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Toots and The Maytals Album: “Sensational Maytals”
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Sensational Maytals |
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Release Date:2003-02-17
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Reggae, Ska
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Label:P-Vine Japan
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4995879021651
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Review - :
Like so many of Jamaica's greatest groups, {$the Maytals} launched their career at {@Studio One}, and then like so many that found fame, the group then switched its allegiance, first making the studio rounds, before spending a spell with {$Prince Buster}. Before 1964 was out, however, the trio had linked with {$Byron Lee} for whom it recorded its first Jamaican chart-topper, {&"It's You."} That hit was finally pushed off the top of the charts by the single's flip side, the soulful, {\doo wop} {\ballad} {&"Daddy."} By the time {$the Maytals} released their second single, the skanking {&"Fever,"} all of Jamaica was infected, and from there on out the hits rained down. The {\gospel}-inflected jubilance of {&"Never You Change,"} its polar thematic opposite, the adamant {&"If You Act This Way,"} and the exuberantly goofy {&"My New Name"} all rocketed up the Jamaican chart. The trio's exhilarating {\gospel}-flavored vocals suited any style, be it the sweet {\blues} of {&"It's No Use,"} the jazzy brass-drenched {&"What's on Your Mind,"} the fabulous {\R&B} found on {&"I Know,"} which also boasts a superb solo from guitarist {$Ernest Ranglin}, the mento that inspires {&"She Will Never Let Me Down,"} and, of course, the many propulsive {\ska} numbers. So strong were these singles that before 1965 had drawn to a close, an impatient {$Lee} bundled up a batch and pressed them onto a full-length, appropriately titling the set {^The Sensational Maytals}. The group certainly was sensational, and although many more hits were still to come, this album was the perfect portrait of the group at its {\ska} height. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide
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