Name: Spice in Your Life
Brand: V.P./Fifth Element
SKU: 262571
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Spice in Your Life

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Album: Spice in Your Life
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Sometimes (Spice in Your Life)
2)	Identity
3)	Black Like Tar
4)	Little Elements
5)	Crying out for Love
6)	Righteous Youths
7)	Run Red Intro
8)	Earth a Run Red
9)	More Terrible (A.K.A. 911)
10)	Folly Living (A.K.A. Blood Again?)
11)	Check Yourself
12)	Move dem Out
13)	Chalwa
14)	Marijuana
15)	Outta the Blue
16)	Prime Time Girl
17)	Holiday
18)	Fake Smile
19)	Reggae's a Fire
20)	Spinning Around
21)	Ghetto Girl

Performer Notes

Personnel: T-Brown (guitar, guitars, keyboards); Earl "Chinna" Smith , M. Khan (guitar, guitars); Paul "Wrong Move" Crosdale (guitars, keyboards); W. Bowell, R. "Fire Ball" Gordon, D. Brownie, R. Gordon, W. Armond, Ian Coleman, M. Chin (guitars); J. Williams, J. Allen Williams, Jr. (violin); Errol Herd (flute); D. Fraser, Dean Fraser (saxophone); E. Hird (horns); B. Myaz, D. Dennis (keyboards, bass guitar); Phillip "Winta" James, B. Myers, C. "Bowie" McKlaughkin, B. Myaz, B. Myers, Robi Lyn (keyboards); D. "Bassy" Dennis, D. Cole, S. Stone, Glen Brownie, Harry T (bass guitar); M. Stewart-Gaynor (drums, percussion); K. Bennet, P. Kastic, P. Taglao, O. "Sticky" Thompson, Wayne "C-Sharp" Clarke, S. Dunbar, Deleon Jubba White, G. Miller, Wilburn "Squiddley" Cole, S. Scott, S. Scott, Willburn "Squidley" Cole (drums); Bongo Herman (congas, bongos, percussion); D. Anglin, A. Haughton, D. Anglin (percussion); Althea Hewitt, Keisha (background vocals); Wayne Armond (guitar, background vocals); Donovan Thompson (guitar).
Additional personnel: Chuck Fenda, Snatcher Dogg, Spanner Banner.
Audio Mixers: Rohan Dwyer; S. Brown.
Recording information: Anchor Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; Band Room Studios; Big Yard Studio; Digital B. Studio; Pot Of Gold Studio; Shocking Vibes Studios; Stage; Steven Stanley Studios; Tuff Gong Studio.
Editor: Paul Shields.
Photographer: Greg Lopez.
The third album from Richie Spice makes a couple of things very clear. First, he's a fine singer and an even better songwriter, capable of dropping completely convincing dancehall, hip hop and roots-and-culture material without seeming to break a sweat. Second, he needs someone to give him some discipline in the studio and steer him clear of such waste-of-time touches as chest-beating intros (and outros) and exploitative recordings of adorable children talking about their career plans and then chanting "We love Richie Spice!." The less time he spends on that stuff and the more he spends on stern anthems of racial consciousness ("Black Like a Tar"), of impending apocalypse ("Earth a Run Red") and of horticultural devotion ("Marijuana"), the better. He's also in fine form when expressing somewhat less lofty sentiments, as on the hip-hop-inflected "Holiday," and when pilfering a theme from the Black Uhuru catalog ("Fake Smile"). You'll want to keep your finger poised near the "track forward" button, but this album is well worth hearing. ~ Rick Anderson