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Snow's third album finds him slowly emerging from the sophomore slump of his underwhelming Murder Love, but still not delivering any hit singles to rival the success of "Informer," from his debut. By now it's clear that he is more than just a novelty act, but he is still struggling to define a sound for himself that is something more than a hybrid of his influences. The album promisingly opens with the lightweight but enjoyable "Steedly Woa" (cf. Barrington Levy), but then falls flat with the forced pseudo-African sound and cookie-cutter politics of "Freedom" (on which the young Yami Bolo's talents are utterly wasted). "Mash Up da Nation" is more promising, combining the classic "Love Bump" rhythm with melodic and lyrical elements from "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." But for the most part, the album doesn't ever rise above the level of solidly pretty good. "Check Out the Way It's Going Down" would have been much better if Snow weren't so blatantly jacking Eek-A-Mouse's style; "Day and Night" would have been better if it weren't so smarmy. And the two closing tracks on the album would have been better if they were reggae songs instead of by-the-numbers synthetic R&B. Overall, this isn't a bad album at all, but 12 Inches of Snow remains the only essential title in this guy's catalog.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Tony "CD" Kelly, Producer, Band Member, Engineer, Programmer, Backing Vocals - Anthony Kelly, Writer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrin O'Brien, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Melburn Grant, Backing Vocals - Ronald Small, Backing Vocals - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - ROHAN DWYER, Mixer, Engineer, Backing Vocals
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tony "CD" Kelly, Producer, Band Member, Programmer, Backing Vocals - Anthony Kelly, Writer - Earl (Chinna) Smith, Guitar - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Twiggy, Backing Vocals - Yami Bolo, Backing Vocals, Writer - Darrin O'Brien, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - D. Wisdom, Backing Vocals - ROHAN DWYER, Mixer, Engineer - Leroy Romans, Additional Keyboards - Michelle, Backing Vocals
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tony "CD" Kelly, Producer, Band Member, Engineer, Programmer - Anthony Kelly, Writer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - GEORGE DAVID WEISS, Writer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Hugo Peretti, Writer - Luigi Creatore, Writer - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Melburn Grant, Backing Vocals - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - Belinda Brady, Backing Vocals - ROHAN DWYER, Mixer, Engineer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Peter Lee, Engineer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Brad Nelson, Mixer - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - C. Bogin, Writer - Corby Luke, Engineer - David Tedesco, Engineer - Jacintha Tuku, Backing Vocals - Laurie Bogin, Band Member, Programmer, Writer - Laurie Bogin for Au1 Productions, Producer - Marcus Kane, Band Member, Programmer - Marcus Kane for Au1 Productions, Producer - Melanie Durrant, Backing Vocals - Steve Traub, Engineer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Peter Lee, Engineer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - Jacintha Tuku, Backing Vocals - Laurie Bogin, Band Member, Programmer - Laurie Bogin for Au1 Productions, Producer - Marcus Kane, Band Member, Programmer - Marcus Kane for Au1 Productions, Producer - Melanie Durrant, Backing Vocals - Steve Traub, Engineer - Randy "Scrappy" Scott, Additional Vocals - Frank Heller, Mixer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - C. Bogin, Writer - Corby Luke, Engineer - David Tedesco, Engineer - Laurie Bogin, Band Member, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer - Laurie Bogin for Au1 Productions, Producer - Marcus Kane, Band Member, Programmer - Marcus Kane for Au1 Productions, Producer - Melanie Durrant, Backing Vocals - Frank Heller, Mixer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tony "CD" Kelly, Arranger, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Remixer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Beenie Man, Additional Vocals - NADINE SUTHERLAND, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Buju Banton, Additional Vocals - Terror Fabulous, Additional Vocals - Louie Culture, Additional Vocals - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - Culture Knox, Additional Vocals - Dean Mundie, AssistantEngineer - Dean Prendigast, AssistantEngineer - Hurby "Luv Bug" for The Core Of Production, Writer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tony "CD" Kelly, Producer, Band Member, Programmer - Anthony Kelly, Writer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Melburn Grant, Backing Vocals - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - ROHAN DWYER, Mixer, Engineer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dave Kelly, Producer, Mixer, Band Member, Programmer - Anthony Kelly, Writer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - Damian East, AssistantEngineer - ROHAN DWYER, Engineer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tony "CD" Kelly, Producer, Band Member, Engineer, Programmer - Anthony Kelly, Writer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrin O'Brien, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - ROHAN DWYER, Mixer, Engineer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Peter Lee, Engineer - Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Anthony Johnson, Writer - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - Corby Luke, Engineer - Jacintha Tuku, Backing Vocals - Laurie Bogin, Band Member, Programmer, Backing Vocals - Laurie Bogin for Au1 Productions, Remixer - Marcus Kane, Band Member, Programmer - Marcus Kane for Au1 Productions, Remixer - Melanie Durrant, Backing Vocals - Steve Traub, Engineer - Greg Wesley, Writer - Micro Wave for Bakery Music, Producer - Frank Heller, Mixer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Andy Vandette, Masterer - snow, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrin O'Brien, Writer - David Eng, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Salem, ExecutiveProducer - C. Bogin, Writer - Corby Luke, Engineer - Jacintha Tuku, Backing Vocals - Laurie Bogin, Band Member, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer - Laurie Bogin for Au1 Productions, Producer - Marcus Kane, Band Member, Programmer - Marcus Kane for Au1 Productions, Producer - Melanie Durrant, Backing Vocals - Steve Traub, Engineer - Eric Abrahams, Engineer - Karen Kane, Engineer - Korain Green, Backing Vocals - Frank Heller, Mixer
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Snow's third album finds him slowly emerging from the sophomore slump of his underwhelming Murder Love, but still not delivering any hit singles to rival the success of "Informer," from his debut. By now it's clear that he is more than just a novelty act, but he is still struggling to define a sound for himself that is something more than a hybrid of his influences. The album promisingly opens with the lightweight but enjoyable "Steedly Woa" (cf. Barrington Levy), but then falls flat with the forced pseudo-African sound and cookie-cutter politics of "Freedom" (on which the young Yami Bolo's talents are utterly wasted). "Mash Up da Nation" is more promising, combining the classic "Love Bump" rhythm with melodic and lyrical elements from "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." But for the most part, the album doesn't ever rise above the level of solidly pretty good. "Check Out the Way It's Going Down" would have been much better if Snow weren't so blatantly jacking Eek-A-Mouse's style; "Day and Night" would have been better if it weren't so smarmy. And the two closing tracks on the album would have been better if they were reggae songs instead of by-the-numbers synthetic R&B. Overall, this isn't a bad album at all, but 12 Inches of Snow remains the only essential title in this guy's catalog.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:23
- Main artists: (Snow)
- Label: EastWest
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1996 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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