''Raggamuffin Soldier'' is a studio album by Jamaican

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recording artist

Daddy Freddy S. Frederick Small (born 1965), better known as Daddy Freddy, is a Jamaican ragga vocalist. Early life Small was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in the city's Trenchtown district.Huey, SteveDaddy Freddy Biography", Allmusic, retrieved ...

. It was released in 1992 via Music of Life/

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. Recording sessions took place at Ameraycan Studios in

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, at HC&F Studio in

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, at Image Recording Studios and at Crystal Sound Recording in

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. Production was handled by Robert Livingston,

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, The Stone Cold Boners and

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. It features guest appearances from

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, Super Cat and Vicki Calhoun. The album spawned two singles: "Haul and Pull" and "Respect Due".

Critical reception

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praised Daddy Freddy's ability to juggle "idiomatic influences", calling it one of the few albums "to combine things from all styles rather than just throw them together". The ''

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'' called ''Ragamuffin Soldier'' Daddy Freddy's best album. ''Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub'' deemed it "the best and most diverse full ragga album available".

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1992 albums Daddy Freddy albums Chrysalis Records albums Albums produced by DJ Muggs