Nice It Up: The Best of Sugar Minott

by Sugar Minott

Overview

Sugar Minott emerged from the West Kingston ghettos in the late '70s, almost single-handedly building the template for smooth dancehall with his honeyed vocals and sleek, simple production approach. A gifted guitarist and drummer, a sound system operator, and a shrewd songwriter, Minott wears a lot of hats awfully well, as this collection of some of his biggest hits makes clear. Included are the Coxsone Dodd-produced "Vanity" from 1978, the Niney the Observer-produced "No Vacancy," a definitive lovers rock version of the Jackson 5's "Good Thing Going," and several Minott-produced originals like the beautiful "River Jordan" and the set opener, "Ruff Ole Life." Minott was among the first Jamaican artists to make use of syndrum technology in the late '70s, and one of the few to use it with careful precision, giving his productions a flowing, airy dynamic feel which, when his sweet-as-sugar vocals are applied, makes for an easy, crystal-clear sound. At 18 tracks, Nice It Up is a generous introduction to this phenomenal artist. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/1998
Label:	Vp Records
UPC:	0054645151528

Tracks

1. Ruff Ole Life
2. River Jordan
3. Herbsman Hustling
4. Never Gonna Give Up Jah
5. Every Little Thing
6. Dancehall Stylee
7. Good Thing Going
8. Lover's Race
9. No Vacancy
10. Slice of the Cake
11. Nice It Up
12. Buy Out the Bar
13. Tune In
14. Riddim
15. Vanity
16. Give Thanks & Praise
17. My Love Is True
18. Run Things

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sugar Minott   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Sugar Minott   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Paul Shields   Mastering
Sly & Robbie   Producer
David Sanguinetti   Project Coordinator
Brian Jahn   Photography
Balford Henry   Liner Notes
Sugar Minott & Dance Hall Crew   Producer,Executive Producer
L. Minott   Composer
Stuart Matthewman   Composer
George Phang   Producer,Composer
Niney the Observer   Producer
Philip "Fatis" Burrell   Producer
John Lennon   Composer
Robbie Shakespeare   Producer,Composer
Christopher Chin   Associate Executive Producer
Joel Chin   Associate Executive Producer,Mastering
Donovan Germain   Producer
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd   Producer,Composer
Sly Dunbar   Composer,Producer
Black Roots   Producer
Paul McCartney   Composer