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Genre:
Reggae
Release Date: 08/26/1997
Midnite Lover, the follow-up to
Shaggy's career-making
Boombastic, doesn't have anything as memorable as that album's title track or his
dancehall reworking of
"Oh Carolina," but that hardly makes the album a failure. It's a consistently entertaining collection of
ragga from one of the leaders of the genre. There is a bit too much sexism for some, but even
"Sexy Body Girls" has one of the best beats on the record, and the title cut has a supremely funky
hip-hop rhythm. It's hard to excuse the ridiculous cover of
Janis Joplin's
"Piece of My Heart," but his version of
Bob Marley's
"Thank You Lord" (featuring vocals by
Ky-Mani Marley) shows that there's more to
Shaggy than bumping and grinding.
~Leo Stanley, All Music Guide
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