| Stress | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Raggamuffin | |||
| Label | Chrysalis [1] | |||
| Producer | Simon Harris | |||
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Stress is an album by the Jamaican musician Daddy Freddy, released in 1991. [2] [3] It made Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. [4] Daddy Freddy incorporated samples from rock bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. [5] "Nuff Respect" is a version of the Otis Redding song. [6] "Ragga House (All Night Long)" samples Stephen Bishop's "On and On". [7]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Calgary Herald | C [9] |
The Baltimore Sun called the album "derivative, but fun," writing that "unlike a lot of 'ragamuffin' rap, Daddy Freddy's work tends to play down the reggae-based style's impenetrable patois and sing-song cadences." [10] The Calgary Herald noted that "Freddy is a ragamuffin powerhouse early on, blending the street-wise sounds of urban America with the woeful angst of the Kingston slums." [9] The Dayton Daily News wrote that "there's a grittiness on Stress, not unlike that found on hard-core urban American raps." [11]
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