Name: Crying To The Nation
Brand: VP Records
SKU: 22961506
Price: 6.82 USD
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Crying To The Nation

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Album: Crying To The Nation
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Rules of Life	More Info...
2)	Help I Please	More Info...
3)	Vanity Will Come	More Info...
4)	Nuh Love Inna Dem	More Info...
5)	Puff It	More Info...
6)	No More Violence	More Info...
7)	System a Beat Dem	More Info...
8)	Zion Awaits	More Info...
9)	L.O.V.E. Y.O.U.	More Info...
10)	Missing You [Remix]	More Info...
11)	Once More	More Info...
12)	The Master's Plan	More Info...
13)	Lose a Friend	More Info...
14)	All We Need Is Love	More Info...
15)	Space for All of Us	More Info...
16)	Crying to the Nation	More Info...

Album: Crying To The Nation
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Rules of Life	More Info...
2)	Help I Please	More Info...
3)	Vanity Will Come	More Info...
4)	Nuh Love Inna Dem	More Info...
5)	Puff It	More Info...
6)	No More Violence	More Info...
7)	System a Beat Dem	More Info...
8)	Zion Awaits	More Info...
9)	L.O.V.E. Y.O.U.	More Info...
10)	Missing You [Remix]	More Info...
11)	Once More	More Info...
12)	The Master's Plan	More Info...
13)	Lose a Friend	More Info...
14)	All We Need Is Love	More Info...
15)	Space for All of Us	More Info...
16)	Crying to the Nation	More Info...

Performer Notes

Recording information: Aqua Sounds Studio, St. Croix; Big Yard Recording Studio,Kingston, Jamaica, WI; Birch Hill Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, WI; Cashflow Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, WI; Chimney Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, WI; CR203 Records Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, WI; Seanizzle Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, WI; Truckback Records, Kingston, Jamaica, WI; Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, WI.
One of the most common mistakes reggae artists have historically made is that of overproducing: the minute it becomes clear that they're capable of making hit songs, they immediately embark on a three-albums-a-year regimen that leaves them spent and the public fatigued. I-Octane (ha) has wisely bided his time. Despite a string of hit singles over the past several years, Crying to the Nation is his first full-length album, and it's a solid winner. A variety of Jamaican producers provide a range of rhythms and textures for him to sing over, most of them on the funky but gentle side; his voice is pleasing and his messages consistently uplifting. Although he seems to depend on Auto-Tune a bit more than one might wish, he uses it more subtly than many of his colleagues do, and although he sometimes gets perilously close to the nasal pseudo-gospel whine that makes so many of his roots-and-culture colleagues so hard to listen to, he never crosses the line -- and his ability to jump from crooning to singjay toasting within the space of a beat is both impressive and fun. The songs are consistently strong, but particular highlights include "Zion Awaits" and the affecting "Lose a Friend." There are fine cameo appearances from Alborosie, Tarrus Riley, and the excellent deejay Agent Sasco. And he gets an extra half-star for including not a single skit on the program. ~ Rick Anderson