Dance Hall Style

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Dance Hall Style is a reggae album by Jamaican singer Horace Andy, showcasing his distinctive vocal style over early dancehall-influenced rhythms.

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Dance Hall Style canonical 1
Dance Hall Style reissue on CD 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album
reggae album
artist Horace Andy
associatedWithProducerCollective Wackies crew
associatedWithScene early 1980s dancehall
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
featuresInstrumentation drum machine patterns
dub-style echo and reverb effects
prominent bass guitar
featuresVocalStyle Horace Andy's distinctive falsetto
genre Dancehall
Reggae
hasCoverSong Cuss Cuss
Spying Glass
hasCriticalReception regarded as a classic Wackies-era Horace Andy album
hasFormat compact disc
digital download
vinyl LP
hasMusicalCharacteristic dub-influenced production
heavy basslines
minimalist dancehall rhythms
hasNotableTrack Cuss Cuss
Money Money
Spying Glass
hasReissue Dance Hall Style reissue on CD
linked to: Dance Hall Style

Dance Hall Style reissue on vinyl
hasRhythmicStyle slow to mid-tempo dancehall riddims
hasTheme romantic relationships
social commentary
hasTrack Come In A This
Cuss Cuss
Let Them In
Lonely Woman
Money Money
Raggamuffin
Spying Glass
Stop The Fuss
hasVocalCharacteristic haunting, ethereal vocals
influencedBy early dancehall
roots reggae
language English
partOfArtistDiscography Horace Andy discography
performer Horace Andy
producer Bullwackies
recordingLocation New York City
recordingStudio Wackies Studio
recordLabel Wackies
Wackies Records
releaseYear 1982

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Horace Hinds hasDiscographyItem Dance Hall Style
Dance Hall Style hasReissue Dance Hall Style reissue on CD
linked to: Dance Hall Style