Tropical Storm (album)

Tropical Storm
Studio album by
Beenie Man
ReleasedAugust 20, 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded2001–2002
GenreDancehall, reggae fusion
Length50:57
LabelVirgin Records
ProducerDave Kelly (exec.)
The Neptunes
Stargate
Tony Kelly
Chink Santana
Irv Gotti
DJ Clue
Duro
AC Burrell
Wayne "Devonte" Passely
Sly Dunbar
Beenie Man chronology
The Magnificent
(2002) 		Tropical Storm
(2002) 		Back to Basics
(2004)
Singles from Tropical Storm
  1. "Feel It Boy"
    Released: June 25, 2002
  2. "Bossman"
    Released: 2003

Tropical Storm is reggae, dancehall artist Beenie Man's fifteenth studio album. It was released on August 20, 2002. The album is a mix of dancehall and reggae fusion, with hit singles such as "Feel It Boy" featuring R&B singer Janet Jackson and "Bossman" featuring dancehall artists Lady Saw & Sean Paul.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Tropical Storm received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 10 reviews.

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Composer(s) Featured Performer(s) Time
1 "Party Hard" Dave Kelly Burger, W./Kelly, D./Davis, Moses/Beckett, D. 4:00
2 "Feel It Boy" The Neptunes Davis, Moses/Williams, P./Hugo, C. Janet Jackson 3:27
3 "Bad Girl" The Neptunes Davis, Moses/Williams, P./Hugo, C. Justin Vince 3:53
4 "Real Gangsta" Chink Santana, Irv Gotti McKenzie, C./Santana, C./Davis, Moses/Gotti, I. 3:28
5 "Fresh from Yard" DJ Clue*, DURO Ifill, K./Jones, K./Shaw, E./Davis, Moses Lil' Kim 4:33
6 "Miss L.A.P." Tony "CD" Kelly Davis, Moses/Kelly, A. 4:04
7 "Street Life" Stargate Hermansen, T.E./Davis, Moses/Eriksen S., M. 3:27
8 "Gangsta Life" Dave Kelly Kelly, D./Davis, Moses 4:35
9 "Pure Pretty Gal" Tony "CD" Kelly Howell, N./Davis, Moses/Kelly, A. 4:17
10 "Bossman" The Neptunes Henriques, S./Davis, Moses/Williams, Pharrell/Hall, M./Hugo, C. Lady Saw & Sean Paul 4:05
11 "Yagga Yo" AC Burrell Megaman/Davis, Moses/Burrell, A.C. So Solid Crew 3:53
12 "More We Want" Wayne "Devonte" Passley Crossdale, P./Wright, P./Roberts, P./Davis, Moses/Green, P./Dennis, D./Miller, M./Passley, W./Wolfe, M. Tanto Metro & Devonte 3:36
13 "You Babe" Sly & Robbie Dunbar, L./Udah, C./Shakespeare, Robbie/Davis, Moses/Marsden, S. 3:39

Album charts

Chart (2002) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 100
U.S. Billboard 200 18
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 95

References

  1. ^ "Tropical Storm by Beenie Man Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "CD: Beenie Man, Tropical Storm". The Guardian. 2002-09-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08.
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ "{{{artist}}} | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  6. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.


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