Out Deh!

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Out Deh!
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Studio album by
Gregory Isaacs
Released1983
Studio Tuff Gong
Genre Reggae
Label Island
Producer Gregory Isaacs, Flabba Holt
Gregory Isaacs chronology
Crucial Cuts
(1983)		Out Deh!
(1983)		Live at Reggae Sunsplash
(1983)

Out Deh! is an album by the Jamaican musician Gregory Isaacs, released in 1983. [1] [2] Its title refers to Isaacs's release from prison, where he had served time for various charges. [3] "Love Me with Feeling" was released as a single. [4] Isaacs supported the album with a North American tour. [5]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded with the Roots Radics band at Tuff Gong. [6] [7] Synthesizers and overdubs were added later, in London. [8] Isaacs wrote all of the album's songs. [9] "Dieting" was written while Issacs was in prison. [10] "Love Me with Feeling" incorporates elements of disco. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Robert Christgau B+ [13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Midweek Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Reggae & Caribbean Music 6/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]

The Evening Advertiser said, "The album effectively merges Isaacs's sweet and sensual soul feel with the clash and clatter of metallic synthesizers." [10] The Guardian called "Star" and "Sheila" "cool, elegant love songs". [17] Midweek praised Isaacs's "distinctive, melancholy voice". [15] The North Bay Nugget concluded that Isaacs "remains miles ahead of the competition" but criticized his "insistence of remaining within the cosy confines of soft reggae". [7] The Blade-Tribune called Out Deh! "one of the freshest albums of pure reggae out in a long time." [18]

Rolling Stone opined that "the grooves are all tidily in place and the singing is impeccable." [16] USA Today considered the music to be "smooth, easy-going, confident." [19] The Boston Globe labeled Isaacs "the world's loneliest and sexiest lover doing what he does best." [11] Robert Christgau praised "the Roots Radics' profound angularity and Isaacs's smooth concentration and subtle hooks." [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Good Morning" 
2."Private Secretary" 
3."Yes I Do" 
4."Sheila" 
5."Out Deh" 
6."Star" 
7."Dieting" 
8."Love Me with Feeling" 

References

  1. ↑ Hodkinson, Mark (16 December 1983). "Pop Focus". Middleton Guardian. p. 9.
  2. ↑ Belsey, James (17 December 1983). "Pops". Evening Post. Bristol. p. 12.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 129–130.
  4. ↑ Trapp, Roger (10 February 1984). "Albums". Birmingham Evening Mail. p. 27.
  5. ↑ Diamond, Darcy (5 July 1984). "Dressing for Isaacs". LA Weekly. p. 41.
  6. ↑ Steckles, Garry (16 February 1984). "Isaacs sings of freedom". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D10.
  7. 1 2 Anderson, Bryan (4 February 1984). "New Vinyl". Nugget Focus. North Bay Nugget. p. 16.
  8. ↑ Bottomley, Maurice (16 December 2002). "Gregory Isaacs: More Gregory / Night Nurse / Out Deh". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  9. ↑ McCallister, Jared (5 February 1984). "Caribbeat". Daily News. New York. p. B22.
  10. 1 2 Leighton, Barry (23 December 1983). "It's as cool as ever Gregory". Evening Advertiser. p. 8.
  11. 1 2 O'Neill, Lee (23 February 1984). "Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 13.
  12. ↑ All Music Guide (3rd ed.). Miller Freeman. 1997. p. 919.
  13. 1 2 "Gregory Isaacs". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 2715.
  15. 1 2 Salmon, Jon (17 January 1984). "Spotlight". Midweek. p. 21.
  16. 1 2 Marsh, Dave (19 May 1994). "Rolling Stone Reviews". Entertainment Week. Winston-Salem Journal. Rolling Stone. p. 10.
  17. ↑ Denselow, Robin (29 December 1983). "Silly Season". The Guardian. p. 10.
  18. ↑ Missett, Bill (23 February 1984). "Record Reviews". Blade-Tribune. Vol. 55, no. 46. p. 27.
  19. ↑ "The Listening Room". USA Today. 7 March 1984. p. 4D.
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