At a glance
- Artist
- Yellowman
- Released
- 1982
- Label
- Greensleeves Records
- Catalogue number
- GREL 35
- Format
- 12″ Vinyl
- Country
- UK
- Tracks
- 10, 37:58
In the issue
Jamaican Dancehall
Start here · 1979-1995 · Members
This debut established slackness style on record and proved dancehall could sell internationally, making Yellowman a star almost overnight.
Yellowman's debut studio album established his slackness style on record and proved dancehall could sell on an international scale.
The rest is in Jamaican Dancehall, a members' issue.
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The original 12″ vinyl: Greensleeves Records GREL 35, 1982.
Track list
- A1Natty Sat Upon the Rock3:26
- A2Lost Mi Love5:11
- A3Mister Chin4:02
- A4Two to Six, Supermix4:17
- A5Morning Ride3:52
- B1How You Keep a Dance3:17
- B2Jamaica a Little Miami3:04
- B3Yellowman Getting Married3:35
- B4Duppy or Gunman3:57
- B5Cocky Did a Hurt Me3:17
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Terms
- Riddim
- A Jamaican term for an instrumental backing track, especially one reused by multiple singers or deejays to create different vocal versions over the same rhythm.
- Roots reggae
- A style of reggae from the 1970s emphasizing Rastafarian spirituality, social commentary, and themes of repatriation and resistance, usually with deep basslines and soulful vocals.
- Sound system
- A mobile setup of turntables, amplifiers, and large speaker stacks used to play recorded music at outdoor parties and dances, especially in Jamaican and Caribbean culture.
- Toasting
- A Jamaican vocal style in which a deejay chants or raps rhythmically over an instrumental track or riddim, often improvising phrases to hype a crowd.