Here Comes the Hotstepper (album)

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Here Comes the Hotstepper
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Released17 January 1995
Recorded1993–1994
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Producer Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare
Ini Kamoze chronology
16 Vibes of Ini Kamoze
(1992)
Here Comes the Hotstepper
(1995)
Lyrical Gangsta
(1995)
Singles from Here Comes the Hotstepper
  1. "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
    Released: 18 August 1994
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NME 8/10 [3]

Here Comes the Hotstepper is a 1995 album by Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. It contains as title track the international hit "Here Comes the Hotstepper" that charted in the United States, UK and many European charts. The remainder of the album's tracks are re-recordings of songs that had appeared on Kamoze's first four albums: Ini Kamoze (1984), Statement (also 1984), and Pirate (1986).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Call the Police" – 5:37
  2. "Rough" – 3:28
  3. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (Heartical Mix) – 4:11
  4. "Gunshot" – 4:57
  5. "World-A-Music" – 3:46
  6. "Trouble You a Trouble Me" – 3:58
  7. "General" – 4:03
  8. "Pull Up the Cork" – 5:50
  9. "Pirate" – 3:43
  10. "Babylon, Babylon" – 4:54
  11. "I Want Ital" – 4:47
  12. "Burnin'" – 4:51

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Here Comes the Hotstepper
Chart (1995)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 71

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References

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  2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Ini Kamoze". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. McCann, Ian (17 June 1995). "Long Play". NME . p. 49. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ini Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2023.