As Raw as Ever explained
| As Raw as Ever |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Shabba Ranks |
| Cover: | Shabba As Raw As Ever.jpg |
| Released: | 21 May 1991 |
| Genre: | Ragga, dancehall, reggae fusion |
| Length: | 44:35 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | Mikey Bennett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Bobby Dixon, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, KRS-One |
| Prev Title: | Golden Touch |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Rough And Ready Volume 1 |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
As Raw As Ever is a studio album released by Shabba Ranks, his first to be well received by critics and the public.
Track listing
- All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music.
- Trailor Load a Girls - 3:58 (Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Wycliffe Johnson, Greville Gordon)
- Where Does Slackness Come From - 3:48 (Gordon)
- Woman Tangle - 3:48 (Gordon, Clifton Dillon)
- Gun Pon Me - 3:53 (Leopold Hartley, Shabba Ranks)
- Gone Up - 3:55 (Gordon)
- Housecall (featuring Maxi Priest) - 3:39 (Dillon, Brian Thompson, Maxi Priest, Mike Bennett, Ranks)
- Flesh Axe - 4:10 (Browne, Dillon, Johnson)
- A Mi Di Girls Dem Love - 3:29 (Gordon, Ranks)
- Fist-A-Ris - 3:33 (Gordon, Ranks)
- The Jam (featuring KRS-One) - 3:22 (KRS-One, Dillon, Joseph Longo, Lawrence Krisna Parker, Stephanie Mills)
- Ambi Get Scarce - 3:52 (Hartley, Ranks)
- Park Yu Benz - 3:26 (Gordon, Ranks)
Personnel
- Shabba Ranks: Vocal
- Mikey Bennett, Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale, Michael Fletcher, Handel Tucker: Keyboards
- Earl Smith
Guitars
- Stephen "Cat" Coore: Guitars, Vocals
- Danny Dennis, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson: Bass, Keyboards
- Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly Dunbar, George "Dusty" Miller: Drums, Percussion
- Danny Browne: Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion
- Chevelle Franklin, Brian & Tony Gold, Dorothy Smith: Backing Vocals
Charts
Year-end charts
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)
Notes and References
- Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. 9 November 2020.
- Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. 9 November 2020.
