As Raw as Ever

1991 studio album by Shabba Ranks
As Raw as Ever
Studio album by
Shabba Ranks
Released21 May 1991
GenreRagga, dancehall, reggae fusion
Length44:35
LabelEpic
ProducerMikey Bennett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Bobby Dixon, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, KRS-One
Shabba Ranks chronology
Golden Touch
(1991) 		As Raw as Ever
(1991) 		Rough And Ready Volume 1
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

As Raw As Ever is a studio album released by Shabba Ranks, his first to be well received by critics and the public.

Track listing

  • All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music.
  1. Trailor Load a Girls - 3:58 (Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Wycliffe Johnson, Greville Gordon)
  2. Where Does Slackness Come From - 3:48 (Gordon)
  3. Woman Tangle - 3:48 (Gordon, Clifton Dillon)
  4. Gun Pon Me - 3:53 (Leopold Hartley, Shabba Ranks)
  5. Gone Up - 3:55 (Gordon)
  6. Housecall (featuring Maxi Priest) - 3:39 (Dillon, Brian Thompson, Maxi Priest, Mike Bennett, Ranks)
  7. Flesh Axe - 4:10 (Browne, Dillon, Johnson)
  8. A Mi Di Girls Dem Love - 3:29 (Gordon, Ranks)
  9. Fist-A-Ris - 3:33 (Gordon, Ranks)
  10. The Jam (featuring KRS-One) - 3:22 (KRS-One, Dillon, Joseph Longo, Lawrence Krisna Parker, Stephanie Mills)
  11. Ambi Get Scarce - 3:52 (Hartley, Ranks)
  12. Park Yu Benz - 3:26 (Gordon, Ranks)

Personnel

  • Shabba Ranks: Vocal
  • Mikey Bennett, Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale, Michael Fletcher, Handel Tucker: Keyboards
  • Earl Smith: Guitars
  • Stephen "Cat" Coore: Guitars, Vocals
  • Danny Dennis, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson: Bass, Keyboards
  • Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly Dunbar, George "Dusty" Miller: Drums, Percussion
  • Danny Browne: Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion
  • Chevelle Franklin, Brian & Tony Gold, Dorothy Smith: Backing Vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 63
Chart (1992) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 52

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Shabba Ranks: As Raw As Ever " at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Shabba Ranks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Shabba Ranks Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Studio albums
Songs
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
  • MusicBrainz release group