Jamaican dancehall sensation Lady Saw achieved her breakthrough with 1997’s PASSION, a mix of hip-hop, contemporary American R&B, and classic dancehall rhythms. But the stylistic mix doesn’t end there. Lady Saw’s vocal stylings fold in opera, down-home blues, country & western, and Dean Martin-style lounge, among other tricks. On top of the disc’s crisp, danceable beats (most of PASSION was produced by the artist), Saw’s authoritative flow and sassy, saucy attitude pack a serious wallop. This is especially evident on her duets with Shaggy (“Love Is Strange”) and Beenie Man (“Healing”). A minor modern dancehall classic, PASSION is one of Lady Saw’s most successful efforts.
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AllMusic Review by Anthony Tognazzini
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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feat: Stone Love
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3:18 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | 2:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 3 |
feat: Merciless
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3:39 | Spotify | ||||
| 4 | 3:31 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 5 | 3:57 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 6 | 3:35 | Spotify | |||||
| 7 |
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feat: Stone Love
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4:04 | ||||
| 8 | 4:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 9 |
feat: Shaggy
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3:39 | Spotify | ||||
| 10 | 3:45 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 11 | 3:45 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 12 | 3:59 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 13 |
feat: DJ Clue?
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4:19 | Spotify | ||||
| 14 | 3:15 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 15 | 2:41 | SpotifyAmazon |
