Just Reality

Just Reality
Just Reality
Studio album by Shabba Ranks
Released	1990
Studio	Music Works (Kingston, Jamaica); Digital Recording Lab (Kingston, Jamaica);
Genre	Ragga; dancehall;
Length	41:43
Label	VP
Producer	Bobby "Digital" Dixon
Shabba Ranks chronology
Singles from Just Reality
	"Wicked Inna Bed"; Released: 1989; "Roots & Culture"; Released: 1989; "Gal Yuh Good"; Released: 1990; "Just Reality"; Released: 1990; "Dem Bow"; Released: 1990;

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Allmusic	¹

Just Reality is the second solo studio album by Jamaican dancehall/reggae recording artist Shabba Ranks. Released in 1990 via VP Records, the album was produced by Bobby "Digital" Dixon.

While it did not receive as many positive reviews as its predecessor, the album included the massive hit "Wicked Inna Bed" and the highly influential track "Dem Bow",² which played a key role in the instrumental birth of reggaeton as a genre.

Track listing

All music is composed by Bobby "Digital" Dixon.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Just Reality"	3:20
2.	"Weh Yu Get It From"	3:19
3.	"Gal Yuh' Good"	3:34
4.	"Back and Belly Rock"	3:38
5.	"Roots & Culture"	4:00
6.	"Wicked Inna Bed"	3:22
7.	"Dem Bow"	3:36
8.	"The Rammer"	3:41
9.	"Crab-Louse a Go Round"	3:21
10.	"Mandela Free"	3:26
11.	"Are You Sure"	3:08
12.	"Pay Down Pon It / Live Blanket"	3:18
Total length:		41:43

References

"Just Reality – Shabba Ranks". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Marshall, Wayne. "Dem Bow, Dembow, Dembo: Translation and Transnation in Reggaeton" Lied und populäre Kultur/Song and Popular Culture 53 (2008): 131-51

External links

Just Reality at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Just Reality – Shabba Ranks". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

[2] Marshall, Wayne. "Dem Bow, Dembow, Dembo: Translation and Transnation in Reggaeton" Lied und populäre Kultur/Song and Popular Culture 53 (2008): 131-51

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