Taking Over (Sizzla album)

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Taking Over
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2001 (Vinyl
July 3, 2001 (CD)
Genre Reggae
Dancehall
Label VP
Sizzla chronology
Bobo Ashanti
(2000)
Taking Over
(2001)
Rastafari Teach I Everything
(2001)
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Taking Over is Jamaican reggae artist Sizzla's 11th studio album, released on June 19, 2001 on VP Records. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard reggae album charts. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Thought for Today" (Collins, Dennis) – 3:50
  2. "Brand New" (Collins, Dennis) – 4:02
  3. "Somewhere Oh Oh" (Collins, Dennis) – 4:13
  4. "Taking Over" (Collins, Dennis) – 4:04
  5. "Fare" (Collins, Dennis, Dunbar) – 3:56
  6. "Higher Heights" (Dennis, Dunbar) – 3:58
  7. "To the Point" (Collins, Edmund, James) – 3:33
  8. "Reach" (Collins, Dennis) – 3:39
  9. "Whirlwind" (Collins) – 4:57
  10. "Profile" (Collins) – 4:17
  11. "Kebra Negas" (Collins) – 4:21
  12. "New Shield Corruption" (Collins, Dennis) – 3:45
  13. "King Taco" (Collins, Dennis) – 4:21
  14. "Hold Her in My Arms" (Collins, Dennis) – 4:00
  15. "Streetside Knowledge" (Collins, Dennis) – 4:07

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