Ghetto Revolutionary is a studio album by the reggae and dancehall artist Sizzla.[4][5] It was released on September 24, 2002. The album is a mix of dancehall and reggae. The album's hit single "Ghetto Revolution," is about the trials and tribulations that people have to go through in the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica.
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Released | September 24, 2002 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Dancehall, reggae | |||
Length | 65:17 | |||
Label | Greensleeves Records[1] | |||
Producer | Philip Burrell (executive) Donald Dennis Miguel Collins Courtney McLaughlin | |||
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The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.[6]
Critical reception
editAllMusic wrote that the "mix of themes and attitudes offers a nice break from the unrelenting 'fire bun' rhetoric that has been Sizzla's stock-in-trade in the past, and makes this album a good introduction for those unfamiliar with this important artist."[2]
Track listing
edit- "Ghetto Revolution"
- "Jah Will Be There"
- "That's Why"
- "The Truth Is Revealing"
- "Don't Say"
- "Just Fine"
- "Don't Waste Time"
- "I Want You"
- "Love The Little Children"
- "Have You"
- "Live It Up"
- "Won't Stop"
- "So Serious"
References
edit- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Ghetto Revolution - Sizzla | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Sizzla - Ghetto Revolution". February 1, 2003.
- ^ "Sizzla | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Moskowitz, David Vlado (September 7, 2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313331589 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sizzla". Billboard.