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Too Hype | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 25, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | Dancehall Reggae | |||
Length | 38:02 | |||
Label | VP/Madhouse Records | |||
Producer | Dave Kelly, Patrick Roberts, Barry O'Hare, Delroy Collins | |||
Tanya Stephens chronology | ||||
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Too Hype is the second studio album released by Tanya Stephens on November 25, 1997 on the VP Records/Madhouse Records label. The album is notable as it contains the "Yu Nuh Ready fi Dis Yet" track from the 1997 Reggae Gold album. [1]
All lyrics are written by V. Stephenson.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Yu Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet" | 3:30 |
2. | "Too Hype" | 3:04 |
3. | "Goggle" | 2:56 |
4. | "Mi and Mi God" | 3:43 |
5. | "Nuff Man Flop" | 3:29 |
6. | "Better Work" | 3:19 |
7. | "Big Heavy Gal" | 3:46 |
8. | "Friends" | 3:48 |
9. | "Hang Ups" | 3:35 |
10. | "Big Tings Ah Gwaan" | 3:28 |
11. | "Good Man" (featuring Don Yute) | 3:24 |
Total length: | 38:02 |
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