Burning Up (album)

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Burning up
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1995 (1995-09-05)
Genre Roots reggae
Reggae
Label RAS
Producer Philip "Fatis" Burrell
Sizzla chronology
Burning up
(1995)
Black Woman & Child
(1997)
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Burning Up is the debut roots-style reggae album by Sizzla. It was released on September 5, 1995, on the Jamaican label RAS. All songs were written by Sizzla and produced by Philip "Fatis" Burrell.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."How Much"3:58
2."Can't Hurt the Mind"3:44
3."The Poor"3:49
4."Mothers of Nations"4:12
5."Search Fi Hardcore"3:47
6."Nah Give In"4:00
7."You Are What You Are"3:51
8."Gun Ting Don't Pay"3:35
9."Dis Gangstar"4:05
10."We Want Love"4:03
11."Dreams"4:19
12."It's Not Over"3:47

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References

  1. "Burning Up Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved 10 May 2011.