Friends (Sly and Robbie album)

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Friends
Studio album by
Released1997 / March 24, 1998
GenreReggae
Length59:35
LabelEastWest
ProducerSly and Robbie

Friends is an album by

Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.[1] Two singles, "Night Nurse" and "Penny Lover", both cover versions, charted in the UK, reaching numbers 13 and 94 respectively.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

  1. "Friday" (Dunbar, Robert Lyn, Shakespeare, Lloyd Willis) – 3:57
  2. "Night Nurse" (Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Wiese) – 3:52
  3. "Seems to Me I'm Losing" (Dobby Dobson) – 3:39
  4. "Only a Smile" (John Holt) – 3:37
  5. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 4:00
  6. "Penny Lover" (Harvey Ritchie, Lionel Richie) – 3:55
  7. "Theme from Mission: Impossible" (Lalo Schifrin) – 3:59
  8. "Candy Girl" (Dunbar, Danny Madden, Handel Tucker, Lloyd Willis) – 4:03
  9. "Ghetto Girl" (Dennis Brown) – 3:50
  10. "All This Love" (El DeBarge) – 4:02
  11. "Shoulder to Cry On" (Gary Benson, Winston Sela) – 4:55
  12. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:00
  13. "Night Nurse" (Jah Wobble Radio Mix) (Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Wiese) – 3:37
  14. "Friday" (Street Mix) (Dunbar, Robert Lyn, Shakespeare, Lloyd Willis) – 4:04
  15. "Candy Girl" (Street Mix) (Dunbar, Madden, Handel Tucker, Lloyd Willis) – 4:05

Personnel

  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Sly Dunbar - drums
  • Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis - guitar (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14)
  • Robbie Lyn - keyboards (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11, 13 to 15)
  • Ambelique - vocals (racks: 6,12)
  • One Plus One - vocals (tracks: 4, 5, 10, 12)
  • Engineered by Lynford "Fatta" Marshalls (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13), Collin "Bulby" York (tracks: 10, 12), Terry Manning (track: 3), Jason Sterling & Orville Baker (track: 6), Hugh Palmer (track: 7)
  • Produced & mixed by Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare

References

  1. ^ "Complete List of Grammy Winners". San Francisco Chronicle. February 25, 1999. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "SLY & ROBBIE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  3. Allmusic
    . Retrieved November 16, 2010.