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Give Me the Reason is the second album by the Jamaican musician Lady Saw, released in 1996.[3][4] The album was noted for its sexually explicit lyrics.[5][6] The title track incorporates elements of country music.[7]
Give Me the Reason | ||||
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Studio album by Lady Saw | ||||
Released | April 11, 1996 | |||
Genre | Dancehall, reggae | |||
Label | VP[1] | |||
Lady Saw chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Critical reception
editVibe, in 2004, deemed the title track a "classic" and a "sweet" slow jam.[8] Spin, in 2007, listed the album as a "Dancehall Essential", writing that Lady Saw is "a cross between a porn star and a feminist scholar."[9]
Track listing
edit- Good Wuk
- What is Slackness
- Give Me The Reason
- Darnest Things
- Husband of Mine
- Glory be to God
- Saturday Night at the Movies
- Name Nuh Stand Fi Sex
- Condom
- Lonely Without You
- Life Without Dick
- Love & Understanding
- Ain't No Meaning
- Over & Over
References
edit- ^ Preston, Rohan B. (13 Sep 1996). "LADY SAW DEFENDS HER SHARP-EDGED, SEXUALLY FRANK DANCEHALL REGGAE". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 6.
- ^ "Give Me the Reason - Lady Saw | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Oumano, Elena (9 July 1996). "Slack saw". The Village Voice. 41 (28): 58.
- ^ "Lady Saw Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Oumano, Elena (Jan 27, 1996). "Women increase number, scope of roles in reggae". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 4. p. 1.
- ^ Tafari-Ama, Imani M. (June 11, 2017). Blood, Bullets And Bodies: Sexual Politics Below Jamaica's Poverty Line. Beaten Track Publishing. ISBN 9781786451378 – via Google Books.
- ^ Borthwick, Stuart (9 May 2022). Positive Vibrations: Politics, Politricks and the Story of Reggae. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781789145700 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dreisinger, Baz (Mar 2004). "Barenaked Ladies". Vibe. 12 (3): 158.
- ^ Dreisinger, Baz (Dec 2007). "Essentials: Dancehall". Spin. 23 (12): 128.