Reggae Gold 2000 CD

MUSIC

WORLD MUSIC

CARIBBEAN

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Look - Bounty Killer ~ Various Artists

2. Good In Her Clothes - Capleton ~ Various Artists

3. Cook - Lexxus ~ Various Artists

4. Hot Gal Today - Sean Paul/Mr. Vegas (Krotches remix) ~ Various Artists

5. What Ah Gal - Delly Ranks/Rik Rock ~ Various Artists

6. Satan Strong - Professor Nuts ~ Various Artists

7. Magnet - Richie Stephens/Bounty Killer ~ Various Artists

8. They Gonna Talk - Beres Hammond ~ Various Artists

9. Down By The River - Morgan Heritage ~ Various Artists

10. Psalms 23 - Buju Banton/Gramps ~ Various Artists

11. Ganja Farm - Beenie Man ~ Various Artists

12. Keep Them Coming - Wayne Wonder ~ Various Artists

13. One Of These Days - Glen Washington ~ Various Artists

14. Back At One - Sanchez ~ Various Artists

15. Nuh Play Chess - Madd Anju ~ Various Artists

16. War Forever - Baby Cham ~ Various Artists

17. Call U - Lexxus/Lady Saw ~ Various Artists

18. Stalag Y2K - Tenor Saw/General Echo/Buju Banton/Candyman/Sister Nancy ~ Various Artists

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Psalms 23 - Buju Banton/Gramps ~ Various Artists

2. Down By The River - Morgan Heritage ~ Various Artists

3. Back At One - Sanchez ~ Various Artists

4. They Gonna Talk - Beres Hammond ~ Various Artists

5. Stalag Y2K - Tenor Saw/General Echo/Buju Banton/Candy Man/Sister Nancy (Mega mix) ~ Various Artists

6. Keep Them Coming - Wayne Wonder ~ Various Artists

7. Look - Bounty Killer ~ Various Artists

8. Satan Strong - Professor Nuts ~ Various Artists

9. Ganja Farm - Beenie Man ~ Various Artists

10. Magnet - Bounty Killer/Richie Stephens ~ Various Artists

11. Nuh Play Chess - Madd Anju ~ Various Artists

12. Hot Gal Today - Sean Paul/Mr. Vegas (Crotches remix) ~ Various Artists

13. What Ah Gal - Rick Rok/Delly Ranks ~ Various Artists

14. Call U - Lexxus/Lady Saw ~ Various Artists

15. Cook - Lexxus ~ Various Artists

16. Good In Her Clothes - Capleton ~ Various Artists

17. War Forever - Baby Cham ~ Various Artists

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Initial packaging of REGGAE GOLD 2000 comes with a limited edition, continuous in-the-mix bonus CD compiled and mixed by Adonai.
	Compilation producers: Joel Chin, Lorna Lewis, Edwin Howell.
	VP Records continues its reggae compilation series with this double CD offering of new and established singers. Disc One features a variety of Jamaican music that ranges from spiritual, conscious fare like "Down by the River" by Morgan Heritage, to sexual conquest stories like "Call You," a terse duet between Lady Saw and Lexxus. Other highlights include yet another Sanchez cover (Sanchez made a name for himself covering pop hits from the U.S. in dancehall style), the Brian McKnight original "Back at One," which improves in its new guise; "Cook," another bawdy track from newcomer Lexxus; and "Stalag Y2K," a medley of songs that have all used the famous Stalag 17 riddim, including Buju Banton's "Sound Boy Killing," Sister Nancy's "Bam Bam," and Tenor Saw's "Ring the Alarm."
	Disc Two is a mix of Disc One's songs, done in classic sound system fashion, with the DJ commenting all over the mix, rewinds and sound effects (bombs exploding, machine gun rat-tat and echoes). Also worth noting is that U.S. hip-hop beats, in the minimalist, blurpy style of Swizz Beats or Manny Fresh, have made their way to Jamaica, with questionable results.

Technical Info

	Release Date : 05/23/2005
	Original Release Date : 2000
	Catalog ID : 1599
	Label : VP
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00054645159920

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (5/26/00, p.75)
- "You won't find a better mix of modern reggae this side of Kingston....most worth their weight in gold." - Rating: A-

CMJ (6/12/00, p.32)
- "...Spotlights the current cream of the Jamaican reggae crop....the tracks flow together just as they would in a real Jamaican dancehall."

The Source (8/00, p.233)
- "...With its eclectic lineup and content, REGGAE GOLD 2000 will invoke, relax and soothe in one sitting. It's the obvious - and only - choice for this summer's musical companion."

Rap Pages (8-9/00, p.108)
- "...Party-starting jams....a bulls eye for every musical occasion." - Rating: A-