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On the second track of BACK TO BASICS, Beenie Man declares himself the "King of the Dancehall." For anyone questioning that claim, this album, a full-on dancehall explosion, reminds one and all why the man born Moses Davis has been a legend since well before his teens. The record opens with the grooved-out bang of the lead single, "Dude," featuring the sultry rap of Miss Thing and made for massive summer radio play while staying completely true to its dancehall roots.
As usual, the lyrics tend to wind from the dance floor to the bedroom, as the booming "All Girls Party" and the imperial "Grindacologist" push new limits on double-entendre, the latter augmented by an unearthly New Wave-style keyboard riff and a disarming distaff military march. Beenie Man's mind does wander into other topics, most effectively on the dancehall-meets-gospel of "If a Neva God," which shifts from pulsating beats to inspirational reggae and back with impressive ease. BACK TO BASICS describes the record perfectly, as Beenie Man embraces the music that made him a star, dropping one whirlwind of a sweltering dance record.
Recording information: Area 39 Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; Big Yard Studios, Jamaica; Chadrock Studios, Prince-Ville Plaza Suite 112; Dangazone Entertainment Inc. Studios, Miami, FL; Final Cut Studios; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Shocking Vibes Productions Limited; The Boxx; The Room; Vendetta Studios.
Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.
Arranger: The Shocking Vibes Crew.
Personnel: Beenie Man (vocals); Kirk Davis (vocals, background vocals); Kymberli Wright, Kymberli, Ms. Thing, Jimmy Cheeztrix (vocals); D. Thompson (guitar); Maurice Gregory (keyboards, background vocals); Steven "Lenky" Marsden (keyboards); Sly Dunbar (drums).
Audio Mixers: Dave Kelly; Timbaland; Gary "Sphinx" Samuels; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin Quee; Nathan Malki; Claude "Weakhand" Reynolds; Andrew Thomas ; Jimmy Douglass; Tony Kelly; Troyton Rami.
Rolling Stone (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he dancehall legend returns to form here."
Entertainment Weekly (pp.75-6) - "[The album] rides the metallic pulse of modern dancehall." - Grade: B-
Q (p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Beenie is the master of the ebullient come-on....As always, Beenie Man's timing seems just perfect."
Uncut (p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]his is brilliant pop music: thrusting, crass and immediate on one level; but also genuinely fearless with its squelching and stabbing electronic productions." Back To Basics Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $6.59) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Rap, Reggae, Reggae/Ska/Calypso, Dancehall / Ragga | | Label | Virgin | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  64833  | | CD Universe Part number | 6750653 | | Catalog number | 95173 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 13, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Dave Kelly; Donovan Vendetta Bennett; Patrick Roberts; Timbaland; Chad "Mr. G" Simpson; Cordell "Scatta" Burrell; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin Quee; Everton "Eva" Burrell; Tony Kelly; Steven "Lenky" Marsden; Troyton Rami; Dave Kelly; Donovan Vendetta Bennett; Patrick Roberts; Timbaland; Chad "Mr. G" Simpson | | Engineer | Dave Kelly; Donovan Vendetta Bennett; Chad "Mr. G" Simpson; Gary Samuels; Nathan Malki; Andrew Thomas; Gregory Gordon; Steve Obas; Jimmy Douglass; Tony Kelly; Troyton Rami | | Personnel | Sly Dunbar - drums
Beenie Man - vocals
Maurice Gregory - keyboards, background vocals
D. Thompson - guitar
Also: Ms. Thing, Ms. Thing, Jimmy Cheeztrix, Kirk Davis, Kymberli |
Beenie Man Back To Basics Songs Back To Basics Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   Welcome The King Of Dancehall
Best Beenie Man album in years.
Submitted by canibus_04 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
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Best Beenie in 5-6 yrs
The Title says it all. I am a radio reggae deejay, and I make sure to tell people about this album. This album, after being in his accident, is a masterpiece that let's you see what a great artist we almost lost. Big up Beenie Man.
Submitted by microphone Bill (Chicago, Il)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Yaull musse mad!
I just had to write a review cause the ones on this site are really overdoing it with the discredit to this album. I'm a dancehall reggae lover and if you know anything about dancehall you will definitely feel this album. This is the same Beenie thats always produced hits, nothing changed!
Submitted by Sugaplum (Brooklyn, NY)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Prepare To Be Disappointed!
I can't say that I am a massive fan of bashment and this album doesn't make me like it anymore. I think this album is garbage, considering the 2 strong tracks that he released off this album you would think the whole album would have the same vibe. Unfortunately not! BEENIE WHAT HAPPENED!
Submitted by Tilly (London U.K)
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Horrible
this album was definitly not his best album ever. In fact, this is his worst album ever.
Submitted by rika01 (Netcong, NJ, USA)
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