Still Blazin | ||||
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Released | February 26, 2002 (U.S.) | |||
Genre | Dancehall, reggae | |||
Length | 65:17 | |||
Label | VP | |||
Producer | Joel Chin (executive) Herbie Miller Clifton Bailey Paul Shields | |||
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Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
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Still Blazin is reggae, dancehall artist Capleton's eighth studio album. It was released on February 26, 2002. [4] The album is a mix of dancehall and reggae.
# | Title | Producer(s) | Composer(s) | Featured Performer(s) | Time |
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1 | "Search Fi a Find" | C. Roach, Clifton Bailey, Norman "Bull Pus" Bryan | Bailey, C/DOrazio, G. | 4:49 | |
2 | "Behold" | Morgan Heritage | Bailey, C/Heritage, M | Morgan Heritage | 4:13 |
3 | "Mashing Up the Earth" | Norman "Bull Pus" Bryan | Bryan, N/Holeness, N/Bailey, C | 4:50 | |
4 | "I Will Survive" | Michael Johnson | Bailey, C/Johnson, M | 3:51 | |
5 | "Whoa (New Way)" | King Jammy, Ward 21 | Grey, A./McCarthy, K./Bailey, C./James, Lloyd/Crossdale, Paul "Wrong Move" | 3:18 | |
6 | "Punchline 2 Hit" | Michael Johnson | Bailey, C/Johnson, M | 3:18 | |
7 | "Caan Tan Yah" | Desmond*, Rupert Blake | Browne, C./Bailey, C./Johnson, W | 3:40 | |
8 | "Hail King Selassie" | Louis "Flabba" Malcolm | Malcome, L/Myrie, R/Bailey, C | Luciano | 3:48 |
9 | "Cooyah Cooyah" | Philip "Fatis" Burrell | Bailey, Clifton | 3:57 | |
10 | "Pure Woman" | C. Roach, Clifton Bailey, Norman "Bull Pus" Bryan | Bailey, C | 3:45 | |
11 | "Boom Sound" | Paul 'Computer Paul' Henton* | Dood, C./Bailey, C. | 4:02 | |
12 | "How It Ago" | Cleveland "Cleve" Brown*, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson | Brown, C/Bailey, C/Johnson, W | 3:43 | |
13 | "Guerilla Warfare" | Paul 'Jazzwad' Yebuah | Yebuah, P/Bailey, C | 3:34 | |
14 | "Red, Red, Red" | Desmond*, Rupert Blake | Williams, M/Bailey, C | 3:48 | |
15 | "In Your Eyes" | C. Roach, Clifton Bailey, Norman "Bull Pus" Bryan | Bailey, C | 3:19 | |
16 | "Mi Deh Yah" | Philip "Fatis" Burrell | Bailey, Clifton | 4:09 | |
17 | "Jah Is Gonna Work It Out" | Collin "Bulby" York, Lynford "Fatta" Marshall | Bailey, C/James, Lloyd | Glen Washington | 4:08 |
18 | "I & I Chant" | Collin "Bulby" York, Lynford "Fatta" Marshall | Bailey, C/James, Lloyd | 3:19 | |
19 | "Gimme the Woman" (bonus track) | Bobby 'Digital' Dixon | Bailey, C./Dixon, B | 3:37 | |
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