Stress (Daddy Freddy album) explained

Stress
Type:studio
Artist:Daddy Freddy
Cover:DaddyFreddyStressAlbumCover.jpg
Released:1991
Genre:Raggamuffin
Label:Chrysalis[1]
Producer:Simon Harris
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Stress is an album by the Jamaican musician Daddy Freddy, released in 1991.[2] [3] It made Billboards Top R&B Albums chart.[4] Daddy Freddy incorporated samples from rock bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.[5] "Nuff Respect" is a version of the Otis Redding song.[6] "Ragga House (All Night Long)" samples Stephen Bishop's "On and On".[7]

Critical reception

The Baltimore Sun called the album "derivative, but fun," writing that "unlike a lot of 'ragamuffin' rap, Daddy Freddy's work tends to play down the reggae-based style's impenetrable patois and sing-song cadences."[8] The Calgary Herald noted that "Freddy is a ragamuffin powerhouse early on, blending the street-wise sounds of urban America with the woeful angst of the Kingston slums." The Dayton Daily News wrote that "there's a grittiness on Stress, not unlike that found on hard-core urban American raps."[9]

Track listing

CD

  1. "Intro" - 0:13
  2. "Go Freddy Go" - 5:06
  3. "Talking Beatbox" - 5:07
  4. "Born Christian" - 4:02
  5. "Haul & Paul Badboy" - 0:19
  6. "Daddy Freddy's In Town" - 5:07
  7. "Ragga House (All Night Long)" - 4:57
  8. "Article Don" - 4:23
  9. "Up To Full Speed" - 0:20
  10. "Nuff Respect" - 4:52
  11. "Rockin' With The Best" - 6:17
    • Featuring - Dale Joyner
  12. "Roughneck Nuh Ramp" - 4:25
    • Featuring - Tenor Fly
  13. "The Crown" - 5:10
  14. "Go Freddy Go (Remix)" - 5:09
    • Featuring - Tenor Fly
    • Remix - Simon Harris
  15. "We Are The Champions" - 5:29

12" vinyl

Side A

  1. "Intro" - 0:14
  2. "Go Freddy Go" - 5:06
    • Featuring - Tenor Fly
  3. "Talking Beatbox" - 5:07
  4. "Born Christian" - 4:02
  5. "Haul And Paul Badboy" - 0:19
  6. "Daddy Freddy's In Town" - 5:07
  7. "Ragga House (All Night Long)" - 4:57
    • Featuring - Simon Harris
  8. "Article Don" - 4:23

Side B

  1. "Up To Full Speed" - 0:20
  2. "Nuff Respect" - 5:01
  3. "Rockin' With The Best" - 6:17
    • Featuring - Dale Joyner
  4. "Roughneck Nuh Ramp" - 4:25
    • Featuring - Tenor Fly
  5. "The Crown" - 5:10
  6. "Go Freddy Go (Remix)" - 5:00
    • Featuring - Tenor Fly
  7. "We Are The Champions" - 5:44
    • Featuring - Asher D

Notes and References

  1. News: Takiff . Jonathan . Rap . Philadelphia Daily News . 8 Aug 1991 . Features Yo! . 42.
  2. Hiltbrand . David . Stress by Daddy Freddy . People . Jul 22, 1991 . 36 . 2 . 17.
  3. Ehrlich . Dimitri . Stress by Daddy Freddy . Interview . Jun 1991 . 21 . 6 . 39.
  4. News: Lannert . John . Daddy Freddy . Sun Sentinel . 13 Sep 1991 . Features Showtime . 32.
  5. News: Corcoran . Michael . Record File . Chicago Sun-Times . June 16, 1991 . Show . 4.
  6. News: Bauder . David . Rap . The Virginian-Pilot . AP . June 23, 1991 . G4.
  7. News: Macklin . William R. . Stress Daddy Freddy . The Fresno Bee . Knight-Ridder . August 9, 1991 . E8.
  8. News: Considine . J.D. . Stress Daddy Freddy . The Baltimore Sun . 21 June 1991 . Features . 5.
  9. News: Ali . Derek . Daddy Freddy Stress . Dayton Daily News . June 28, 1991 . Go! . 15.

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