Raggamuffin Soldier

Raggamuffin Soldier
Raggamuffin Soldier
Studio album by Daddy Freddy
Released	1992
Studio	Ameraycan Studios (North Hollywood, CA); HC&F Studio (New York, NY); Image Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Crystal Sound Recording (Hollywood, CA);
Genre	Ragga
Length	51:57
Label	Music Of Life; Chrysalis Records;
Producer	Duff Marlowe (exec.); DJ Muggs; Robert Livingston; Super Cat; The Stone Cold Boners;
Daddy Freddy chronology
Singles from Raggamuffin Soldier
	"Haul & Pull"; Released: August 11, 1992; "Respect Due"; Released: 1992;

Raggamuffin Soldier is a studio album by Jamaican ragga recording artist Daddy Freddy.^[4] It was released in 1992 via Music of Life/Chrysalis Records. Recording sessions took place at Ameraycan Studios in North Hollywood, at HC&F Studio in New York, at Image Recording Studios and at Crystal Sound Recording in Hollywood. Production was handled by Robert Livingston, DJ Muggs, The Stone Cold Boners and Super Cat. It features guest appearances from Frankie Paul, Super Cat and Vicki Calhoun. The album spawned two singles: "Haul and Pull" and "Respect Due".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

Critical reception

AllMusic's Ron Wynn praised Daddy Freddy's ability to juggle "idiomatic influences", calling it one of the few albums "to combine things from all styles rather than just throw them together".^[2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Ragamuffin Soldier Daddy Freddy's best album.^[3] Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub deemed it "the best and most diverse full ragga album available".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Haul and Pull"	Frederick Nelson Robert Livingston Dennis Halliburton	Robert Livingston	3:25
2.	"Now or Never"	Nelson Livingston William Maragh	Robert Livingston	3:33
3.	"Respect Due" (featuring Frankie Paul)	Nelson Paul Blake Livingston Halliburton Dwight Myers	Robert Livingston	3:55
4.	"Vibe Up"	Nelson Lawrence Muggerud	DJ Muggs	0:23
5.	"Jah Jah Gives Me Vibes"	Nelson Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:32
6.	"Give Me a Little Lovin'"	Nelson Livingston Halliburton Myers	Robert Livingston	3:45
7.	"Don Number One"	Nelson Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:56
8.	"Rappin' Music" (featuring Super Cat)	Nelson Livingston Maragh Halliburton	Robert Livingston Super Cat	3:42
9.	"Kill Dem Freddy"	Nelson Muggerud	DJ Muggs	1:26
10.	"Who Said Dat"	Nelson Livingston Halliburton	Robert Livingston Super Cat	3:52
11.	"Murder Style"	Nelson Matt Hyde Skatemaster Tate	The Stone Cold Boners	4:35
12.	"Move on Up"	Nelson Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:57
13.	"What's up Freddy"	Nelson Hyde Tate	The Stone Cold Boners	3:12
14.	"Hot"	Nelson Hyde Tate	The Stone Cold Boners	4:42
15.	"Raggamuffin Soldier"	Nelson Hyde Tate	The Stone Cold Boners	4:02
Total length:				51:57

References

^ "Hearing Raggamuffin Hip-hop: Musical Records as Historical Record, by Wayne Marshall and Pacey Foster". Ethnomusicology Review.
^ ^a ^b Wynn, Ron. "Raggamuffin Soldier - Daddy Freddy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 692.
^ Jones IV, James T. (3 Dec 1992). "Dance, rap and Boyz-like joys". USA Today. p. 6D.
^ Reggae, Rasta, Revolution : Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub. Schirmer Books. 1997. p. 225.

External links

Daddy Freddy – Raggamuffin Soldier at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Hearing Raggamuffin Hip-hop: Musical Records as Historical Record, by Wayne Marshall and Pacey Foster". Ethnomusicology Review.

[AM-2] Wynn, Ron. "Raggamuffin Soldier - Daddy Freddy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

[CL-3] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 692.

[4] Jones IV, James T. (3 Dec 1992). "Dance, rap and Boyz-like joys". USA Today. p. 6D.

[5] Reggae, Rasta, Revolution : Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub. Schirmer Books. 1997. p. 225.

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