Mento Madness

Various Artists

World | Sep 2004

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2005-01-24

1950’s pre-Reggae Jamaican Calypso music. The sound quality is not perfect, but the songs are catchy and each one is a gem in its own way and the lyrics along are worth a listen. Fun, warm, and catchy throughout. Good stuff, this, especially:

2. Fun & bouncy w/nice work from the band.
4. Midtempo w/a definite touch of jazz.
6. Midtempo vocals/perc. Very cool.
7. Blend of vox/chorus/perc. Bouncy w/a nice kind of whine.
8. Lazy but fun w/good vocals/arrangement.
10. Clicking percussion, warm vox, a relaxed feeling.
12. Banjo, percussion, vox. Fun, bouncy.
13. Happy & lively w/nice percussion.
14. Sweet medley. A good sample of the music.
15. Banjo, vox. Warm & catchy.
17. A classic Calypso sway.

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Charting

2005-02-06 — 2005-04-10 Reggae/World

Week Ending	Airplays
Apr 3	1
Mar 27	2
Mar 20	2
Mar 13	2
Mar 6	4
Feb 27	2
Feb 20	2
Feb 13	2

Track listing

	1.	Hill & Gully Ride/Mandeville Lord Composer
	2.	Dry Weather House Porter, Hubert
	3.	Healin' in the Balmyard Richardson, Harold
	4.	Manassa with the Tight Foot Lord Fly
	5.	Me Dog Can't Bark Reynolds, Monty
	6.	Monkey Talk Porter, Hubert
	7.	Linstead Market Lord Messam
	8.	Country Gal Richardson, Harold
	9.	She Pon Top Motta, Baba
	10.	Blu-Lu-Lup Lord Fly
	11.	Glamour Gal Richardson, Harold
	12.	Solas Market Grant, Boysie
	13.	This Long Time Gal a Never Reynolds, Monty
	14.	Medley of Jamaican Mento Lord Fly
	15.	Come We Go Down a Unity Grant, Boysie
	16.	Swine Lane Gal/Iron Bar Lord Fly
	17.	Sweet Charlie Medley Grant, Boysie
	18.	Big Big Sambo Gal Lord Fly