I-Testament

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I-Testament
Capleton I-Testament.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 1997 (U.S.)
Recorded1997
Genre Reggae, hip hop
Length79:18
Label Def Jam [1]
Producer Herbie Miller (executive)
Ian Allen
Roy Francis
Richard Bell
Stuart Brown
Collin 'Bulby' York
Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal
Capleton chronology
Prophecy (album)
(1995)
I-Testament
(1997)
One Mission
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

I-Testament is a studio album by reggae/dancehall artist Capleton. [1] [4] It was released in 1997 via Def Jam. [5] The album contains guest appearances from Q-Tip, Sizzla, Big Youth, and D.V. Alias Khrist.

Contents

It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. [6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "owes more to sinewy, seductive contemporary R&B rhythms influenced by ragga and dancehall than to reggae itself, but much of this music is solidly constructed." [2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "saw Capleton at the peak of his powers." [3]

Track listing

#TitleProducer(s)Composer(s)Featured Performer(s)Time
1"Divide and Rule" (Interlude)0:22
2"East Coast to the West Coast"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton"D.V. Alias Khrist3:23
3"Old and the Young"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:03
4"Hurts My Heart"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:34
5"Original Man"Roy FrancisBailey, C. "Capleton", Roy Francis Q-Tip 4:02
6"Escape the Judgement" (Interlude)0:22
7"Nah Bow (Do Now)"Collin 'Bulby' York*, Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal*Bailey, C. "Capleton", Collin 'Bulby' York, Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal7:57
8"Steep Mountain"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:57
9"Mark of the Beast"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart BrownBig Youth3:52
10"No Man Can Save No Man"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:04
11"Movin' On"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:41
12"Ready to Shout"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:12
13"Death Row"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:56
14"Stop the Coming"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:07
15"Love the One You're With"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:44
16"Raggy Road"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton3:46
17"Babylon Ah Use Dem Brain"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown, Collins, M. Sizzla 3:57
18"Free Our Minds" (Interlude)0:25

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References

  1. 1 2 "Capleton | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 "I Testament - Capleton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 173.
  4. "Def Jam's Dancehall Links". Jamaica Observer.
  5. Moskowitz, David Vlado (September 5, 2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313331589 via Google Books.
  6. "Capleton". Billboard.