As Raw as Ever

As Raw As Ever
Studio album by Shabba Ranks
Released	May 21, 1991
Genre	Ragga, dancehall, reggae fusion
Length	44:35
Label	Epic
Producer	Mikey Bennett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Bobby Dixon, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, KRS-One
Shabba Ranks chronology
Best Baby Father 1991 As Raw As Ever 1991 Rough And Ready Volume 1 1992

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As Raw As Ever is a studio album released by Shabba Ranks, his first to be well received by critics and the public.

Track listing

• All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music.

1. Trailer Load A Girls - 3:58 (Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Wycliffe Johnson, Greville Gordon)
2. Where Does Slackness Come From - 3:48 (Gordon)
3. Woman Tangle - 3:48 (Gordon, Clifton Dillon)
4. Gun Pon Me - 3:53 (Leopold Hartley, Shabba Ranks)
5. Gone Up - 3:55 (Gordon)
6. Housecall (featuring Maxi Priest) - 3:39 (Dillon, Brian Thompson, Maxi Priest, Mike Bennett, Ranks)
7. Flesh Axe - 4:10 (Browne, Dillon, Johnson)
8. A Mi Di Girls Dem Love - 3:29 (Gordon, Ranks)
9. Fist-A-Ris - 3:33 (Gordon, Ranks)
10. The Jam (featuring KRS-One) - 3:22 (KRS-One, Dillon, Joseph Longo, Lawrence Krisna Parker, Stephanie Mills)
11. Ambi Get Scarce - 3:52 (Hartley, Ranks)
12. Park Yu Benz - 3:26 (Gordon, Ranks)

Personnel

• Shabba Ranks: Vocal
• Mikey Bennett, Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale, Michael Fletcher, Handel Tucker: Keyboards
• Earl Smith: Guitars
• Stephen "Cat" Coore: Guitars, Vocals
• Danny Dennis, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson: Bass, Keyboards
• Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly Dunbar, George "Dusty" Miller: Drums, Percussion
• Danny Browne: Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion
• Chevelle Franklin, Brian & Tony Gold, Dorothy Smith: Backing Vocals

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)

References