Blessed (Beenie Man album) explained

Blessed
Type:	studio
Artist:	Beenie Man
Cover:	BeenieManBlessed.jpg
Released:	July 17, 1995
Genre:	Reggae, ragga, dancehall
Length:	52:20
Label:	Island Jamaica
Prev Title:	Guns Out
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Beenie Man Meets Mad Cobra
Next Year:	1995

Blessed is the fifth studio album by Jamaican musician Beenie Man, released in 1995. It is his first album to receive an international release. Blessed gained Beenie Man a large following outside of Jamaica for the first time, setting the stage for his multiple collaborations with some of the biggest American hip hop and R&B stars of the late 1990s and early 2000s.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Blessed" (Davis/Henton/Jackson/Morgan) – 3:39
2. "Slam" (Kelly) – 2:45
3. "Freedom" (Davis/Dennis/Dunbar/Roberts) – 4:00
4. "Stop Live in a de Pass" (Davis/Dunbar) – 3:51
5. "Acid Attack" (Davis/Dennis/Roberts/Thomas/Williams) – 3:55
6. "Modelling" (Davis/Fluxy/Mafia) – 3:47
7. "Matie a Come" (Crossdale/Davis/Dennis/Kelly/Miller) – 3:49
8. "Man Moving" (Davis/Dennis/Dunbar/Roberts) – 3:45
9. "World Dance" (Davis/Henton/Jackson) – 3:43
10. "Tear off Mi Garment" (Aquaman/Davis/Dennis/Jackson/Roberts/Thomas) – 3:58
11. "New Name" (with Lukie D.) – 3:44
12. "Weeping & Mourning" (Crossdale/Davis/Dennis/Miller/Roberts) – 3:52
13. "Heaven Vs. Hell" (Davis/Dennis/Dunbar/Morgan) – 3:46
14. "See a Man Face" (Crossdale/Davis/Dennis/Jackson/Miller/Roberts) – 3:46

Personnel

• Beenie "Moses Davis" Man - Arranger, Producer, Vocals
• Computer Paul - Bass, Keyboards, Programming
• Donald Dennis - Bass, Keyboards
• Lynford "Fatta" Marshall - Arranger, Producer
• Fluxy - Programming
• Leroy Mafia - Bass, Keyboards
• Gary Jackson - Engineer
• Patrick Roberts - Producer
• Andrew Thomas - Programming
• Collin "Bulbie" York - Arranger, Producer
• Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale - Keyboards
• Madhouse Crew - Arranger
• Dean Mundy - Engineer
• The Shocking Vibes Crew - Arranger, Producer
• Lukie D - Performer
• Dave Kelly - Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer

Charts

Blessed peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.^[2]

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak
1995	"Slam"	Billboard Hot Rap Singles	33
		Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	35
		Billboard Hot R&B Singles	75

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=tQkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Blessed%22++beenie+billboard&pg=PA39 The Latest Music from around the world
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=Og8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Blessed%22++beenie+billboard&pg=PA33 Top Reggae Albums