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The Best of Me collects nearly all of Maxi Priest's pre-1992 U.K. and U.S. singles, and results in a timeless, breezy, and thoroughly engaging album. Maxi Priest doesn't really tackle the heavy social themes that many of his reggae contemporaries do -- instead, he sings about love, life, and summertime (what, in other words, is known as "lovers rock"). Included here are nearly all of his U.K. hits, including "Strollin' On," "How Can We Ease the Pain," "Peace Throughout the World," and his cover of "Some Guys Have All the Luck," as well as his near-perfect version of Cat Stevens' "Wild World," which broke him to U.S. audiences, and his funky and immortal 1990 U.S. chart-topper "Close to You." Also included is his hit duet with Shabba Ranks, "Housecall," in which Maxi Priest, with his honey-smooth vocals, completely steals the show, as well as his minor U.S. hit "Just a Little Bit Longer." This CD was released in 1991, after the phenomenal success of "Close to You" and its album Bona Fide, therefore, later hits such as "Groovin' in the Midnight," "That Girl" (with Shaggy), and his massive duet with Roberta Flack, "Set the Night to Music," don't appear. Until a later and complete hits package is assembled, The Best of Me, which also features great pictures, song lyrics, and detailed liner notes, more than fits the bill.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
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Sly Dunbar, Producer - Cat Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Maxi Priest, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Lindo, Producer - John Gallen, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Dunbar, Producer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Virgin Records
Maxi Priest, Composer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Duncan, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Carroll Thompson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Robinson, Composer, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Candy MacKenzie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - C Henry, Composer - Paul Robinson For Level Vibes Productions, Producer - Keith Finney, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Angela Hart, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Robinson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tim Saunders, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Al Deval, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Barbara Snow , Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ewan Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Lamont, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Fulgence, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Eno, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Steven Stanley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maxi Priest, Performer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Robinson, Composer - Maxi Elliott, Composer - Paul Robinson For Level Vibes Productions, Producer - Caution, Performer, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Handel Tucker, Producer - Winston Sela, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer - Maxi Priest, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Chung, Producer - Gary Banson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Sly Dunbar, Producer - Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Willie Lindo, Producer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Maxi Elliott, Composer - Raymond Simpson, Composer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1988 Virgin Records Limited
Angus Gaye, Composer - Tony Robinson, Composer - Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Brinsley Forde, Composer - Maxi Elliott, Composer - Drummie Zeb, Producer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Handel Tucker, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Konders, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer - M Priest, Producer - L Massive, Producer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Kevin Robinson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Maxi Priest, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Robinson, Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Robinson For Level Vibes Productions, Producer - Keith Finney, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Robinson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Al Deval, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Lamont, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Fulgence, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - D Emmanuel, Composer - Max Elliot, Composer - P St Aubyn, Composer - Jerry Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Sly Dunbar, Producer - Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Willie Lindo, Producer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Jeff Fortgang, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Virgin Records Limited
Michael Bennett, Composer - Jackson, Composer - Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Thompson, Composer - Tiger, FeaturedArtist - Maxi Elliott, Composer - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Maxi Elliott, Composer - Paul Robinson For Level Vibes Productions, Producer - Drummie Zeb, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - E Robinson, Composer - Godwin Logie, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Handel Tucker, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Beverley Skeete, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rabiger, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Maxi Priest, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Allom, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Chung, Producer - Peter Hunningale, ComposerLyricist - Ray Carless, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Barbara Snow , Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Erskine Thompson, Producer, Executive Producer - Rabiger, Producer, Executive Producer - Janice Hoyte, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy "Mafia" Heywood, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dennis Rollins, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
VAN MORRISON, Composer - Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Drummie Zeb For Ready Productions, Producer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Andy Scott, Composer - Maxi Priest, MainArtist - Maxi Elliott, Composer - Raymond Simpson, Composer - J P "Bluey" Maunick, Producer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
NELLEE HOOPER, Drums, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Maxi Priest, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jardin, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nellee Hooper For Silent Productions Ltd, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jazzie B For Silent Productions Ltd, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maxi Elliott, ComposerLyricist - Erskine Thompson, Producer, Executive Producer - Toyin Adekale, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Derrick Cross, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kimberley James, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Paul Maunick, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
The Best of Me collects nearly all of Maxi Priest's pre-1992 U.K. and U.S. singles, and results in a timeless, breezy, and thoroughly engaging album. Maxi Priest doesn't really tackle the heavy social themes that many of his reggae contemporaries do -- instead, he sings about love, life, and summertime (what, in other words, is known as "lovers rock"). Included here are nearly all of his U.K. hits, including "Strollin' On," "How Can We Ease the Pain," "Peace Throughout the World," and his cover of "Some Guys Have All the Luck," as well as his near-perfect version of Cat Stevens' "Wild World," which broke him to U.S. audiences, and his funky and immortal 1990 U.S. chart-topper "Close to You." Also included is his hit duet with Shabba Ranks, "Housecall," in which Maxi Priest, with his honey-smooth vocals, completely steals the show, as well as his minor U.S. hit "Just a Little Bit Longer." This CD was released in 1991, after the phenomenal success of "Close to You" and its album Bona Fide, therefore, later hits such as "Groovin' in the Midnight," "That Girl" (with Shaggy), and his massive duet with Roberta Flack, "Set the Night to Music," don't appear. Until a later and complete hits package is assembled, The Best of Me, which also features great pictures, song lyrics, and detailed liner notes, more than fits the bill.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:05
- Main artists: Maxi Priest
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ten Records
- Genre: World Reggae
© 1991 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1991 Virgin Records Limited
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