Raggamuffin Soldier
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{{Infobox album
| name = Raggamuffin Soldier
| type = Studio
| artist = Daddy Freddy
| cover = Raggamuffin Soldier.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1992
| recorded =
| studio = {{hlist|Ameraycan Studios (North Hollywood, CA)|HC&F Studio (New York, NY)|Image Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)|Crystal Sound Recording (Hollywood, CA)}}
| genre = Ragga{{Cite web|url=https://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.edu/content/hearing-raggamuffin-hip-hop-musical-records-historical-record-wayne-marshall-and-pacey|title=Hearing Raggamuffin Hip-hop: Musical Records as Historical Record, by Wayne Marshall and Pacey Foster|website=Ethnomusicology Review}}
| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=57}}
| label = {{hlist|Music Of Life|Chrysalis Records}}
| producer = {{hlist|Duff Marlowe (exec.)|DJ Muggs|Robert Livingston|Super Cat|The Stone Cold Boners}}
| prev_title = Stress
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = The Big One
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Raggamuffin Soldier
| type = studio
| single1 = Haul & Pull
| single1date = August 11, 1992
| single2 = Respect Due
| single2date = 1992
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|last=Wynn|first=Ron|author-link=Ron Wynn|date=|title=Raggamuffin Soldier - Daddy Freddy {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/raggamuffin-soldier-mw0000615399|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 27, 2020|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2006|publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=692}}
}}
Raggamuffin Soldier is a studio album by Jamaican ragga recording artist Daddy Freddy.{{cite news |last1=Jones IV |first1=James T. |title=Dance, rap and Boyz-like joys |work=USA Today |date=3 Dec 1992 |page=6D}} It was released in 1992 via Music of Life/Chrysalis Records. Recording sessions took place at Ameraycan Studios in North Hollywood, at HC&F Studio in New York, at Image Recording Studios and at Crystal Sound Recording in Hollywood. Production was handled by Robert Livingston, DJ Muggs, The Stone Cold Boners and Super Cat. It features guest appearances from Frankie Paul, Super Cat and Vicki Calhoun. The album spawned two singles: "Haul and Pull" and "Respect Due".
Critical reception
AllMusic's Ron Wynn praised Daddy Freddy's ability to juggle "idiomatic influences", calling it one of the few albums "to combine things from all styles rather than just throw them together". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Ragamuffin Soldier Daddy Freddy's best album. Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub deemed it "the best and most diverse full ragga album available".{{cite book |title=Reggae, Rasta, Revolution : Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub |date=1997 |publisher=Schirmer Books |page=225}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Haul and Pull
| writer1 = {{hlist|Frederick Nelson|Robert Livingston|Dennis Halliburton}}
| extra1 = Robert Livingston
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = Now or Never
| writer2 = {{hlist|Nelson|Livingston|William Maragh}}
| extra2 = Robert Livingston
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Respect Due
| note3 = featuring Frankie Paul
| writer3 = {{hlist|Nelson|Paul Blake|Livingston|Halliburton|Dwight Myers}}
| extra3 = Robert Livingston
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Vibe Up
| writer4 = {{hlist|Nelson|Lawrence Muggerud}}
| extra4 = DJ Muggs
| length4 = 0:23
| title5 = Jah Jah Gives Me Vibes
| writer5 = {{hlist|Nelson|Muggerud}}
| extra5 = DJ Muggs
| length5 = 3:32
| title6 = Give Me a Little Lovin{{'-}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|Nelson|Livingston|Halliburton|Myers}}
| extra6 = Robert Livingston
| length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Don Number One
| writer7 = {{hlist|Nelson|Muggerud}}
| extra7 = DJ Muggs
| length7 = 3:56
| title8 = Rappin' Music
| note8 = featuring Super Cat
| writer8 = {{hlist|Nelson|Livingston|Maragh|Halliburton}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Robert Livingston|Super Cat}}
| length8 = 3:42
| title9 = Kill Dem Freddy
| writer9 = {{hlist|Nelson|Muggerud}}
| extra9 = DJ Muggs
| length9 = 1:26
| title10 = Who Said Dat
| writer10 = {{hlist|Nelson|Livingston|Halliburton}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Robert Livingston|Super Cat}}
| length10 = 3:52
| title11 = Murder Style
| writer11 = {{hlist|Nelson|Matt Hyde|Skatemaster Tate}}
| extra11 = The Stone Cold Boners
| length11 = 4:35
| title12 = Move on Up
| writer12 = {{hlist|Nelson|Muggerud}}
| extra12 = DJ Muggs
| length12 = 3:57
| title13 = What's up Freddy
| writer13 = {{hlist|Nelson|Hyde|Tate}}
| extra13 = The Stone Cold Boners
| length13 = 3:12
| title14 = Hot
| writer14 = {{hlist|Nelson|Hyde|Tate}}
| extra14 = The Stone Cold Boners
| length14 = 4:42
| title15 = Raggamuffin Soldier
| writer15 = {{hlist|Nelson|Hyde|Tate}}
| extra15 = The Stone Cold Boners
| length15 = 4:02
| total_length = 51:57
}}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|153092|Daddy Freddy – Raggamuffin Soldier}}
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