''Taking Over'' is
Jamaica
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reggae
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artist
Sizzla's 11th studio album, released on June 19, 2001 on
VP Records. It peaked at #7 on the
Billboard
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reggae album charts.
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Track listing
#"Thought for Today" (Collins
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* Collins Chabane (1960–2015), South African Minister of Public Service and Administration
* Collins Cheboi (born 1987), Kenyan middle- ...
, Dennis) - 3:50
#"Brand New" (Collins, Dennis) - 4:02
#"Somewhere Oh Oh" (Collins, Dennis) - 4:13
#"Taking Over" (Collins, Dennis) - 4:04
#"Fare" (Collins, Dennis, Dunbar
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) - 3:56
#"Higher Heights" (Dennis, Dunbar) - 3:58
#"To the Point" (Collins, Edmund, James) - 3:33
#"Reach" (Collins, Dennis) - 3:39
#"Whirlwind" (Collins) - 4:57
#"Profile" (Collins) - 4:17
#"Kebra Negas" (Collins) - 4:21
#"New Shield Corruption" (Collins, Dennis) - 3:45
#"King Taco" (Collins, Dennis) - 4:21
#"Hold Her in My Arms" (Collins, Dennis) - 4:00
#"Streetside Knowledge" (Collins, Dennis) - 4:07
Credits
* Sizzla - vocals
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* Black Pearl - engineer
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* Philip Burrell - producer
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, executive producer
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* Leroy Champaign - design
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* Christopher Chin - executive producer
* Paul Daley - engineer
* Christopher James - producer, engineer
* John James - engineer
* Robert Murphy - engineer
* Sherida - Backing vocalist
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* Steven Stanley - engineer
* Collin "Bulbie" York - engineer
References
External links
* Reviewat Allmusic
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Sizzla website
VP Records website
2001 albums
Sizzla albums
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