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Carousel
Studio album by
Marcia Griffiths
Released1990
LabelMango[1]
ProducerThe Jerks (Rafael Vigil, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo)
Marcia Griffiths chronology
Marcia
(1988) 		Carousel
(1990) 		Indomitable
(1993)

Carousel is an album by the Jamaican musician Marcia Griffiths, released in 1990.[2][3] It was her first solo album for Mango Records.[4]

The album peaked at No. 26 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[5] "Electric Boogie", which was originally a hit in 1982, peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6][5] Griffiths promoted the album by touring with the Reggae Sunsplash festival.[7][8] "Electric Boogie" is credited with popularizing the Electric Slide.[9]

Production

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Recorded in Florida, the album was produced by Rafael Vigil, Lawrence Dermer, and Joe Galdo.[6] "Electric Boogie" was written by Bunny Wailer in 1976 or 1980; the album contains a house-influenced dub remix of the track.[10][11][12][9][13]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[14]
Calgary HeraldC−[15]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[16]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[17]

The Boston Globe wrote that Griffiths "drops reggae in favor of a high-tech disco/R&B sound."[18] The Washington Post praised the "radical electro-calypso reworking" of the album's cover songs.[13] The Calgary Herald concluded that "people with happy feet may like this, but reggae fans need not apply."[15] The Advocate stated that, "despite the lavish production, the tracks don't sound repetitive... Approaching Carousel with the knowledge that its not a real reggae record, it turns out to be a winner."[19]

The Austin American-Statesman noted that "it all carries a sort of progressive, Jamaican, middle-of-the-road pop sound guaranteed to offend hard-core reggae fans... But it may well serve as a crossover point, if admittedly a diluted and somewhat dubious one, for a new audience."[20] The Gazette determined that the "production is all too slick and awash with processed horns and synthesizers... Yet the collection is also exuberant."[9] The Dallas Morning News thought that Griffiths's "innate sense of rhythm serves her well in the various contexts she sets up."[21]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Electric Boogie" 
2."Do Unto Others" 
3."Groovin'" 
4."All Over the World" 
5."Carousel" 
6."Sugar Shack" 
7."The One Who Really Loves You" 
8."Money in the Bank" 
9."Electric Boogie (Dub Mix)" 

References

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  1. ^ Norment, Lynn (May 1990). "Sounding Off". Ebony. Vol. 45, no. 7. p. 26.
  2. ^ "Marcia Griffiths Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Matthews, Carl (10 Feb 1990). "Marcia Griffiths: 'Carousel'". Afro-American Red Star. p. B6.
  4. ^ Vice, Jeff (June 4, 1990). "Reggae Sunsplash to Make Stop in S.L. Saturday". Deseret News. p. C5.
  5. ^ a b "Marcia Griffiths". Billboard.
  6. ^ a b Harrison, Tom (18 May 1990). "Reggae Makes a Splash". The Province. p. 25.
  7. ^ Gettelman, Parry (15 June 1990). "It's Reggae by the Bay at St. Pete's Sunsplash 1990". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 3.
  8. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (June 16, 1989). "Sunsplash Stop". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 7.
  9. ^ a b c Feist, Daniel (5 Apr 1990). "Carousel: Marcia Griffiths". The Gazette. p. D12.
  10. ^ Warren, Emma (2023). Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-36605-7.
  11. ^ Green, Micha (19 June 2021). "A little slide before we go". Afro-American Red Star. p. A9.
  12. ^ Monty, Carlos (2023). La Isla del Tesoro: Historia de la música jamaicana del siglo XX [Treasure Island: History of 20th Century Jamaican Music] (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Caligrama Ediciones. p. 206. ISBN 978-84-19906-53-3.
  13. ^ a b Brown, Joe (23 Mar 1990). "New Chanteuses Get Down Tonight". The Washington Post. p. N24.
  14. ^ "Carousel". AllMusic.
  15. ^ a b "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. 5 Apr 1990. p. H3.
  16. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 14.
  17. ^ MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 304.
  18. ^ Morse, Steve (22 Feb 1990). "Marcia Griffiths Carousel". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 6.
  19. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (February 9, 1990). "Marcia Griffiths Carousel". Fun. The Advocate. p. 4.
  20. ^ Point, Michael (22 Feb 1990). "Carousel Marcia Griffiths". Austin American-Statesman. p. D2.
  21. ^ Samuels, Lennox (February 25, 1990). "Marcia Griffiths, Carousel". The Dallas Morning News. p. 2C.
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