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Here Comes the Hotstepper (album)

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Here Comes the Hotstepper
Studio album by
Released17 January 1995
Recorded1993–1994
Genre
Label
ProducerSly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare
Ini Kamoze chronology
16 Vibes of Ini Kamoze
(1992)
Here Comes the Hotstepper
(1995)
Lyrical Gangsta
(1995)
Singles from Here Comes the Hotstepper
  1. "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
    Released: 18 August 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
NME8/10[3]

Here Comes the Hotstepper is a 1995 album by Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. It contains as title track the international hit "Here Comes the Hotstepper" that charted in the United States, UK and many European charts. The remainder of the album's tracks are re-recordings of songs that had appeared on Kamoze's first four albums: Ini Kamoze (1984), Statement (also 1984), and Pirate (1986).

Track listing

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  1. "Call the Police" – 5:37
  2. "Rough" – 3:28
  3. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (Heartical Mix) – 4:11
  4. "Gunshot" – 4:57
  5. "World-A-Music" – 3:46
  6. "Trouble You a Trouble Me" – 3:58
  7. "General" – 4:03
  8. "Pull Up the Cork" – 5:50
  9. "Pirate" – 3:43
  10. "Babylon, Babylon" – 4:54
  11. "I Want Ital" – 4:47
  12. "Burnin'" – 4:51

Personnel

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  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass, guitar
  • Sly Dunbar – drums
  • Willie Lindo – guitar
  • Dean Frazer – horns
  • Richard Dunn – keyboards
  • Robbie Lyn – piano, synthesizer
  • Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare – producers

Charts

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Chart performance for Here Comes the Hotstepper
Chart (1995) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 71

References

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  1. ^ "Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Ini Kamoze". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ McCann, Ian (17 June 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 49. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ini Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2023.