| Get Up Stand Up | ||||
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| Released | November 1998 | |||
| Genre | Reggae, dancehall | |||
| Label | Artists Only [1] | |||
| Producer | King Jammy [2] | |||
| Shabba Ranks chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Get Up Stand Up is a studio album by Shabba Ranks, released in 1998. [4] It was Ranks's final studio album, and contains many remixes of songs previously recorded by him.
AllMusic called Get Up Stand Up "a strange but highly effective Frankenstein's monster of an album," writing that "the combination of Shabba Ranks and King Jammy is simply a can't-miss proposition." [2]
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