Anniversary (2007)

About this title: Although it was released two years after Sly & Robbie celebrated their Taxi label's 25th anniversary with a worldwide tour, the 2007 release Anniversary must have originally been planned to cash in on the festivities, since it's hard to find another reason for this baffling collection. First of all, tracks come from the late '80s and onward, but there are no dates or sources given in the liner notes, something that would have been helpful seeing how some of these cuts come from the fringe of Sly & Robbie's discography. Second, there are some misleading titles and a couple of doubtful credits. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Rent a Car [Dodd/Alphanso]
2. The Sound of Music
3. Unmetered Taxi [Wellington/Shakespe]
4. Bread Man Shuffle (Live It Up) [Freeman/Land]
5. Fire in the Oven [Dunbar/Shakespeare/]
6. Viva Tirado
7. Good Love [Anderson]
8. Lean with It [Dodd/Mitto/Smith/Du]
9. The Real Thing [McLean/Dunbar/Shake]
10. Ain't Who You Know [Crawford/Shapiro/Mo]
11. Spanish Town Blues [Robinson/King/Dunba]
12. Crazy Bald Head [Marley/Ford]
13. Skin Tight [Dunbar/May]
14. Ticket to Ride [Lennon/McCartney]
15. Rasta Fiesta [Chung/Dunbar/Shakes]
16. Hot You Hot [Dunbar]
17. House Is Not Home [Bacarac/David]
18. Maxi Taxi [Richard/Dunbar/Shak]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.