Reggae Gold 2006

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Artist(s):

Various Artists

Label: Vp Records
Publisher(s):

Vp Records

Studio: Vp Records
Manufacturer: Vp Records
Binding: Audio CD
MPN: 1759
List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $16.98
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Track Listing

Temperature - Henriques, S.

Step Out - Gordon, R.

Toppa Ting - Bailey, C.

Bun Him - Dawyer, D.

Gangster Rock - Bryan, O.

Badman Forward Badman Pull Up - Ottey, K.

Ring Ding Ding - Elliot, T.

Dance - Jackson, J.

Dutty Wine - Taylor, D.

10.

Slow Wine - Kelly, R.

11.

Hotta - Thompson, C.

12.

Anywhere We Go - Campbell, J.

13.

Youths Dem Cold - Bonner, R.

14.

These Streets - Stephenson, V.

15.

Baby Tonight - McLean, B.

16.

I Still Believe - Charles, V.W.

17.

Can't Get Over You - Thoms, O.

18.

Ma Ma - Edwards, W.

Editorial Reviews

Album Description

Variety is the spice of life - and variety in entertainment is what Reggae Gold 2006 is all about! For the first time in its 14 year history, the world?s best selling reggae compilation is paired with a limited edition bonus DVD containing multiple exclusives and great extras. The CD is packed with 18 of reggae?s biggest hits in dancehall, roots and lover?s rock styles. Making Reggae Gold 2006 an audiovisual blast from the cutting edge of reggae! Features mainstream hits Sean Paul ?Temperature? & R Kelly ?Slow Wine (Remix)?and top Jamaican hits Elephant Man ?Gangsta Rock? & Ding Dong ?Bad Man Forward Bad Man Pull Up?. Includes LIVE performances by T.O.K., Assassin and newcomer Ding Dong. DVD Features include live dance segments, in depth behind the scenes footage of RG06 photo shoot and interviews with sexy cover models. VP.

Customer Reviews

REGGAE GOLD 2006

In my opinion no as good as good as Reggae Gold 2005 but a good reggae-dancehall compilation anyway.
My top 5 tracks:
- Sean Paul: Temperatura
- Capleton: Topa Ting
- Elephant Man: Gangster rock
- Ding Dong: Badman forward badman pull up
- Richie Spice: Youths dem cold.

"Reggae Gold 2006" has proven to be one of the best editions.

About every year, I eagerly anticipate the release of the new Reggae Gold, Soca Gold, and Strictly the Best volumes but I must admit that I do skip a couple of years depending on what some of the artist come up with. VP records always include the tightest new riddims and the most talented artists. Just as with Reggae Golds in the past, I think this album is fabulous and I feel it's a better mix than last years, which relied heavily on the already hot tunes on popular radio. This mix displays the diversity in reggae, including some hard dance hall jams, softer lover dance hall, and conscious roots.

"Reggae Gold 2006" is one of the very few CD's that I've come across that I rarely have to hit the skip button. Most of the tracks in here are really good. The first half of this album is pretty fast and upbeat while the second half wines down from all the heat accumulated from the first. Richie Spice's "Youths Dem Cold" is the best of the bunch, but nearly as good is Bitty McLean's "Baby Tonight," which is a thrilling throwback to the old days, thanks in no small part to a killer resurrected Duke Reid riddim. "Slow Wine," with R. Kelly, Sean Paul and Akon is also great because I love the sound to the whole song. "Dutty Wine" - Tony Matterhorn is contagious as well as "Bun Him" - Macka Diamond, and "Badman Forward Badman Pull Up" - Ding Dong. The remaining tracks are just as fine as the rest.

If your one of those that doesn't stay on top of current dance hall/reggae music and riddims then this CD is a must have. However if you often find your self knowing most of these great tunes then, you could probably can skip buying this.

But then again you can always give it to someone you know who is also interested in this genre. Happy listening.

Easy if You've Been Paying Attention. . .

Its a mighty difficult decision I go through every year deciding whether or not to buy the Reggae Gold album. On one hand, they'll usually give you only a track or 2 that you probably can't get anywhere else on a (LEGITIMATE) cd, just one or two songs, but these songs will be HUGE. And on the other hand, the other 15 or so tracks will be so familiar that by time the album drops, you'll already be tired of them.

This year is no different, and as you can see, I gave in to my temptation. What happened? Well there are a few good tunes here. . . Just like I said. However, some of the songs are just flat out over-spun and annoying to me by this point.

What's good here is that whoever put together 2005's edition of RG was keen on putting one of the better artist's on that album back on this one. So, I'm declaring that the best tune altogether on Reggae Gold 2005 is without a doubt Baby Tonight, by Bitty Mclean. The song might just be the oldest on this record altogether as it was present on his last album which was released in 2004 I believe. But who cares, Mclean strikes GOLD on Baby Tonight, just as he did a year ago with the magnificent Walk Away From Love.

What else is good? Tanya Stephens tips her hand on her forthcoming album with the excellent These Streets which rides an acoustic variation of Marley's No Woman, No Cry riddim. There's other good material here as well. Shockingly to me, I'm not that all disgusted by R. Kelly with Sean Paul and Akon on Slow Wine, the tune isnt bad as I thought it would be and with the exception of Mclean's tune has probably gotten more rotations by me than any other tune here.

Also, of the other songs that I've heard tons of, Anywhere We Go by Assassin rides the soon to be immortal 85 riddim and I've not yet tired of hearing that one. Neither have I tired of hearing Wayne Wonder over the Seasons riddim on the wonderful I Still Believe nor Gyptian over teh Triumphant riddim on Mama.

But the buck stops there. If you've been paying a deep attention to dancehall for the last year (and most likely you haven't), then tracks 1-9 on this one might be completely useless to you (with the possible exception of #8 Voicemail's Dance, but all their songs sound EXACTLY alike dont they?). Not a horrible song amongst them at all, and I still like Elephant Man's MASSIVE Gangsta Rock and Capleton over the Sweat riddim on Toppa Tings.

That's just a personal preference however, and like I said, if you dont necessarily seek out every single new song comihng out of Jamaica or spend your weekends in some club somewhere, then you might well like each and every tune there (with one exception). And all of this may be new to you.

The real problem with Reggae Gold 2006 is just one song, and I dont care how old it is or how many times you've heard it. You put Ring Ding Ding on an album and its a problem, if you're over 8 you'll hate that song!

But the rest of the album is fine. As always, I recommend this one for new fans of reggae music or fans who haven't been keeping as keen an eye on the music for the last year or so. There is some very good material here for the reggae saturated fan as well, but you out there probably go through the same tough decision I do when buying this one every year (and I have only missed one in the pass 6 years). This year includes a useful DVD of highlights, clips and girls and yada yada yada, but I like it. As usual Reggae Gold gives an entertaining mix of whats going on in dancehall right now and check it out if you'd like to catch up on things.

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