''Flame On'' is an album by Trinidadian
soca
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* Soča, Bovec, Slovenia
* Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, by ICAO code
* Soca, a village in Banloc Commune, Timiș County, Romania
* SoCa, Southern California
Other u ...
artist
Machel Montano
Machel Jesus Montano (born 24 November 1974)Thompson, Dave (2002), ''Reggae & Soca Music'', Backbeat Books, , pp. 300–301. is a Trinidadian soca singer, actor, record producer and songwriter. Known for his high energy, fast-paced, and often unp ...
, released in 2008. It was first launched at Trinidad's Club Zen on 16 January 2008. The album marked Montano's second release after rebranding to Machel Montano HD in 2007. A release for the
North American
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market had come out on June 11, 2008 under a different album name, ''Wining Season''.
The album features several solo and collaborative tracks, with popular artists such as:
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Pitbull
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,
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Lil Jon
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,
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ns
Shaggy
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*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
*Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
*Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora ...
and
Buju Banton
Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973),Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, professionally known by his stage name Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician. He is considered to be one of the most ...
,
Trinidadian
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s
Patrice Roberts It was in 2005 when Patrice Roberts shocked the entertainment industry in Trinidad and Tobago with her talent. Her introduction through a vocal collaboration was with Bunji Garlin who at that
time was in the spotlight. It was her refreshingly soothi ...
,
The Mighty Sparrow
Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he is one of the best-known and most successful calyp ...
and
David Rudder
David Michael Rudder OCC (born 6 May 1953) is a Trinidadian calypsonian, known to be one of the most successful calypsonians of all time.
He performed as lead singer for the brass band Charlie's Roots. Nine years later, Rudder stepped outside t ...
.
The song ''Blazin D Trail'' on the album placed third in the 2008
Road March
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Competition for
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.
Track listing
Trinidad and Tobago release
#"Unconditional Love (Prelude)" - 2:11
#"Unconditional" - 4:22
#"Blazin D Trail" - 4:50
#"Rollin" -
(featuring Patrice Roberts It was in 2005 when Patrice Roberts shocked the entertainment industry in Trinidad and Tobago with her talent. Her introduction through a vocal collaboration was with Bunji Garlin who at that
time was in the spotlight. It was her refreshingly soothi ...
) - 5:29
#"Wining Season" - 3:42
#"Make Love" - 4:25
#"Oil & Music" -
(featuring David Rudder
David Michael Rudder OCC (born 6 May 1953) is a Trinidadian calypsonian, known to be one of the most successful calypsonians of all time.
He performed as lead singer for the brass band Charlie's Roots. Nine years later, Rudder stepped outside t ...
) - 4:54
#"Congo Man" -
(featuring Mighty Sparrow
Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he is one of the best-known and most successful calyp ...
) - 4:39
#"Jamishness" - 3:48
#"We Will Live" - 5:46
#"Wining Season (remix)" -
(featuring Shaggy
Shaggy may refer to:
People
*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
*Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
*Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora ...
) - 4:33
#"Make Love (remix)" -
(featuring Buju Banton
Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973),Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, professionally known by his stage name Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician. He is considered to be one of the most ...
) - 4:49
#"Defense (The Anthem)" -
(featuring Pitbull
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, Lil Jon
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); remix of The Anthem - 4:20
United States release
#"Unconditional Love (Prelude)" - 2:11
#"Unconditional" - 4:22
#"Wining Season (remix)" -
(featuring Shaggy
Shaggy may refer to:
People
*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
*Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
*Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora ...
) - 4:33
#"Make Love" - 4:25
#"Oil & Music" -
(featuring David Rudder
David Michael Rudder OCC (born 6 May 1953) is a Trinidadian calypsonian, known to be one of the most successful calypsonians of all time.
He performed as lead singer for the brass band Charlie's Roots. Nine years later, Rudder stepped outside t ...
) - 4:54
#"Congo Man" -
(featuring Mighty Sparrow
Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he is one of the best-known and most successful calyp ...
) - 4:39
#"Blazin D Trail" - 4:50
#"Rollin" -
(featuring Patrice Roberts It was in 2005 when Patrice Roberts shocked the entertainment industry in Trinidad and Tobago with her talent. Her introduction through a vocal collaboration was with Bunji Garlin who at that
time was in the spotlight. It was her refreshingly soothi ...
) - 5:29
#"One More Time (remix)" -
(featuring Mr Vegas
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Biography
Clifford Smith was born in Kingston in 1974.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough G ...
)
#"Wining Season" - 3:42
#"Make Love (remix)" -
(featuring Buju Banton
Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973),Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, professionally known by his stage name Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician. He is considered to be one of the most ...
) - 4:49
#"Defense (The Anthem)" -
(featuring Pitbull
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, Lil Jon
Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cru ...
); remix of The Anthem - 4:20
#"We Will Live" - 5:46
#"Higher Than High" - 5:47
(source)
References
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Machel Montano albums
2008 albums