''Dance Wicked'' is an album by the

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

musician Michael Rose, released in 1997 by

Heartbeat Records Heartbeat Records is an independent record label based in Burlington, Massachusetts. The label specializes in Jamaican music. Founded by reggae music enthusiasts Bill Nowlin and Duncan Brown, the label's first release was a vinyl LP reissue of L ...

. A dub version of the album, ''Dub Wicked'', was released at the same time.

Production

The album was recorded in England, and was produced by David "Fluxy" Heywood and Leroy "Mafia" Heywood.

Maxi Priest Max Alfred "Maxi" Elliott (born 10 June 1961), known by his stage name Maxi Priest, is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion. He was one ...

contributed vocals to "Lion in the Jungle".

Critical reception

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'' thought that "Rose, who has one of the most copied vocal styles in reggae, acquits himself well with both love songs and social commentary." The ''

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'' called the album "a fetching swirl of old and new reggae styles charged with Rose's soulful crooning and topical lyrics." The ''

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'' deemed it "a near-masterpiece" and "a blast of roots rhythm and attitude that remains undiluted by the sleek, up-to-the-minute production of Mafia and Fluxy." ''

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'' wrote that ''Dance Wicked'' is "a marriage of old and new, in which contemporary, hip-hop-influenced programmed beats and rhythms are overlaid with Rose's roots reggae vocal delivery."

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wrote that "''Dance Wicked'' is a stellar set, a sumptuous aural banquet that may start in the past, but moves the party quickly into the present and well into the wee hours, as Rose's words and the diverse music really begin to hit home."

Track listing

#Happiness #Dance Wicked #Lion in the Jungle (featuring

) #Run Dem a Run #Dreadlocks #Reality #Landlord #See and Blind #I Don't Want to Say Goodbye #Mind Made Up #Never Get Me Down #Life in the Ghetto #Mind Made Up - (Soul Up Mix) #Mind Made Up - (Soul Up Instrumental instrumental)

References

1997 albums Michael Rose (singer) albums {{Reggae-album-stub