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Heavy Duty (album)

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Heavy Duty
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1997
Recorded1996, 1997
GenreSoca
LabelJW Productions
ProducerMachel Montano
Xtatik chronology
Men At Work
(1996)
Heavy Duty
(1997)
Xtatik Live
(1997)

Heavy Duty is an album released by popular Soca band Xtatik from Trinidad and Tobago in 1997.[1] The album was considered one of the most successful Soca albums at the time of its release.[2] In a 2004 interview, lead vocalist of the band Machel Montano claimed it was his favourite album of all time.[3]

The song Big Truck on the album won Trinidad's 1997 Annual Road March Competition for Trinidad and Tobago Carnival.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

AllMusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 stars rating.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Intro"
  2. "Big Truck"
  3. "Follow Yuh Partner"
  4. "Winerboi"
  5. "Calypso Nice"
  6. "Tayee Tayee"
  7. "J'Ouvert Girls"
  8. "What They Say (They Say)"
  9. "Pretty Gyal"
  10. "No Carnival"
  11. "Crowded"
  12. "Music Farm"
  13. "Outro"

Vocals

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Musicians

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References

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  1. ^ Machel Montano Discography at Official Website
  2. ^ "T&T celebrities proud to say IZATRINI". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  3. ^ "Machel exposed - Q&A". Archived from the original on 2005-09-06. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  4. ^ "Road Marches of Trinidad and Tobago". Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  5. ^ a b "Heavy Duty - Machel Montano". allmusic.com. Allmusic.