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MAMBO TAXI, Sly and Robbie's 1997 album, is such a brilliant idea that one wonders why nobody ever did it before. Rhythm section and production team Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare pepper this album liberally with reggae and dub reworkings of classic film themes, and rather than sounding like a cheap gimmick, the combination actually works wonders. The themes they choose range from the inescapable--Lalo Schifrin's "Theme from Mission: Impossible" and Ennio Morricone's "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"--to more obscure melodies like the theme from Billy Wilder's 1961 film THE APARTMENT. Sly and Robbie tread a fine line between straight-up cover and radical revision, careful never to lean too far in one direction or the other. The originals, like Dunbar's moody "Fire in the Oven," are similarly cinematic with a blend of reggae and soundtrack-style jazz that often feels like a more daring version of previous Sly and Robbie instrumental albums like 1988's THE SUMMIT. MAMBO TAXI is a delight for fans of both reggae and soundtrack music.
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Lalo Schifrin, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Neville Hinds, FeaturedArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ennio Morricone, ComposerLyricist - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Neville Hinds, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, ComposerLyricist - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Chevelle Franklyn, MainArtist - Ambilique, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
ERNIE FREEMAN, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Ansel Collins, FeaturedArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Charles Land, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis, Producer - Robbie Lyn, FeaturedArtist - Sly Dunbar, Producer - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Johnny Lytle, ComposerLyricist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer
℗ 1997 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis, ComposerLyricist - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Dean Fraser, FeaturedArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis, ComposerLyricist - Bill Curtis, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, ComposerLyricist - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - John R. Flippin, ComposerLyricist - Nambo Robinson, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
S. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Neville Hinds, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHARLIE WILLIAMS, ComposerLyricist - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sly Dunbar, Producer - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Nambo Robinson, FeaturedArtist - Cedric Brooks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis, ComposerLyricist - Robbie Lyn, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, ComposerLyricist - The Taxi Gang, MainArtist - Sly & Robbie, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
MAMBO TAXI, Sly and Robbie's 1997 album, is such a brilliant idea that one wonders why nobody ever did it before. Rhythm section and production team Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare pepper this album liberally with reggae and dub reworkings of classic film themes, and rather than sounding like a cheap gimmick, the combination actually works wonders. The themes they choose range from the inescapable--Lalo Schifrin's "Theme from Mission: Impossible" and Ennio Morricone's "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"--to more obscure melodies like the theme from Billy Wilder's 1961 film THE APARTMENT. Sly and Robbie tread a fine line between straight-up cover and radical revision, careful never to lean too far in one direction or the other. The originals, like Dunbar's moody "Fire in the Oven," are similarly cinematic with a blend of reggae and soundtrack-style jazz that often feels like a more daring version of previous Sly and Robbie instrumental albums like 1988's THE SUMMIT. MAMBO TAXI is a delight for fans of both reggae and soundtrack music.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:36
- Main artists: Sly & Robbie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 1997 Island Records Inc. ℗ 1997 Island Records Inc.
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