Kingston City (album)

Kingston City
Studio album by New Kingston
Released January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)
Genre Reggae
Label Easy Star Records (ES1045)
New Kingston chronology
Kingston University
(2013)		 Kingston City
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Pier Magazine[1]

Kingston City is the third studio album by the Brooklyn-based reggae band New Kingston. Released on January 27, 2015 by Easy Star Records,[2] it was their first album on the label.[3] The album features guest artists such as Tribal Seeds, France’s Dub Inc, Sister Carol, The Wailing Souls, Sugar Minott,[2] and Hawaiian artist Kimie Miner.[4]

It reached No.1 on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart the week of February 14, 2015.[5] As of March 29, 2015, the album was still at No. 1.[6] It met with largely positive reviews from reggae publications. The Pier Magazine gave Kingston City four of five stars, and wrote that the album is "a mix of roots, dancehall, R&B and hip hop influences."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Today"
  2. "Mystery Babylon" (featuring E.N Young, Maad T-ray)
  3. "Who Tell Them"
  4. "Can't Stop A Man"
  5. "Honorable"
  6. "You Are Mine" (featuring Kimie Miner)
  7. "Good Luck Charm"
  8. "Protect Me" (featuring Wailing Souls)
  9. "Certain Girls" (featuring Sugar Minott)
  10. "Key To Life"
  11. "I Believe In Me"
  12. "Conquer Dem" (featuring Sister Carol)

Chart positions

Chart (2015) Peak position
Billboard Top Reggae Albums[6] 1

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Dubs, Tommy (January 27, 2015). "Review: New Kingston – Kingston City". The Pier Magazine. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  2. 1 2 "Bio". newkingstonmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  3. ↑ Patti, Mike (November 20, 2014). "New Kingston signs to Easy Star Records". The Pier Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  4. ↑ "NYC Reggae Band New Kingston to Release KINGSTON CITY Album, 1/27". Broadway World. November 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Kingston City debuted No. 1 on Billboard's Reggae Chart!". newkingstonmusic.com. February 8, 2015. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  6. 1 2 "New Kingston". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-28.

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