The Very Best of Eek-A-Mouse

by Eek-A-Mouse

Overview

A well-chosen compilation of Eek a Mouse's most popular '80s hits, The Very Best of Eek a Mouse is a solid set of early dancehall favorites, all of them built on the performer's pioneering "singjay" style -- not quite toasting, but not just singing, either -- and his utterly unique vocal talents, foremost being an inimitable high-pitched voice which found him elongating words with mock-Asian dialect and peculiar chants like "biddy beng beng" (a chant so identified with Eek a Mouse that it's printed on the cover of this album), like some kind of Jamaican Slim Galliard. Hits here include the spooky "Terrorists in the City," the sly humor and social commentary of "Anaerexol" and "Star, Daily News or Gleaner," and of course his 1982 breakthrough hit, "Wa-Do-Dem." All are essential, and there's little fat among the remaining tracks as well. This and the follow-up second volume are essential for fans and newcomers alike. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	10/08/1990
Label:	SHANACHIE
UPC:	0016351480125

Tracks

1. Anaerexol
2. Star, Daily News & Gleaner
3. Noah's Ark
4. Terrorists in the City
5. Peeni Walli
6. Wild Like a Tiger
7. Wa-Do-Dem
8. Do You Remember
9. Sensee Party
10. Stadium Hot
11. Assassinator
12. Christmas-A-Come

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eek-A-Mouse   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

George Michailow   Producer
Bob Marley   Composer
Ronald Welch   Producer
Anthony Welch   Producer
Timothy O'Sullivan   Photography
Sydney Mills   Composer
Ripton Hylton   Composer
Henry "Junjo" Lawes   Producer,Composer
R. Hylton   Composer
Linval Thompson   Producer,Composer
R. "Eek-A-Mouse" Hylton   Composer