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Jamelody / CD / 2008
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The debut album from Trinidadian roots reggae singer
Jamelody
offers an interesting program. It starts off in a fairly typical roots and culture vein, with the singer working from a very nice set of
Bobby Digital
rhythms and delivering a lovely repatriation anthem (
"Ithiopia"
), an equally pretty praise hymn (
"Give Thanks"
), and a fine sufferer's track (
"Pressure"
), none of which sets him apart from the competition but all of which make nice contributions to the roots repertoire. Then things start getting a bit unusual. His gospel exercise,
"When the Saints Go to Worship,"
finds him sounding just a bit out of his depth; his voice isn't quite up to the rigors the song requires, and he's shown up thoroughly by the massed voices of the
Bethesda Healing Center Choir
. Then, instead of returning to the reggae comfort zone, he keeps wandering out into the musical hinterlands, switching producers and coming up with borderline pop/R&B tracks like
"Since You've Been Away,"
and a fine arrangement of
Stevie Wonder
's
"Ribbon in the Sky."
After a couple of less successful fusion attempts (notably the overproduced
"It So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
) he returns to the reggae fold with a solid one-two-three combination: the horticultural
"High Grade"
(featuring excellent toasting from
Natural Blacks
), a nod to the
Bobo Dread
contingent with
Capleton
, and an update of a classic
Channel One
rhythm. Despite a few strange moments, this is a fine album overall. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
Artist
Jamelody
Format
CD
Genre
Reggae
Label Name
VP
Producer
Carl James, Bobby "Digital" Dixon
Release Date
2008 04 25
Song List
1: Ithiopa (5:30)
2: Be Prepared (3:49)
3: Pressure (4:06)
4: Give Thanks (3:55)
5: When the Saints Go to Worship (4:21)
6: Wanna Be There (2:58)
7: Since You've Been Away (4:40)
8: Joy (4:33)
9: All That I Prayed For (3:35)
10: It So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday (2:47)
11: Ribbon in the Sky (4:16)
12: Love Crazy (3:55)
13: High Grade (3:54)
14: Burn dem Up (3:22)
15: Moving Away (3:35)
Style.Categories
Contemporary Reggae
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