VP Records' long-running sampler series
Reggae Gold has become somewhat of a barometer of the international contemporary reggae scene, and this 2007 entry has some pretty cool stuff, including
Shaggy's "More Woman," which is spun over an intoxicating garbage-can rhythm, a pair of strong tracks by dancehall veterans
Elephant Man ("Bring It") and
Buju Banton ("Bobby Red"), and
Morgan Heritage's poignant and memorable "Brooklyn and Jamaica." ~ Steve Leggett