The Doctor (Beenie Man album)

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The Doctor
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
Recorded1998-99
Genre Dancehall
Length48:49
Label VP Records
Producer Patrick Roberts, Danny Browne, Tony "CD" Kelly, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Richard Stephenson, Richard "Shams" Browne, Stack Money, Steely & Clevie
Beenie Man chronology
Ruff 'N' Tuff
(1999)
The Doctor
(1999)
Y2K
(1999)
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The Doctor is the tenth studio album by Jamaican deejay Beenie Man, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) by VP Records. The album features some of Beenie Man's most well known songs, such as "Bookshelf", "Tell Me (Remix)", and "Battery Dolly" among others. While not as commercially successful as his experimental previous album Many Moods of Moses , the album received high praises from fans and critics for a return to a more traditional dancehall sound. It is his eleventh studio album release.

Contents

Album charts

Chart (1999)Position
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 55

Track listing

  1. "Gospel Time" – 4:15
  2. "Let Him Go" – 3:27
  3. "The Doctor" – 3:44
  4. "Better Learn" – 3:28
  5. "Pride & Joy" (featuring Jon B) – 3:46
  6. "Bad Man Nuh Flee" (featuring Mr. Vegas) – 3:15
  7. "Bookshelf" – 3:10
  8. "One More Time" (featuring Little Kirk) – 3:46
  9. "World Gone Mad" – 3:12
  10. "Kingston Hot" – 2:57
  11. "Tell Me (Re-mix)" (featuring Angie Martinez) – 3:29
  12. "Battery Dolly" – 3:34
  13. "Some Gal" – 3:00
  14. "Protect Me" – 3:46

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References

  1. Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind. The Doctor at AllMusic