Reggae Gold 2013 is a compilation reggae album from VP Records. It was released on July 23, 2013 and Reggae Gold is an annual series from VP Records beginning in 1992.[1] The set begins with rap-star-turned-Rastafarian Snoop Lion's reggae-influenced sound on "Lighter's Up" featuring vocals from Kingston's Mavado and rising star Popcaan and then Major Lazer's "Jah No Partial" with Jamaican vocalist Johnny Osbourne. Reggae Gold 2013 features the talents of Beres Hammond & Shaggy, Gyptian, Konshens, Major Lazer featuring Johnny Osbourne and Snoop Lion featuring Mavado & Popcaan among others.[2][3]
| Reggae Gold 2013 | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | July 23, 2013 |
| Genre | Reggae, dancehall, lovers rock |
| Label | VP Records |
| Producer | Chris Chin (exec) |
The first disc featured the recent hits, including Shaggy featuring Beres Hammond’ “Fight This Feeling”, Major Lazer’s “Jah No Partial”, Busy Signal’s “You and Me”, Gyptian’s “Wine Slow”, Sean Paul’s “Body”, Konshens “Bad Girl”, Snoop Lion’s “Lighters Up”, I-Octane’s “Gal Gimmie Bun”, Angela Hunte’s “One Shot” and more.
The second disc is a selection of classic hits from the past years. Disc 2 featured artists are: Ini Kamoze, Half Pint, Yellowman, Shabba Ranks, Red Rat, General Degree, Barrington Levy, Desmond Dekker, Bounty Killer and more. Reggae Gold 2013 landed second place on the Billboard Reggae Album chart[4]
Track listing
editDisc 1
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lighters Up - Snoop Lion featuring Mavado & Popcaan" | C. Broadus, A. Hershey, T. Pentz, A. Rechtshaid, W. Henry, A. Bain, D. Brooks, A. Sutherland | Dre Skull, Major Lazer | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Jah No Partial - Major Lazer" | L. James, E. Osbourne, J. Kiekegaard, T. Pentz | Major Lazer | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Body - Sean Paul" | S. Henriques, R. Love, E. Hood, E. Goudy 11 | Rico Love, Earl, E For Division One | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Fi Di Jockey - Aidonia" | S. Lawrence, S. McGregor | Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Kotch - RDX" | A. Bedward, C. Williams, E. Mitchell, P. Mitchell, P. Mitchell | Paul "Cashflow" Mitchell | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Wine Slow - Gyptian" | W. Edwards, T. Johnson, L. Savory | Tarik "Russian" Johnson | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Gal Gimmie Bun - I-Octane" | B. Muir, S. Reid, S. Maxwell | Troy Hinds, Sean Reid | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Bad Gal - Konshens" | G. Spence, J. Arison | Justus "Jusbus" Arison | 2:55 |
| 9. | "One Shot - Angela Hunte" | J. Duplessis, A. Hunte, A. Altino, A. Dunkley, O. Castelli | Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Fight This Feeling - Shaggy featuring Beres Hammond" | O. Burrell, A. Fennell, H. Hammond, L. Dunbar, R. S. W. Dale, S. Pizzonia, S. Marsden | Sly & Robbie, Sting International, Steven "Lenky" Marsden(CO-PRODUCER) | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Perfect Love Song - Morgan Heritage" | G. Spence, A. Gray, K. Macarthy | Linton "TJ" White, Morgan Heritage | 3:43 |
| 12. | "You And Me - Busy Signal" | R. Gordon, G. Cowan | Garfield Cowan | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Let's Get Silly - Queen Ifrica" | V. Morgan, J. McClure, D. Hayle | Jordan McClure, David Hayle | 2:52 |
| 14. | "Gimmie Likkle One Drop - Tarrus Riley" | O. Riley, J. McClure, D. Hayle | Jordan McClure, David Hayle | 2:52 |
| 15. | "Tuesday On The Rocks - Kes The Band" | Push Music, O. Hart, K. Dieffenthaller, K. Gonsalves | Bambino Musik, Justin "Jus Bus" Nation | 3:20 |
| 16. | "Love Love Love - Etana Featuring Busy Signal" | S. McKenzie, R. Gordon, Push Music, O. Hart, K. Dieffenthaller, K. Gonsalves | Bambino Musik, Justin "Jus Bus" Nation | 3:20 |
Disc 2
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Israelites - Desmond Dekker" | D. Dacres, L. Kong, B. Atkinson | Leslie Kong | 2:34 |
| 2. | "World-A-Music - Ini Kamoze" | I. Kamoze, R. Shakespeare, S. Dunbar | Sly & Robbie | 5:46 |
| 3. | "Greetings - Half Pint" | L. Roberts | George Phang | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Zungguzungguguzungguzeng - Yellowman" | W. Foster, H. Lawes | Henry "Junjo" Lawes | 6:26 |
| 5. | "Here I Come - Barrington Levy" | P. Love, B. Levy | Paul "Jah Screw" Love | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Twice My Age - Shabba Ranks & Krystal" | J. Brel, R. McKuen | Augustus "Gussie" Clarke | 6:00 |
| 7. | "Everyone Falls In Love - Tanto Metro & Devonte" | M. Wolfe, W. Passley, S. Marsden, A. Kelly | Donovan Germain | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Maestro - Beenie Man" | S. Marsden, G. Jackson, P. Roberts, M. Davis | Patrick Roberts | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Dwayne - Red Rat" | W. Wilson, L. Dixon, A. Bradford, H. Browne, O. Preece | Haldane 'Danny' Browne | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Pianist - General Degree" | Haldane 'Danny' Browne | C. Butt, H. Browne | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Smoke The Herb - Bounty Killer" | R. Pryce, C. Browne, W. Johnson | King Jammy's | 3:06 |
References
edit- ^ "Reggae Gold". VPreggae. July 23, 2013.
- ^ "REGGAE GOLD 2013 ARRIVES IN STORES THIS WEEK". Reggae Movement. July 24, 2013.
- ^ "Bright start for Reggae Gold". Jamaica Observer. July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Reggae Albums". Billboard. July 30, 2013.