Gregory Isaacs - Hardcore - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Confirm Reservation 2. Front Door 3. Permanent Lover 4. Hush Darling 5. My Only Lover 6. If I Don't Have You 7. Substitute 8. Poor Millionaire 9. The Fugitive 10. Once Ago 11. Oh What a Feeling 12. Wailing Rudie 13. Top Ten

The Cool Ruler at his genre-blurring finest, late-career brilliance with production by Steely & Clevie and Bunny Gemini. Lovers rock meets techno grooves, whispered soul, and futuristic riddims; Isaacs plays with freedom and constraint. A reissue that proves why over 500 releases later, Gregory Isaacs still sets the standard. Album Tracks 1. Nobody Knows 2. Say a Special Prayer 3. For a Matter of Time 4. New Dance 5. Don't Distress 6. Lovely Lady 7. Too Late Gonna Be Your Cry 8. It's All in the Game 9. Who Have Eyes 10. Temperamental Lover 11. Too Late to Cry 12. Looking for a Love

Released in 1993, 'Maximum Respect' is a vibrant compilation that showcases the versatility of Gregory Isaacs during the digital dancehall era. Featuring tracks like 'Promise to Be True, Murder in the Dance Hall,' and 'Brother Don't Give Up,' this album moves fluidly between tender love ballads and hard-hitting reality tunes. Backed by the top-tier Firehouse Crew and rhythm maestros Steely & Clevie, the production-helmed by pioneering sound system operator Count Shelley-offers a mix of tight electronically enhanced rhythms and deep basslines that elevate Isaacs's legendary voice. The album also includes dancehall-centric gems like 'In the Heart of the City' and 'Me Nah Leggo,' showing Gregory at ease in both romantic and roots-conscious territory. Album Tracks 1. Maximum Respect 2. Promise to Be True 3. Murder in the Dancehall 4. The First One to Start 5. In the Heart of the City 6. Me Nah Leggo 7. Brother Don't Give Up 8. No One Is to Blame 9. She Is Not My Kind 10. My Heart Is Bleeding