesser-knowns like Delano Thomas, Michael Jarrett, Craig Parks, and Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett who don't have much originality in their work. Each song relies on standard synth sounds and straightforward beats and there are precious few surprises on the record, sound-wise. Even Steven "Lenky" Marsden, the undisputed star producer on Dutty Rock, fails to do much with his songs on Trinity. Of course, blaming the producers for a lack of hooks and excitement is like blaming only the coach when a team goes in the tank; you have to lay a large portion at Paul's feet since he co-wrote all the songs, delivers the vocals, and has his name on the marquee. His vocals are strong enough but overall lack the freshness and vigor of those on Dutty Rock. It's almost as if he really isn't all that involved in the songs himself. In fact, sometimes he sounds like the endless come-ons to incredibly hot girls (all successful), tales of wild nights in the club, and name-dropping (his own) wear him out as much as it does the listener. It doesn't help the opening run of songs ("Head in the Zone," "We Be Burnin'," "Send It On," and "Ever Blazin'") have all the subtlety (and titles) of a hyperactive yet plodding workout mix, or that only a handful of the songs have even a glimmer of the spark that burned so brightly on Dutty Rock. Those few songs, like the bouncy "Head to Toe," the bouncier "Straight Up," the slick Nina Sky feature "Connection," and "Yardie Bone" (which has smooth vocals from Wayne Marshall, a much needed light production from Bennett, and is probably the best song on the album), aren't enough to lift the album out of its somber funk, and when the disc finally ends, there isn't much motivation to want to hear any of it again. Maybe it's too much to ask for Trinity to be as good and surprising and full of life as Dutty Rock; maybe it's unfair to ask Paul to catch lightning in a bottle twice. Probably so, but it's still disappointing for Trinity to be as empty and unenjoyable as it is. Maybe even slightly heartbreaking for anyone who really felt that Dutty Rock would be the first in a long series of great pop records Sean Paul would release.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:16
- Main artists: Sean Paul
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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