Sizzling by Frankie Paul

VP Records and 17 North Parade continue to dig deep into the revered 80s digital dancehall producer Kenneth ‘Skengdon’ Black’s back catalogue with their latest reissue, Frankie Paul’s 1988 album Sizzling.

Frankie Paul was one of Jamaica’s best-loved, popular and versatile dancehall artists of his generation, and on Sizzling, it is easy to see why. Compiling chart-topping hit singles “Gun Shot”, “Only You” and “No Sizzling”, as well as crucial album-only tracks such as “Can’t Live Without You”, “One People” and “Raggamuffin Soldier”, this ten-track album showcases FP’s expansive repertoire in fine style. Recorded at SKD Studio out in Miami, Executive Producers Kenneth ‘Skengdon’ Black and Maxine Stowe assembled an all-star cast to provide the backdrop to Frankie’s thoughtful, poignant and sometimes bragadocious lyrics and vocal stylings. With the legendary singer Al Campbell providing harmonies and additional phrases, ace engineers Oswald Palmer and Anthony ‘Crucial Bunny’ Graham (aka Bunny Tom-Tom) at the controls, plus Steely & Clevie, Dalton Brownie, Jackie ‘The Keyboard King’ Mittoo and members of the Inner Circle Band completing the line-up, Sizzling is an album that enthralled ravers, dreads, lovers, soundmen and soundwomen alike.