Yardcore is the second and final studio album by Born Jamericans. The title track was released as single on CD and 12" vinyl, with several remixes.
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| Released | May 13, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
| Studio | Platinum Island Studios * Battery Studios * Central Studios * Hollywood Sounds | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, reggae | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl[1] | |||
| Producer | RAH Salaam Remi Mad Lion Terry Lewis Eddison Electrik Robert Livingston Sting International | |||
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"Yardcore" reached #8 on the U.S. Hot Rap Singles chart.[3] The album ranked #14 on Billboard's list of the best-selling reggae albums of 1997.[4]
Critical reception edit
The Washington Post praised the album, writing: "Jamericans work in the reggae dancehall tradition of growling deejay (Shine) and silky-smooth singer (Notch), and underneath is essential jeep music, with all the thuds and thumps of a dancehall-hip-hop fusion."[5]
Track listing edit
- Prodigal Sons [Written by Horace Payne, Norman Howell, Benoit Tshiwala]
- Yardcore [H. Payne, N. Howell, B. Tshiwala]
- State of Shock IV (featuring Johnny Osbourne) [N. Howell, Errol Osbourne, H. Payne, B. Tshiwala, Jepther McClymont, and Phillip Burrell]
- Superstar [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
- Rassclot [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
- Back for Good [Gary Barlow]
- Send My Love (Interlude) (Stevland Morris)
- Send My Love/Send One Your Love (Stevland Morris)
- C'yaan Done [H. Payne and N. Howell]
- Wherever We Go [H. Payne and N. Howell]
- Venus [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
- Follow the Pace [H. Payne, N. Howell, and Tony White]
- Gotta Get Mine (featuring Mad Lion, Shinehead & Sleepy Wonder) [Archer Selwyn, Edmund Aiken, H. Payne, Norman Giscombe, N. Howell, Omar Preece, and Robert Carter]
References edit
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 16, 1998). "Indies". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Yardcore - Born Jamericans | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part Three: The late '90s to today". AllHipHop.com.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (December 27, 1997). "The Year in Reggae". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Wartofsky, Alona (February 11, 1998). "BORN JAMERICANS MIX IT UP ON 'YARDCORE'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.