****SIMPLETON - 1/4 TO 12****

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****SIMPLETON - 1/4 TO 12****

TRACKLIST


 A1 1/4 To 12
A2 Selassie
A3 Rubber Ball
A4 Sick Under Rastaman Treatment Producer – Bulby York*
A5 Rock On Mixed By – Linford 'Fatta' Marshall* Vocals [Featuring] – Spanner Banner
A6 Wey Dem A Drink Producer – M. Jacas*, M. Chin*, O. Renwalls*, P. Crosdale*
B1 Nuh Watch Nuh Clock B2 Same Ole Gal ´
B3 Jah Jah Treatment
B4 Good Gal Mixed By – Palmer*
B5 The Chronic
 B6 Rumplestiltskin

 Label:Greensleeves Records


 Country:UK Released:17 Jun 1996


Credits Backing Vocals – How Yu Fi Sey Dat? Crew Horns – Dean Fraser, Howard Messam, We The People Band Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe Mixed By – Colin 'Bulby' York* (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B3, B5, B6) Musician – Bongo Herman, Crime And Robbery, Danny Browne*, Jazwad*, M. Chin*, O. Renwalls*, P. Crosdale*, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare* Producer – Anthony Redrose* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1 to B6) Notes Produced for How Yu Fi Sey Dat?, except track A4 produced for A Fat Eyes Production. Mixed at Mixing Lab, except track B4 mixed at Sonic Sounds Recording. Mastered at the Town House, London. To the Most High - Special Thanks: To Red Rise and How Yu Fi Sey Dat? Crew, Greensleeves - Big Up Up! All the players of instruments - I give thanks. SIMPLETON ℗ 1996 © 1996 GREENSLEEVES RECORDS LTD.

Biography Born Christopher Harrison, c.1975, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. He was raised on the outskirts of Kingston in the Papine region of Lower St. Andrews. Harrison was influenced by locally based artists including Brigadier Jerry, Sister Nancy, Chaka Demus, Major Mackerel, Roundhead, Colin Roach and Anthony Malvo. By his own admission, he initially mumbled on the mic at the dance, chatting nervously while he intently studied his feet. Whereas others may have stumbled at this stage, he turned this imperfection into a contrived DJ routine. It has also been wrongly suggested that he did not face the crowd because of his forked teeth, in spite of his performance under the guise of Dracula when appearing on the sound systems. In 1990 Ninjaman enjoyed a hit with "Heartical Don", and performing as Dracula, Harrison changed the lyrics and the title to "Simpleton". Encouraged by the audience response and by the success of Capleton, Harrison adopted Simpleton as his stage name. The change of moniker led to a debut recording session with Colin Fat for the bogle-inspired "Coca Cola Bottle Shape", which proved an instant hit in the dance and reggae charts worldwide. As is often the case in Jamaica, his success resulted in him being recruited by a number of producers to voice rhythms, including Junior Reid, Steely And Clevie, Bobby Digital, Stone Love and Black Scorpio. In 1993 Simpleton returned to international acclaim with the release of the risqu‚ "Sperm Rod", produced by Chris Goldfinga, and the popular hits "Action Speaks Louder Than Words", "Stay Pon Guard" and "Need A Little Magic In Your Life". An encounter with his neighbourhood friend Anthony Malvo resulted in Simpleton's biggest hit to date, "Quarter To Twelve", which proved to be the top-selling independent reggae single of 1995. As an avid fan of cowboy movies, he illustrated the parallels between Kingston's street violence and film westerns. The success of the tune led to responses from a number of other DJs, including Ninjaman, to which Simpleton replied with "Nah Watch Nah Clock". The tune was another smash hit, resulting in the strident "Sick Under Rastaman Treatment" for Bulby York, "Pants Buckle" and "Sweat A Bust" for Must Bust, "Spot It" for Stingray, "The Gal Dem" for Robert Livingstone, "Miss Hottie Hottie" for Jack Scorpio and a combination with Spanner Banner, "Rock On". Discography: Coca Cola Bottle Shape (VP 1991)***, Heaven Me Reach (World 1993)***, Drive Man Crazy (JA 1995)***, Quarter To Twelve (Greensleeves 1996)****.