U-Neek | ||||
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Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Length | 50:22 | |||
Label | Island[1] | |||
Producer | Glenn "Daddy-O" Bolton, Matt Robinson, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke | |||
Eek-A-Mouse chronology | ||||
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U-Neek is an album by the Jamaican reggae artist Eek-A-Mouse, released in 1991.[2][3] He supported the album with a North American tour.[4] "You're the Only One I Need" was released as a single.[5]
The album was produced primarily by Glenn "Daddy-O" Bolton, Matt Robinson, and Augustus "Gussie" Clarke.[6] It includes a cover of Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er".[7] "Border Patrol" is about the Immigration and Naturalization Service.[8] "Rude Boys a Foreign" concerns drug trafficking.[9] "No Problem" involves Eek-A-Mouse leading nations and solving hunger crises.[10] "So Fine" contains a sample of "Spinning Wheel".[11]
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Newsday wrote that "U-Neek is full of oddities, from an apparently sincere love song ('You're the Only One I Need') to 'Gangster Chronicles', which features the Eekster rapping—or toasting—his own lyrics to part of the 'Theme from The Godfather'."[14] The Boston Globe determined that "the album moves faster than most reggae purists would like, but Eek-A-Mouse delights and informs while breaking new musical ground."[15] The State noted that Eek-A-Mouse "can toast and rap with the best of the dance-hall sing-jays, then turn around and croon a romantic melody like a rasta Sinatra."[16]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Yc" | 4:58 |
2. | "Love Me" | 6:04 |
3. | "D'yer Mak'er" | 4:06 |
4. | "Get Away" | 4:28 |
5. | "Gangster Chronicles" | 4:55 |
6. | "So Fine" | 4:47 |
7. | "Border Patrol" | 6:14 |
8. | "Rude Boys a Foreign" | 5:33 |
9. | "No Problem" | 5:38 |
10. | "Let the Children Play" | 4:07 |