Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You - The Anthology (2004)
BAND/ARTIST: Bruce Ruffin
- Title: Mad About You - The Anthology
- Year Of Release: 2004
- Label: Trojan Records
- Genre: Reggae
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps; 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 149 min
- Total Size: 360; 888 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Bruce Ruffin's solo career wasn't that of a typical Jamaican singer in the late '60s and early '70s. He began singing rocksteady with the Techniques and dipped his toes briefly in the new sound of reggae, but after that his path is one that few others followed, one of syrupy conservative pop. Almost all of Ruffin's solo material is gathered here on Mad About You, titled after the song that shaped the singer's legacy of reggae-pop. The title cut had a novelty sheen, with chipmunk backing vocals and sappy strings, and was an embarrassment to Ruffin -- but its success convinced him and his producers at the time, Tony Cousins and Bruce White, to run with it. That summery material with breezy melodies and light brass and string arrangements is what the singer is best known for, and in the pantheon of pop-soul and reggae-pop Ruffin falls somewhere between R.B. Greaves and Johnny Nash. There are some revelatory moments tucked in with those examples of Ruffin at his most commercial, though, including tough live versions of José Feliciano's "Rain" and a great original, "Bitterness of Life," which ends with the singer shouting "Yeah! Reggae power!!" There is also a disarming number of unreleased demos, some of which rise above the somewhat dated sound of the released tunes, especially the urgent Bill Withers soul of the Ruffin-penned "Two Sides to Every Story." The first disc, which includes Ruffin's early rocksteady and reggae sides recorded with producers Leslie Kong, Herman Chin-Loy, and Lloyd Charmers, is more about how Ruffin ended up a slick pop artist, and its variety makes it the more interesting of the two. The transformation is visible in easy steps from the rough Kong sessions that included covers of Paul Simon's "Cecilia" and the Five Stairsteps "O-o-h Child" to the smooth Chin-Loy-produced hit "Rain" and finally the glossy sheen of "Mad About You" and the other Cousins and White productions. It's a mixed bag, but there are enough gems, both in the rough and cut to perfection, to make it worthwhile.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Bruce Ruffin - Long About Now (2:40)
1.02 - Bruce Ruffin - Dry Up Your Tears (2:09)
1.03 - Bruce Ruffin - I'm the One (2:10)
1.04 - Bruce Ruffin - Who's Gonna Be Your Man (2:53)
1.05 - Bruce Ruffin - Cecilia (2:09)
1.06 - Bruce Ruffin - The Bitterness of Life (2:41)
1.07 - Bruce Ruffin - Ooh Child (2:49)
1.08 - Bruce Ruffin - Candida (3:20)
1.09 - Bruce Ruffin - Are You Ready (2:19)
1.10 - Bruce Ruffin - Free the People (2:36)
1.11 - Bruce Ruffin - Now You See Me Now You Don't (2:48)
1.12 - Bruce Ruffin - Then Came the Heartbreak (2:22)
1.13 - Bruce Ruffin - We Can Never Go On This Way (2:11)
1.14 - Bruce Ruffin - Rain (2:22)
1.15 - Bruce Ruffin - One Big Happy Family (2:57)
1.16 - Bruce Ruffin - Heaven Child (2:48)
1.17 - Bruce Ruffin - Make Love, Not War (2:23)
1.18 - Bruce Ruffin - Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (2:23)
1.19 - Bruce Ruffin - Song of Peace (3:16)
1.20 - Bruce Ruffin - You Are the Best (2:44)
1.21 - Bruce Ruffin - We Can Make It (3:01)
1.22 - Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You (3:30)
1.23 - Bruce Ruffin - Save the People (2:19)
1.24 - Bruce Ruffin - Coming On Strong (3:28)
1.25 - Bruce Ruffin - Crazy People (2:57)
1.26 - Bruce Ruffin - Tickle Me (2:23)
1.27 - Bruce Ruffin - I Like Everything About You (2:34)
2.28 - Bruce Ruffin - I'm In the Thick of It (2:36)
2.29 - Bruce Ruffin - Don't Walk in My Footsteps (2:15)
2.30 - Bruce Ruffin - I'm Depending On You (3:12)
2.31 - Bruce Ruffin - While There Is Life (There Is Hope) (3:18)
2.32 - Bruce Ruffin - Colourless World (3:17)
2.33 - Bruce Ruffin - A Little Today (A Little Tomorrow) (2:54)
2.34 - Bruce Ruffin - Little Boys & Little Girls (3:10)
2.35 - Bruce Ruffin - Candida (JA Mix) (3:20)
2.36 - Bruce Ruffin - Rain (Live) (2:58)
2.37 - Bruce Ruffin - The Bitterness of Life (Live) (3:06)
2.38 - Bruce Ruffin - Lord I'm Ready (Demo Version) (3:25)
2.39 - Bruce Ruffin - One People (2:54)
2.40 - Bruce Ruffin - Now That I'm a Man (Demo Version) (2:32)
2.41 - Bruce Ruffin - Love Thy Neighbours (Demo Version) (2:29)
2.42 - Bruce Ruffin - Long About Now (1971 Version) (3:15)
2.43 - Bruce Ruffin - What's the Matter Now (Demo Version) (2:51)
2.44 - Bruce Ruffin - What Can I Do (Demo Version) (2:17)
2.45 - Bruce Ruffin - My Mind Is Leaving My Body (2:41)
2.46 - Bruce Ruffin - Stop Living In a Dream World (3:25)
2.47 - Bruce Ruffin - Two Sides to Every Story (Demo Version) (3:41)
2.48 - Bruce Ruffin - Country Life (2:31)
2.49 - Bruce Ruffin - What About the Children (2:56)
2.50 - Bruce Ruffin - Uppity Up, Y'all (Demo) (4:35)
2.51 - Bruce Ruffin - Isn't It Good to Know (2:07)
2.52 - Bruce Ruffin - It Don't Worth My While (3:09)
2.53 - Bruce Ruffin - John and Judith (2:45)
Tracklist:
1.01 - Bruce Ruffin - Long About Now (2:40)
1.02 - Bruce Ruffin - Dry Up Your Tears (2:09)
1.03 - Bruce Ruffin - I'm the One (2:10)
1.04 - Bruce Ruffin - Who's Gonna Be Your Man (2:53)
1.05 - Bruce Ruffin - Cecilia (2:09)
1.06 - Bruce Ruffin - The Bitterness of Life (2:41)
1.07 - Bruce Ruffin - Ooh Child (2:49)
1.08 - Bruce Ruffin - Candida (3:20)
1.09 - Bruce Ruffin - Are You Ready (2:19)
1.10 - Bruce Ruffin - Free the People (2:36)
1.11 - Bruce Ruffin - Now You See Me Now You Don't (2:48)
1.12 - Bruce Ruffin - Then Came the Heartbreak (2:22)
1.13 - Bruce Ruffin - We Can Never Go On This Way (2:11)
1.14 - Bruce Ruffin - Rain (2:22)
1.15 - Bruce Ruffin - One Big Happy Family (2:57)
1.16 - Bruce Ruffin - Heaven Child (2:48)
1.17 - Bruce Ruffin - Make Love, Not War (2:23)
1.18 - Bruce Ruffin - Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (2:23)
1.19 - Bruce Ruffin - Song of Peace (3:16)
1.20 - Bruce Ruffin - You Are the Best (2:44)
1.21 - Bruce Ruffin - We Can Make It (3:01)
1.22 - Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You (3:30)
1.23 - Bruce Ruffin - Save the People (2:19)
1.24 - Bruce Ruffin - Coming On Strong (3:28)
1.25 - Bruce Ruffin - Crazy People (2:57)
1.26 - Bruce Ruffin - Tickle Me (2:23)
1.27 - Bruce Ruffin - I Like Everything About You (2:34)
2.28 - Bruce Ruffin - I'm In the Thick of It (2:36)
2.29 - Bruce Ruffin - Don't Walk in My Footsteps (2:15)
2.30 - Bruce Ruffin - I'm Depending On You (3:12)
2.31 - Bruce Ruffin - While There Is Life (There Is Hope) (3:18)
2.32 - Bruce Ruffin - Colourless World (3:17)
2.33 - Bruce Ruffin - A Little Today (A Little Tomorrow) (2:54)
2.34 - Bruce Ruffin - Little Boys & Little Girls (3:10)
2.35 - Bruce Ruffin - Candida (JA Mix) (3:20)
2.36 - Bruce Ruffin - Rain (Live) (2:58)
2.37 - Bruce Ruffin - The Bitterness of Life (Live) (3:06)
2.38 - Bruce Ruffin - Lord I'm Ready (Demo Version) (3:25)
2.39 - Bruce Ruffin - One People (2:54)
2.40 - Bruce Ruffin - Now That I'm a Man (Demo Version) (2:32)
2.41 - Bruce Ruffin - Love Thy Neighbours (Demo Version) (2:29)
2.42 - Bruce Ruffin - Long About Now (1971 Version) (3:15)
2.43 - Bruce Ruffin - What's the Matter Now (Demo Version) (2:51)
2.44 - Bruce Ruffin - What Can I Do (Demo Version) (2:17)
2.45 - Bruce Ruffin - My Mind Is Leaving My Body (2:41)
2.46 - Bruce Ruffin - Stop Living In a Dream World (3:25)
2.47 - Bruce Ruffin - Two Sides to Every Story (Demo Version) (3:41)
2.48 - Bruce Ruffin - Country Life (2:31)
2.49 - Bruce Ruffin - What About the Children (2:56)
2.50 - Bruce Ruffin - Uppity Up, Y'all (Demo) (4:35)
2.51 - Bruce Ruffin - Isn't It Good to Know (2:07)
2.52 - Bruce Ruffin - It Don't Worth My While (3:09)
2.53 - Bruce Ruffin - John and Judith (2:45)
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