I-Testament

I-Testament is a studio album by reggae/dancehall artist Capleton.[1][4] It was released in 1997 via Def Jam.[5] The album contains guest appearances from Q-Tip, Sizzla, Big Youth, and D.V. Alias Khrist.

I-Testament
Studio album by
Capleton
ReleasedNovember 25, 1997 (U.S.)
Recorded1997
GenreReggae, hip hop
Length79:18
LabelDef Jam Records[1]
ProducerHerbie Miller (executive)
Ian Allen
Roy Francis
Richard Bell
Stuart Brown
Collin 'Bulby' York
Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal
Capleton chronology
Prophecy (album)
(1995)		 I-Testament
(1997)		 One Mission
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.[6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "owes more to sinewy, seductive contemporary R&B rhythms influenced by ragga and dancehall than to reggae itself, but much of this music is solidly constructed."[2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "saw Capleton at the peak of his powers."[3]

Track listing
# Title Producer(s) Composer(s) Featured Performer(s) Time
1 "Divide and Rule" (Interlude) 0:22
2 "East Coast to the West Coast" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton" D.V. Alias Khrist 3:23
3 "Old and the Young" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 4:03
4 "Hurts My Heart" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 4:34
5 "Original Man" Roy Francis Bailey, C. "Capleton", Roy Francis Q-Tip 4:02
6 "Escape the Judgement" (Interlude) 0:22
7 "Nah Bow (Do Now)" Collin 'Bulby' York*, Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal* Bailey, C. "Capleton", Collin 'Bulby' York, Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal 7:57
8 "Steep Mountain" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 3:57
9 "Mark of the Beast" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown Big Youth 3:52
10 "No Man Can Save No Man" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 4:04
11 "Movin' On" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 3:41
12 "Ready to Shout" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 4:12
13 "Death Row" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 3:56
14 "Stop the Coming" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 4:07
15 "Love the One You're With" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown 3:44
16 "Raggy Road" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton 3:46
17 "Babylon Ah Use Dem Brain" Stuart Brown Bailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown, Collins, M. Sizzla 3:57
18 "Free Our Minds" (Interlude) 0:25

References
  1. "Capleton | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. "I Testament - Capleton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 173.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Def Jam's Dancehall Links". Jamaica Observer.
  5. Moskowitz, David Vlado (September 5, 2006). "Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  6. "Capleton". Billboard.



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