''Maxi'' (released as ''Maxi Priest'' in the United States and Canada) is the third studio

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vocalist

Maxi Priest Max Alfred 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 Contemporary R&B, R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion. ...

, released in 1987. It contains the singles " Some Guys Have All the Luck", "How Can We Ease the Pain?", " Wild World" and "Goodbye to Love Again".

Reception

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'' wrote, "Maxi shows that when left lonely by a lover, he's not too macho to shed a tear about it. He captures love's joys just as convincingly. Maxi is the sweet fruit from a branch of reggae that’s breaking barriers to top the Pops.

Track listing

International version (''Maxi'')

US and Canada version (''Maxi Priest'')

Personnel

Musicians

* Maxi Priest – vocals, backing vocals * Duncan Bridgeman – keyboards *

Robbie Lyn Robert "Robbie" Bernard Lyn is a Jamaican session musician who plays piano, keyboard and synthesiser. Biography Robbie Lyn is a popular Jamaican session musician, who has played with various session/backing bands including Now Generation, Soun ...

– keyboards * Willie Lindo – guitars *

Robbie Shakespeare Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare (27 September 1953 – 8 December 2021) was a Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as half of the reggae rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie, with drummer Sly Dunbar. Regarded as on ...

– guitars, bass, backing vocals * Lloyd Sparks – bass *

Sly Dunbar Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar (born 10 May 1952, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie. Biography Dunbar began playing at 15 in a ba ...

– drums, drum programming *

Dean Fraser Dean Ivanhoe Fraser (sometimes appearing as Dean Frazer; born 4 August 1957) Allmusic.com biography by Sandra Brennan/ref> is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s. He was awarded the Mus ...

– horns, backing vocals * Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – horns * David Madden – horns *

Pam Hall Pam Hall is a Jamaican reggae singer whose career began in the 1970s. Career Hall recorded as a solo artist from the mid-1970s as well as providing backing vocals for several other artists including Jimmy Cliff, Judy Mowatt, Beres Hammond, D ...

– backing vocals * J.C. Lodge – backing vocals * Beres Hammond – vocals (7)

Production

* Sly Dunbar – producer (1–9) * Willie Lindo – producer (1–9) * Robbie Shakespeare – producer (1–9) * Godwin Logie – producer (10) * Michael "Reuben" Campbell – producer (11) * David Roe – engineer (1–9) * Erskine Thompson – project coordinator *

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– sleeve design *

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– cover photography *

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– all other photography * Level Vibes Ltd. – management

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

External links

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