Just to Let You Know...
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Just to Let You Know... | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Reggae, reggae-pop[1] | |||
Length | 43:44 | |||
Label | Brilliant Records[2] Virgin Records[3] | |||
Producer | Bitty McLean | |||
Bitty McLean chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Observer | (favorable)[5] |
Smash Hits | [6] |
Just to Let You Know... is the debut album by the British/Jamaican reggae artist Bitty McLean, released in 1993 by Brilliant Records and re-released by Virgin Records in 1994. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.[7]
Several singles from the album charted, including "It Keeps Raining" (UK #2), "Pass It On" (UK #35), "Here I Stand" (UK #10), "Dedicated to the One I Love" (UK #6) and "What Goes Around" (UK #36).[8]
Critical reception
[edit]The Independent wrote that "the result may not set the world on fire, but Bitty is nevertheless a welcome addition to the UK reggae scene."[9]
Track listing
[edit]- "Here I Stand" (Justin Hinds) – 3:37
- "What Goes Round (Comes Around)" (Bitty McLean) – 3:42
- "True True True" (Ken Parker) – 3:22
- "I've Got Love" (Bitty McLean) – 4:14
- "Stop This World" (Leroy Sibbles) – 4:09
- "It Keeps Raining" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Robert Guidry) – 3:45
- "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling) – 3:53
- "Forever Be Mine" (Bitty McLean) – 3:55
- "Talkin' to the Wind" (Norman Whitfield) – 3:48
- "Pass It On" (Jean Watt) – 5:04
- "Pass It On (Reprise)" (Jean Watt) – 4:15
References
[edit]- ^ "Bitty McLean | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 662.
- ^ "Stones, Mix-A-Lot, Connick Roll in July". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 July 1994 – via Google Books.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Spencer, Neil (27 February 1994). "Pop: Releases". The Observer.
- ^ Cross, Tony (19 January 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Just To Let You Know by Bitty McLean Search". Official Charts Company. 11 July 2013.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 340. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "POP / Albums: Not much of an enigma". The Independent. 10 February 1994.