Good Life, by Cocoa Tea

Good Life

by Cocoa Tea

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1.	Good Life 04:05	buy track
2.	Love Me Truly 03:43	buy track
3.	She Loves Me Now 03:48	buy track
4.	Tune In 03:28	buy track
5.	Too Young 03:47	buy track
6.	Miss Good Looking 03:53	buy track
7.	Caan Touch Dis 03:32	buy track
8.	Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea 03:34	buy track
9.	Mek Dem A Gwan So 03:36	buy track
10.	Sinner Burning 03:58	buy track
11.	Don't You Burn 03:39	buy track
12.	Don't Turn It Off 03:37	buy track

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Another generous helping of buttery lovers' reggae ballads mixed with subtle Rastafarian teachings from the imperially gifted Cocoa Tea. The DJ sticks with his go-to producer, Phillip "Fattis" Burrell, but also enlists the well-trained backing sounds of the legendary studio musicians Sly & Robbie and the Firehouse Crew. While the album tends to run uncharacteristically thin thematically outside of the conscious "Mek Dem a Gwan So" and "Sinner Burning," the album's smooth ballads with just a touch of slackness are superior offerings. The album does contain two bona fide reggae classics: one in the trill horns-powered "Good Life" (Cocoa's voice never sounded so crisp and effusive) and the other an ode to underaged beauty entitled "Too Young," which pairs him with Buju Banton before his Rastafarian turn. CT also hammers home the bouncing "She Love Me Now" and the up-tempo cut "Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea." - M.F DiBella

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released June 23, 1994

Produced For – Xterminator Records
Recorded At – Music Works Recording Studio
Mixed At – Music Works Recording Studio
Marketed By – VP Records
Distributed By – VP Records Distribution
Manufactured By – VP Records

54-46 - Harmony
Buju Banton - Featured Artist, Performer
Philip "Fatis" Burrell - Composer, Producer
Charlie Chaplin - Featured Artist
Cocoa Tea - Primary Artist, Vocals
Cat Coore - Multi Instruments
Sly Dunbar - Multi Instruments
The Firehouse Crew - Rhythm Accompaniment
Dean Fraser - Harmony
Lloyd James - Composer
Mark Myrie - Composer
Calvin Scott - Composer
Chad Sexton - Composer
Twiggy - Harmony

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