Just Reality is the second solo studio album by Jamaican dancehall/reggae recording artist Shabba Ranks. It was released in 1990 via VP Records, and produced by Bobby "Digital" Dixon.

Just Reality
Studio album by
Released1990
Studio
Genre
Length41:43
LabelVP
ProducerBobby "Digital" Dixon
Shabba Ranks chronology
Best Baby Father
(1988)
Just Reality
(1990)
Golden Touch
(1990)
Singles from Just Reality
  1. "Wicked Inna Bed"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Roots & Culture"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Gal Yuh Good"
    Released: 1990
  4. "Just Reality"
    Released: 1990
  5. "Dem Bow"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

This album did not receive as many good reviews as its predecessor, however, it did include the huge hit "Wicked Inna Bed" and the hugely influential track "Dem Bow",[2] which went on to be instrumental in the birth of reggaeton as a genre.

Track listing edit

All music is composed by Bobby "Digital" Dixon

No.TitleLength
1."Just Reality"3:20
2."Weh Yu Get It From"3:19
3."Gal Yuh' Good"3:34
4."Back and Belly Rock"3:38
5."Roots & Culture"4:00
6."Wicked Inna Bed"3:22
7."Dem Bow"3:36
8."The Rammer"3:41
9."Crab-Louse a Go Round"3:21
10."Mandela Free"3:26
11."Are You Sure"3:08
12."Pay Down Pon It / Live Blanket"3:18
Total length:41:43

References edit

  1. ^ "Just Reality – Shabba Ranks". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Marshall, Wayne. "Dem Bow, Dembow, Dembo: Translation and Transnation in Reggaeton" Lied und populäre Kultur/Song and Popular Culture 53 (2008): 131-51

External links edit

Just Reality at Discogs (list of releases)