As Raw as Ever

As Raw As Ever is a studio album released by Shabba Ranks, his first to be well received by critics and the public.

As Raw as Ever
Studio album by Shabba Ranks
Released	21 May 1991
Genre	Ragga, dancehall, reggae fusion
Length	44:35
Label	Epic
Producer	Mikey Bennett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Bobby Dixon, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, KRS-One
Shabba Ranks chronology
Best Baby Father (1991) As Raw as Ever (1991) Rough And Ready Volume 1 (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

• All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music.

1. Trailer Load a Girls - 3:58 (Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Wycliffe Johnson, Greville Gordon)
2. Where Does Slackness Come From - 3:48 (Gordon)
3. Woman Tangle - 3:48 (Gordon, Clifton Dillon)
4. Gun Pon Me - 3:53 (Leopold Hartley, Shabba Ranks)
5. Gone Up - 3:55 (Gordon)
6. Housecall (featuring Maxi Priest) - 3:39 (Dillon, Brian Thompson, Maxi Priest, Mike Bennett, Ranks)
7. Flesh Axe - 4:10 (Browne, Dillon, Johnson)
8. A Mi Di Girls Dem Love - 3:29 (Gordon, Ranks)
9. Fist-A-Ris - 3:33 (Gordon, Ranks)
10. The Jam (featuring KRS-One) - 3:22 (KRS-One, Dillon, Joseph Longo, Lawrence Krisna Parker, Stephanie Mills)
11. Ambi Get Scarce - 3:52 (Hartley, Ranks)
12. Park Yu Benz - 3:26 (Gordon, Ranks)

Personnel

• Shabba Ranks: Vocal
• Mikey Bennett, Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale, Michael Fletcher, Handel Tucker: Keyboards
• Earl Smith: Guitars
• Stephen "Cat" Coore: Guitars, Vocals
• Danny Dennis, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson: Bass, Keyboards
• Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly Dunbar, George "Dusty" Miller: Drums, Percussion
• Danny Browne: Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion
• Chevelle Franklin, Brian & Tony Gold, Dorothy Smith: Backing Vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 89 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 63 Chart (1992) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 52

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Shabba Ranks: As Raw As Ever " at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
2. "Shabba Ranks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. "Shabba Ranks Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
4. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.