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{{Infobox album|
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = As Raw As Ever
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| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Shabba Ranks]]
| name = As Raw as Ever
| Cover = Shabba As Raw As Ever.jpg
| type = studio
| Released = [[1991]]
| artist = [[Shabba Ranks]]
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| cover = Shabba As Raw As Ever.jpg
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| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Ragga]], [[Dancehall]]
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| Length = 44:35
| released = 21 May 1991
| recorded =
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| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Producer =
| venue =
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| studio =
| Reviews = * [[All Music Guide]] {{Rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:im09ke9tjq7v link]
| Last album = [[Best Baby Father]] </br> 1991 |
| genre = [[Ragga]], [[dancehall]], [[reggae fusion]]
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| length = 44:35
| This album = As Raw As Ever </br> 1991 |
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| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
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| Next album = [[Rough And Ready Volume 1]] </br> 1992 |
| producer = Mikey Bennett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Bobby Dixon, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, [[KRS-One]]
| prev_title = [[Golden Touch (album)|Golden Touch]]
| prev_year = 1991
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| next_title = [[Rough And Ready Volume 1]]
| next_year = 1992
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{{Album reviews
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'''''As Raw As Ever ''''' is a studio album released by [[Shabba Ranks]], unlike the three previous albums released by [[Shabba Ranks]], this album was popular and received good reviews.
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
|rev1Score={{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r123544|label="Shabba Ranks: ''As Raw As Ever ''" |first=Alex |last=Henderson |accessdate=12 September 2011}}</ref>
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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 ==
== Track listing ==
*All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music.
# Trailer Load A Girls - 3:58
# Trailor Load a Girls - 3:58 (Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Wycliffe Johnson, Greville Gordon)
# Where Does Slackness Come From - 3:48
# Woman Tangle - 3:48
# Where Does Slackness Come From - 3:48 (Gordon)
# Gun Pon Me - 3:53
# Woman Tangle - 3:48 (Gordon, Clifton Dillon)
# Gun Pon Me - 3:53 (Leopold Hartley, Shabba Ranks)
# Gone Up - 3:55
# Housecall - 3:39
# Gone Up - 3:55 (Gordon)
# Housecall (featuring [[Maxi Priest]]) - 3:39 (Dillon, Brian Thompson, Maxi Priest, Mike Bennett, Ranks)
# Flesh Axe - 4:10
# Flesh Axe - 4:10 (Browne, Dillon, Johnson)
# A Mi Di Girls Dem Love - 3:29
# A Mi Di Girls Dem Love - 3:29 (Gordon, Ranks)
# Fist-A-Ris - 3:33
# The Jam - 3:22
# Fist-A-Ris - 3:33 (Gordon, Ranks)
# The Jam (featuring [[KRS-One]]) - 3:22 (KRS-One, Dillon, Joseph Longo, Lawrence Krisna Parker, [[Stephanie Mills]])
# Ambi Get Scarce - 3:52
# Park Yu Benz - 3:26
# Ambi Get Scarce - 3:52 (Hartley, Ranks)
# Park Yu Benz - 3:26 (Gordon, Ranks)


==Personnel==
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[[Category:1991 albums]]
*Shabba Ranks: Vocal
*Mikey Bennett, Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale, Michael Fletcher, Handel Tucker: Keyboards
*[[Earl "Chinna" Smith|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


==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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{{album chart|Billboard200|89|artist=Shabba Ranks|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 November 2020}}
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{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Shabba Ranks|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 November 2020}}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991|work=Billboard|accessdate=9 November 2020}}</ref>
| 63
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! scope="col"| Chart (1992)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992|work=Billboard|accessdate=9 November 2020}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)]]

==References==
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{{Shabba Ranks}}

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[[Category:1991 albums]]
[[Category:Shabba Ranks albums]]
[[Category:Epic Records albums]]
[[Category:Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album]]

Latest revision as of 23:29, 14 December 2022

As Raw as Ever
Studio album by
Shabba Ranks
Released21 May 1991
GenreRagga, dancehall, reggae fusion
Length44:35
LabelEpic
ProducerMikey Bennett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Bobby Dixon, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, KRS-One
Shabba Ranks chronology
Golden Touch
(1991) 		As Raw as Ever
(1991) 		Rough And Ready Volume 1
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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[edit]

  • All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music.
  1. Trailor 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[edit]

  • 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

Charts[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Shabba Ranks: As Raw As Ever " at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Shabba Ranks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Shabba Ranks Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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