gregory isaacs - yesterday

First single of the album Yesterday(1997) by Gregory Isaacs

Most old-school reggae stars couldn't make the cut in the post-"Under Mi Sleng Teng" era of electronic dancehall reggae -- and, frankly, Gregory Isaacs doesn't always prove the exception. This 1997 album was produced and largely co-written by Bobby "Digital" Dixon, one of Jamaica's leading dancehall producers, best known for his work with the DJ Shabba Ranks, including the massive hit "Wicked in a Bed." Isaacs scored a couple of hits with Dixon off of earlier collaborations, but Yesterday is largely a rather tired retread of Dixon's previous successes with disinterested Isaacs vocals on top. Isaacs is easily one of the best vocalists in Jamaican pop music history -- some would argue that he's the best -- but Dixon's chittering electronic arrangements are so generic and boring that Yesterday might as well be a Maxi Priest album. That's not a compliment. Isaacs manages a handful of good performances, especially on the grooving single "Cutie Cutie," but, overall, Yesterday is less a disappointment than a disgrace. ~ Stewart Mason

Engineers: Bobby Dixon, L. "Pego" Pinnock, V.W. Simms.

Personnel: Gregory Isaacs (vocals); Fluxy (guitar, saxophone); Ernie Wilks (guitar); Dean Fraser (saxophone, background vocals); Mafia & Fluxy (saxophone); Jazzwad, Paul Henton (keyboards, drums); Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale (keyboards); Melbourne Miller (drums); Connie Campbell, Heather Cummings, Connie Cambell, Althea Layne, Bobby "Digital" Dixon (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Laurel Pinnock; Bobby "Digital" Dixon.

Recording information: Digital-B Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Digital-B Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.

Ensemble: The Firehouse Crew.

Photographer: David Corio.

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• gregory
• isaacs
• yesterday
• reggae
• cool
• slow

[mississdrey]

jadoRE cE Son boosup

[tensor01]

@mississdrey Merci. Tu as très bon goût :D

[NaturalMysstic]

Gregory = boring !!!!!!!!! oh puhleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[tensor01]

@NaturalMysstic Hi, say this to Stewart Mason.

[raggamuffinbwoy]

Someone stating Gregory is singing boring over this song is clearly not a true Reggae lover and lacks proper knowledge. Therefore don't bother writing a pretentious review. Stick to "Man At Work" and "10cc" and that kind of crap!

[tensor01]

@raggamuffinbwoy Hi man,first of all,that review is not mine. I think it's the only one you can find on the net. I don't agree with everything of this review but at least it's a complete one.Concerning my love about reggae, I know what I love... And I love this song, you can guess it because that's the only video I've upload, you can't find it somewhere else. Concerning the album, for me,only 3 songs are really good on it,all the others are easy job.You can't make 50 masterpieces with 50 albums

[SuperKluckster]

@raggamuffinbwoy stupid boy ,

[mississdrey]

j adOOOOOre <3 <3

[mississdrey]

jadoooooore <3 <3 <3

[nestor10121]

siempre en nuestros corazones gregory ,,,,

[DANNAROOTS]

IS PERFECT MIS RESPETOS GREGORY SAVES QUE SIEMPRE VIVIRAS EN MI CORAZON AUNKE YA NO ESTES AKI ERES EL MEJOR TE AMO ESTES DONDE ESTES♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥