Maxi Priest

Performer: Maxi Priest
Artist: Beres Hammond; Sly Dunbar; Robbie Shakespeare
Engineer: David Roe
Distributor: (Independently by Label)

Notes: Personnel: Maxi Priest, Beres Hammond (vocals); Willie Lindo (guitar); Robbie Shakespeare (guitar, bass); Dean Frazer (horns, background vocals); Nambo, David Madden (horns); Duncan Bridgeman, Robbie Lyn (keyboards); Lloyd Parks (bass); Sly Dunbar (drums, programming); J.C. Lodge, Pam Hall (background vocals). Producers: Willie Lindo, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Godwin Logie. This bends the reggae/pop equation back toward the crossover side. ~ Ron Wynn

Rolling Stone - 3 Stars - Good

Of Jamaican descent but born and raised in the U.K., Maxi Priest released his first album (YOU'RE SAFE) in 1985, but it wasn't until his 1988 self-titled breakthrough, with its reggae-inflected cover of Cat Stevens's "Wild World," that Maxi Priest gained significant attention. Fusing elements of R&B, pop, and reggae into a smooth, radio-ready concoction, Maxi Priest is regarded as one of the best latter-day practitioners of lovers rock. The artist released a number of albums throughout the '90s and into the 2000s. As a British reggae artist, Maxi Priest achieved the rare feat of landing a number-one slot on the American Billboard chart with his 1990 single, "Close to You."

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