Murder Love
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| Studio album by Snow | ||||
| Released | February 21, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Reggae Fusion | |||
| Length | Error in Module:Hms: Seconds value must be less than 60 | |||
| Label | East West Records | |||
| Producer | MC Shan, Junior Reid, Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, Michael Warner, John Ficarrotta and others. | |||
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| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
Murder Love is Canadian reggae musician Snow’s second album. While his preceding album (12 Inches of Snow) featured a wide array of musical genres fusing hip-hop, pop, and reggae, Murder Love was recorded in Jamaica and primarily featured dancehall tracks. A number of songs featured dancehall legends Ninjaman, Half Pint, White Mice, and Nadine Sutherland, and Junior Reid produced and appeared on the track "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We". While not producing a hit in the United States, the track "Sexy Girl" reached number one in Japan (becoming the 6th biggest hit of 1995) and the "Anything for You" remix became the top-selling single of 1995 in Jamaica. Ultimately, Murder Love reached number one the U.S. Reggae charts and "Si We Dem Nuh Know We" was nominated for a Juno for best reggae recording. Due to his criminal record, Snow was unable to enter the United States and promote the album.
In 1993, Snow began touring Jamaica, performing at such venues as the University of the West Indies, Topline, and the Jaguar Lounge in Halfway Tree. While performing at Sun Splash ’93, he befriended Ninjaman and the two began collaborating. As Snow put it, "we just clicked, so now we always hang out. Everyday when I'm in Jamaica I hang with him. When he's doing a track, he'll always invite me to come on it with him." In addition to working with Ninjaman, Snow began recording with one of the artists that influenced his interest in reggae, Junior Reid, who went on to produce the track that also featured Snow and Ninjaman, "Si We Dem Nuh Know We." Junior Reid also performed as guest vocalist on "Yesterday." Ninjaman also appeared as a guest vocalist on "Bad Men." Nadine Sutherland performed on the first single, "Anything For You", and Half-Pint performs on "Rivertown" and joins White Mice on "Time." The album featured several producers, including Junior Reid ("Si We Dem Nuh Know We"), Onree Gill ("Bad Men," "Rivertown," "Babylon," "Time," "Dream," "If You Like the Sound," and "Let’s Get it on"), MC Shan ("Yesterday" and "Sexy Girl") and Herby Azor ("Anything for You" and "Things to Say").
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