Kalik

by Baha Men

Overview

When one of your songs was written and produced by Lenny Kravitz, chances are that you aren't providing hardcore Afro-Caribbean music, and, to be sure, Kalik is hardly that. Instead, the Baha Men ("Baha" is short for the Bahamas, where the group was formed) blend Afro-Caribbean elements with urban contemporary, dance-pop, and hip-hop on a CD that ranges from the creative to the contrived. Some of the tunes are too safe for their own good--think of Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" and you can get an idea where the Bahamas natives are coming from on some of the more innocuous tunes. But when the Baha Men are creative, their creativity pays off. "Sunny Day," the song that Kravitz contributed, has a feel-good vibe recalling early 1970s soul, and equally appealing are the new jack swing-influenced "Crazy over You" and a funky remake of Fats Domino's "I'm Walking." Kalik isn't a gem, but it certainly has its moments. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/1994
Label:	Big Beat Records / Atlantic
UPC:	0075679239426

Tracks

1. 911
2. Just a Sunny Day
3. O-Yea-O
4. Dancing in the Moonlight
5. Oh Father
6. Having Some Fun (Kickin' in the Sunshine)
7. Can't Stop Thinking About You
8. Dance to the Junkanoo
9. Crazy over You
10. Secret Hideaway
11. I'm Walkin'
12. Back to the Island

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Baha Men   Primary Artist
Andrea Martin   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Anthony Flowers   Percussion
Jeffrey Chea   Keyboards
Eddie Rolle   Vocals (Background)
Andrew Burrows   Junkanoo
Abigail Charlow   Vocals (Background)
Colyn Grant   Drums
Tony Curtis   Guitar
Lenny Kravitz   Bass,Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Nehemiah Hield   Vocals
Herschel Small   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm)
Isaiah Taylor   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Gregory Clarke   Junkanoo
Fred Ferguson   Guitar,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Kendal Stubbs   Composer,Producer
Fats Domino   Composer
Curtis Jones   Composer,Associate Producer
Eddie Rolle   Composer
Ben Wolff   Producer
Ronnie Butler   Composer
Sherman Kelly   Composer
Terry Manning   Producer
Andrea Martin   Composer
Warren Riker   Assistant Engineer
Lenny Kravitz   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Johnny Kemp   Composer
Nehemiah Hield   Composer
Raymond Jones   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Tom Edmonds   Engineer
Tommy D   Producer,Remixing
David Domanich   Mixing
Herschel Small   Composer
Steve Greenberg   Composer,Executive Producer
Rick Essig   Mastering
Andy Dean   Producer
Isaiah Taylor   Leader
Jodie Zalewski   Assistant Engineer
Pascal Imbert   Executive Producer
Ozzie Bowe   Assistant Engineer
Alvin Lewis   Assistant Engineer
Fred Ferguson   Composer
Steven Greenberg   Composer
Phillip Damien   Composer