CAAN DUN is the most representative set of music available from the gravel-voiced Shabba Ranks, whose first decade of work yielded two Grammy awards and significant crossover success. Anyone who's ever heard a sample of Ranks' music probably has some sense of what makes it distinct: the timbre of synthesized bass, the frequent presence of guest vocalists, and Ranks' own stuttered, rapid-fire toasting.
Highlights of this two-disc collection include the randy cuts "Gal Yuh Good," "Telephone Love," and "Hardcore Lovin'." "Holding On," which features Home T. and Cocoa Tea, is another standout track, with a bouncy, upbeat feel and anthemic chorus. Of course, no Shabba Ranks collection could be complete without "Mr. Loverman," the song that in its remixed form helped launch Ranks to international stardom in the early '90s. The version included here is the original studio cut, with a vocal courtesy of Deborahe Glasgow.
Track Listing
Disc 1
1. Roots and Culture
2. Get Up, Stand Up
3. Pirate's Anthem - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
4. Twice My Age - Shabba Ranks (feat. Krystal)
5. Golden Touch - Shabba Ranks (feat. Etc.)
6. Peeny Penny
7. Dem Bow
8. Love Punany Bad
9. Don't Test Me - Shabba Ranks (feat. Deborahe Glasgow)
10. Girls Wine
11. Who She Love - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
12. Kill Me Dead
13. Serious Time - Shabba Ranks (feat. Ninjaman and Admiral Tibbett)
14. Pay Down Pon It
15. Wicked In Bed
2. Get Up, Stand Up
3. Pirate's Anthem - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
4. Twice My Age - Shabba Ranks (feat. Krystal)
5. Golden Touch - Shabba Ranks (feat. Etc.)
6. Peeny Penny
7. Dem Bow
8. Love Punany Bad
9. Don't Test Me - Shabba Ranks (feat. Deborahe Glasgow)
10. Girls Wine
11. Who She Love - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
12. Kill Me Dead
13. Serious Time - Shabba Ranks (feat. Ninjaman and Admiral Tibbett)
14. Pay Down Pon It
15. Wicked In Bed
Disc 2
1. Telephone Love -
2. Shabba Ranks (feat. J.C. Lodge)
3. Just Reality
4. Gal Yuh Good
5. Tell Me Which One - Shabba Ranks (feat. Admiral Tibbett)
6. Lovable
7. Mr. Loverman - Shabba Ranks (feat. Deborahe Glasgow)
8. Holding On - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
9. Hood Top
10. Best Baby Father
11. Hardcore Lovin' - Shabba Ranks (feat. J.C. Lodge)
12. Just Be Good To Me - Shabba Ranks (feat. Cocoa Tea and Rebel Princess)
13. Live Blanket
14. Your Body's Here With Me - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
15. Steady Man - Shabba Ranks (feat. Krystal)
16. Caan Dun
17. Roots and Culture Remix
2. Shabba Ranks (feat. J.C. Lodge)
3. Just Reality
4. Gal Yuh Good
5. Tell Me Which One - Shabba Ranks (feat. Admiral Tibbett)
6. Lovable
7. Mr. Loverman - Shabba Ranks (feat. Deborahe Glasgow)
8. Holding On - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
9. Hood Top
10. Best Baby Father
11. Hardcore Lovin' - Shabba Ranks (feat. J.C. Lodge)
12. Just Be Good To Me - Shabba Ranks (feat. Cocoa Tea and Rebel Princess)
13. Live Blanket
14. Your Body's Here With Me - Shabba Ranks (feat. Home T and Cocoa Tea)
15. Steady Man - Shabba Ranks (feat. Krystal)
16. Caan Dun
17. Roots and Culture Remix