A New Day | ||||
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Released | April 3, 2001 | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
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A New Day, released in 2001, is the fourth album by reggae singer Luciano. In the March 23, 2001, issue of The Washington Post , music reviewer Richard Harrington wrote about the album, "There's even a bit of peppy dancehall, but the main approach is uplift, fueled by the rhythm section of Sly & Robbie, the Firehouse Crew and the harmony vocals of the Daffodils." [1]
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