Strictly The Best CDs

Strictly The Best Volume 1 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 1 CD

TRACK LISTING

1 BABY CAN I HOLD YOU TONIGHT - FOXY BROWN

2 WICKED INA BED - SHABBA RANKS

3 TAKE YOU TO THE DANCE - ANTHONY MALVO & DADDY LIZARD

4 MEK DEM KNW - TIGER

5 MAH AH GET TIGHT - LADY G

6 DOWN IN JAMAICA - RED FOX AND NATURALEE

7 SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE - SINGING MELODY

8 TWICE MY AGE - KRYSTAL & SHABBA RANKS

9 STOP LOVING YOU - FREDDIE MCGREGOR

10 POCO MAN JAM - GREGORY PECK

11 GUN INA BAGGY - LITTLE LENNY

12 STOP SPREADING RUMORS - HOME T, COCO TEA, SHABBA RANKS

13 SEXY THING - JOHNNY OSBOURNE

14 THEIF - YELLOWMAN, THRILLER U

Strictly The Best Volume 2 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 2 CD

TRACK LISTING

1 PUNNANEY TEGEREG - LITTLE LENNY

2 BURRUPS - NARDO RANKS

3 TEMPO - TIGER

4 ROOTS AND CULTURE - SHABBA RANKS

5 BUDUF BAF - RED DRAGON

6 KIMBO KING - REGGIE STEPPER

7 MURDER THEM - NINJA MAN

8 HOT STEPPER - INI KAMOZE

9 DON'T TEST ME - SHABBA RANKS, DEBORAHE GLASGOW

10 LOVING PAUPER - FREDDIE MCGREGOR

11 READY OR NOT - FRANKIE PAUL

12 TRU EXPERIENCE - BARRINGTON LEVY

Strictly The Best Volume 3 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 3 CD

TRACK LISTING

1 CAAN DUN - SHABBA RANKS

2 LOVE ME HAV EFI GET - CUTTY RANKS, BERES HAMMOND

3 WILLOW TREE - RICHIE STEPHENS

4 SERIOUS TIME - ADMIRAL TIBETT, NINJAMAN, SHABBA RANKS

5 GOING IS ROUGH - CUTTY RANKS, COCOA TEA, HOME T

6 LOTION MAN - CAPLETON

7 YOU COULD A DEAL - BERES HAMMOND, CUTTY RANKS

8 BANDELERO - PINCHERS

9 GIRLS WINE - SHABBA RANKS

10 DONOVAN - DERRICK IRIE

11 NO 1 PON THE LOOK GOOD CHART - CAPLETON

12 TEST THE HIGH POWER - NINJAMAN

Strictly The Best Volume 4 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 4 CD

TRACK LISTING

1 TEMPTED TO TOUCH - BERES HAMMOND

2 I CAN'T WAIT - SANCHEZ

3 GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT - FRANKIE PAUL

4 IT NOW OR NEVER - COCOA TEA, NADINE SUTHERLAND

5 FAT GIRL - LEROY SIBBLES

6 SMILING FACES - LEROY GIBBONS

7 MY TIME - BARRINGTON LEVY

8 CRY NO MORE - MARCIA GRIFFITHS

9 GOOD LOVE - CHEVELLE FRANKLYN

10 KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR - ED ROBINSON

11 RELEASE ME - GREGORY ISAACS

12 LET HIM TRY - FREDDIE MCGREGOR

Strictly The Best Volume 5 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 5 CD

TRACK LISTING

1. Boom Shell - Louie Ranking

2. Come Ina Dis - Super Cat

3. Tek Him - Mad Cobra

4. Press Up - Poison Chang

5. Half Idiot - Marcia Griffiths & Cutty Ranks

6. Hippitti Hippitti Hop - Papa San

7. You Dead Now - Tiger

8. Mama - Baby Wayne

9. Passport Buddy - Risto Benjie

10. Rod Out - Mad Cobra

11. Look Good - Johnny 'P'

12. Deh Pon Mi Mind - Shabba Ranks

13. Clutch - Papa San

14. Yuh Look Good Oonuh - General Degree

Strictly The Best Volume 6 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 6 CD

TRACK LISTING

1. Day Oh - Frankie Paul

2. Feeling Soul - Ken Boothe

3. Fire Burning - Marcia Griffiths

4. Play Play Girl - Johnny Osbourne

5. I Started a Joke - Nana McLean

6. Can't You Stop the Rain - Anthony Malvo

7. Gal Wine - Chaka Demus & Pliers

8. I Am Not a Substitute Lover - Half Pint

9. Step Aside - Beres Hammond

10. You Know You Want to Be Loved - Dennis Brown

11. Have I Sin - Mary Ann

12. Should I - Richie Stephens

13. Wild Flower - Sanchez

14. Tonight Is the Night - Foxy Brown

Strictly The Best Volume 7 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 7 CD

TRACK LISTING

1. Who Seh Me Dun - Cutty Ranks

2. Granny - General Degree

3. Grudge - Buju Banton

4. Armshouse - Capleton

5. Batty Rider - Buju Banton

6. Love Fever - Cobra

7. Special Request - Chaka Demus

8. Maddy Maddy Cry - Papa San

9. Tell Me Which One - Admiral Tibett, Shabba Ranks

10. Big Up - Rayvon, Shaggy

11. Them a Bleach - Nardo Ranks

12. Stop Chat - Tiger

13. Love Black Women - Buju Banton

14. Coco Cola Shape - Simpleton

Strictly The Best Volume 8 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 8 CD

TRACK LISTING

1. I Love You Too Much - Wayne Wade

2. Double Trouble - Beres Hammond

3. Closer To You - Marcia Griffiths

4. Don't Worry - Sanchez

5. When I'm With You - Wayne Wonder

6. Friends For Life - Dennis Brown

7. Love Is Guaranteed - Jack Radics And Reggie Stepper

8. What A Difference - Jack Radics

9. Come And Talk To Me - Frankie Paul

10. Fall In Love - Glen Ricks

11. Full Attention - Beres Hammond

12. When I See You Smile - Singing Sweet

13. Place In Your Heart - Garnet Silk

14. Get Here (If You Can) - Igina And Junior Rodigan

Strictly The Best Volume 9 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 9 CD

TRACK LISTING

1. boom bye bye - Buju Banton
2. miss goodie goodie - Colin Roach/Galaxy P.
3. mr. big man - Terror Fabulous
4. bun fi bun - Captain Barkey
5. punny printer - PAN HEAD
6. who say - Beres Hammond/Buju Banton
7. mi a go ride - Ninjaman
8. big it up - Buju Banton
9. who so ever may come - Terry Ganzie
10. bedwork sensation - Bajja Jedd
11. mate no ready - Mad Cobra
12. hold up you head - Joseph Stepper
13. ha fi get yu body - Jigsy King
14. good loving - Capelton
15. pop style - Terror Fabulous
16. hop scotch - Bajja Jedd

Strictly The Best Volume 11 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 11 CD

TRACK LISTING

1. Buggering - Capleton
2. Jack It Up - Spragga Benz
3. Talk About - Terror Fabulous & Wayne Wonder
4. Yu Body Good - Red Dragon
5. First Position - Mega Banton
6. As It Dun Load It Back - Jigsy King
7. Real Lover - Mad Lion
8. Find A Good Man - Lady Saw
9. Good Looking Gal - Buju Banton
10. Intimate Woman - Red Rose & Bounty Killer
11. Combination Mix - Ricky General & Mega Banton
12. Find And Kill - Mad Cobra
13. Lodge - Bounty Killer
14. Model Pon You One Time Man - Daddy Screw
15. Comforter - Anthony Malvo & General Degree
16. Money Friend - Leroy Smart & Baby Wayne

Strictly The Best Volume 36 CD

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 36 CD

35 + 36 = 4 STARS, November 21, 2006

STRICTLY THE BEST VOL. 35/36: Here are the latest entries in VP's long-running STRICTLY THE BEST series. As per usual, the first (VOL. 35) is a selection of dancehall sizzlers, featuring a nice mix of established and upcoming artists, and the second (VOL. 36) is a collection of lovers rockers

TRACK LISTING

1. Always On My Mind - Da'Ville
2. Beautiful Lady - Gyptian
3. Brown Skin - Richie Spice
4. Real Thing - Bitty McLean
5. Love & Affection - Wayne Wonder
6. Do You Know - Mr. Vegas
7. Deeper - Alaine
8. Love You Right - Morgan Heritage
9. What Will It Take - Jah Cure
10. Old Skool Love (Remix) - Divine Brown
11. Coming Over - Chuck Fender
12. Memories By The Score - Voicemail
13. Stay With You - Tarrus Riley
14. Good Love - Cherine
15. For Life - Roger Robin
16. Wrong Address - Etana
17. Life Seeds - I Wayne
18. I Know - Della Manley

Strictly The Best Volume 35 CD - Dancehall Reggae

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 35 CD - Dancehall Reggae

STB Volume 35 is the dancehall offering, giving us eighteen top tracks of the year and some that should be big in 2007. The album kicks off with the recent Jamaican number one hit "Goodas" by Tony Matterhorn over Natural Bridge's excellent "Gully Slime"-riddim. Another well established name in dancehall is Clifford Smith a.k.a. Mr. vegas, who alongside Hottaball and Opal offers us the up-tempo "Hot Wuk" (with a new censored title), this tune has been riding high in the Jamaican top twenty tunes for a couple of weeks now. If you've read my review of Leftside and Esco's brilliant "Dem Time Deh"-riddim, then you'll already know that I can't get enough of tracks three and five on this compilation; namely Sean Paul's "All Out" and Idonia's slack ode to a lady "Ukku". Sitting snugly between those two tracks is Alaine, she contributes the tough "Wine" over Donovan 'Vendetta' Bennett's "Sweat"-riddim, which hit big early this year. H20's "12 Gauge"-riddim is represented twice here in the form of the Bounty Killer and Idonia combination "From Them Dis" and the big Movado tune (some say a sequel to "Weh Dem A Do"), "How High". Alliance definitely scored big on the "12 Gauge" (I can't wait for their album in 2007). Michael 'DJ Liquid' Brissett's imprint H20, turns up again; when he provides the "Come Down"-riddim for Perfect's solid "No Badda Mi". The handcart bwoy delivers one of the strongest tunes on the disc, no contest. Riding the same riddim as Tony Matterhorn, Mr. Peppa's "Gangsta Guerilla" is another big tune of 2006, which after nine weeks on the Jamaican charts still hasn't vacated the top twenty. Another tune that graced the dizzy heights of the charts this year was Alozade's jewel in his crown, "Bad Out Deh" over the "Baddis Ting"-riddim was number one for a while, and is still getting requests in the dancehalls over here in the UK.

Capleton's selection comes from the well built (and loved by me) "Foundation"-riddim. This riddim was one of the Don Corleon's best this year and Capleton must have agreed, as he voiced it no fewer than three times. The big Jamaican chart topper for Capleton from the riddim was "Wha-Dis Wha-Dis", however VP decided to go with "Hits Pon Toppa Hits"; at first I thought this might have been a misstep, but with the tune steadily climbing the charts, it seems VP knew what they were doing. Assassin who has produced strong tunes in 2006, such as "She Want A Life" over the "Twice Again"-riddim, "Serious Ting" over Birch's incredible "Gangsta Rock"-riddim and "Roll" on Troyton Rami's "Blink"-riddim, contributes the okay but nothing more "Good Over Evil" over Dave 'the Rude Boy' Kelly's bass heavy "Stage Show"-riddim. Other high points include T.O.K. riding the superb "Inspector/Bounce"-riddim by DJ Karim on the party starter "Everybody Bounce", Buju Banton's "Try Offa You" (which also featured on his excellent "Too Bad" album this year) and the seemingly misplaced Chuck Fender hit "Gash Them and Light Them" (another track that rode high in the charts, over Jukeboxx's smooth "Confessions"-riddim). Another track that seems out of place on this compilation is the slick acoustic sound of Sizzla on "Sail On", this guitar led tune would have fit the vibe of STB Volume 36 much better. Filling out the set are the take it or leave tunes from Bounty Killer "Hunting" and Courtney John alongside Jovi on "Hey".

Overall, (despite a couple of odd selections) STB Vol. 35 is a solid album that pretty much reflects the strong year that dancehall music has had. VP have selected the best riddims they had on offer this year (but where is "Sidewalk University"?), plus those from Greensleeves, to make this an enjoyable compilation album and worthy purchase for the casual dancehall listener.

TRACK LISTING

1. Goodas - Tony Matterhorn

2. How Wuk - Mr. Vegas

3. All Out - Sean Paul

4. Wine - Alaine

5. Ukku - Idonia

6. From Them Dis - Bounty Killer

7. No Badda Mi - Perfect

8. Gash Dem And Light Them - Chuck Fender

9. Gangsta Guerilla - Mr. Peppa

10. Bad Out Deh - Alozade

11. How High - Movado

12. Hits Pon Toppa Hits - Capleton

13. Good Over Evil - Assassin

14. Try Offa You - Buju Banton

15. Hunting - Bounty Killer

16. Hey - Courtney John

17. Everybody Bounce - T.O.K.

18. Sail On (Play Guitar) - Sizzla

Strictly The Best Volume 38 CD - SINGERS

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 38 CD - Singers

TRACK LISTING

SHE'S ROYAL - TARRUS RILEY

TO YOUR ARMS OF LOVE - JAH CURE

THIS TIME I PROMISE - DA'VILLE

BELOW THE WAIST - QUEEN IFRIKA

OVER AND OVER AGAIN - TAMI CHYNN

HUSH - KIM DAVIS FEAT.SIZZLA

MAKE IT OFFICIAL - MORGAN HERITAGE

NOT FOR SALE - BERES HAMMOND

LET THEM TALK - BITTY McLEAN

ROOTS - ETANA

GIVE THANKS - JAMELODY

COME TO JAMAICA - RICHIE STEPHENS

COTTAGE IN NEGRIL - DUANE STEPHENSON

SINCERELY - ALAINE

NEED YOUR LOVE - RAS SHILOH

Strictly The Best Volume 37 CD - Dancehall

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:59:04 GMT

Strictly The Best Volume 37 CD - Dancehall Reggae

TRACK LISTING

WHINE UP - KAT DELUNA FEAT.ELEPHANT MAN

PICK IT UP AND DROP IT - SEAN PAUL

BACK IT UP - BEENIE MAN

MAMACITA - COLLIE BUDDZ

TAKE MY PLACE - MUNGA

EMPIRE ARMY - VYBZ KARTEL

TOUCH THE ROAD - MAVADO

DEM A SISSY - ASSASSIN

EARTHQUAKE - MUNGA

THESE ARE THE DAYS - BUSY SIGNAL

PROTECT YOUR NECK - TARRUS RILEY

WE LOVE THE GIRLS - ASSASSIN

CHINA WINE - SUN AKA GEISHA FEAT,WYCLEF,ELEPHANT& TONY MATTE

ME AND MY CREW (THE RAE) - LADY SAW

BROWN BOTTLE - MAVADO