Dancehall Places
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| Released | 28 October 2002 | |||
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| Length | 47:05 | |||
| Label | Faith & Hope | |||
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Dancehall Places is the second studio album by English electronic dance music duo Mint Royale, which was released on 28 October 2002 on Faith & Hope.
Reception
BBC's Collective gave solid approval to the album, commenting, "Dancehall Places is filled with 'paaarty toons' which put you in a dancing mood even if they are a bit cheesy." They also noted the greater "depth and intelligence" of the slower songs.[1]
In popular culture
The song "Show Me" was included in the US version of their debut album "
National Lampoon productions movie Van Wilder (2002), (although it is not included on the official soundtrack). The track samples the song "Sesiya Hamba" from the musical Ipi Tombi.[2]
The music video for "Blue Song" was directed by Edgar Wright, who made the video using his original concept for his later film Baby Driver.[3]
Track listing
All songs were written by Chris Baker and Neil Claxton, except where noted.
- "Blue Song" – 4:16
- "Sexiest Man in Jamaica" featuring Prince Buster (Baker, Buster, Claxton) – 3:26
- "Anything" (Baker, Claxton, Paxman, Judie Tzuke) – 4:34
- "Floor Basics" featuring Gail Hebson – 3:54
- "Dancehall Places" featuring Damien Jurado (Baker, Claxton, Jurado) – 3:53
- "Miles and Miles" featuring Gail Hebson – 4:25
- "Princess" featuring Robbie Roberts and Gail Hebson (Baker, Claxton, Hebson) – 4:28
- "Show Me" featuring Posdnuos (Baker, Claxton, Egnos, Lakier) – 4:01
- "54" (Baker, Claxton, Muller) – 4:39
- "I Don't Know" featuring Gail Hebson – 5:14
- "Always Welcome" (Baker, Claxton, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, McLaughlin) – 3:37
Personnel
Mint Royale
- Neil Claxton - producer, mixing, keyboards, programming
- Chris Baker - producer, keyboards, engineering, bass
Other musicians
- Laurie Jenkins - drums (1)
- Victor Smalls - percussion (2, 4, 6)
- Steven Wren - vocals (1)
- Prince Buster - vocals (2)
- Pos - raps (8)
- Robbie Roberts - vocals (7)
- Gail Hebson - vocals, backing vocals (4, 7, 10)
- Damien Jurado - vocals, acoustic guitar (5)
- Jez Williams – guitars (5)
Other personnel
- Steve Dub – mixing
- Greg Fleming – assistant
- Tim Young – mastering
- Tasha Michaels – artwork
- Unit9 – artwork, layout design
References
- ^ (5 September 2002). BBC Collective Review, Collective.
- ^ "Mint Royale feat. Posdnuos's 'Show Me' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Prince, Max (21 July 2017). "Inside Baby Driver Director Edgar Wright's Pursuit of Perfection". Road & Track. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
