Light Your Light | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2007 | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | Zadig, Toots Hibbert | |||
Toots and the Maytals chronology | ||||
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Light Your Light is an album by the Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals, released in 2007. [1] [2] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [3] The album coincided with Toots's 45th year as a recording musician. [4]
Light Your Light peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart. [5] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Reggae Album" category. [6]
The album was produced by Zadig and Toots. [7] Toots duetted with Bonnie Raitt on "Premature". [8] Derek Trucks played guitar on "Johnny Coolman". [9] "Image Get a Lick" lambasts the music industry. [10] The paean to Jamaican producer Coxsone Dodd is followed by a cover of " Guns of Navarone". [11] " Pain in My Heart" is a cover of the Otis Redding song; " I Gotta Woman" is a version of the Ray Charles song. [12] [13] "Celia" was written for a younger fan of the Maytals. [14]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Daily Mirror | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Edmonton Sun | 3/5 [15] |
The Gazette | 4/5 [16] |
Philadelphia Daily News | B [8] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [17] |
The Philadelphia Daily News deemed the album "reggae light." [8] The Sunday Times wrote that Toots "stylishly combines an earthy reggae pulse with more of his delicious old-school R&B." [18] The Daily Mirror opined that "Image Get a Lick" "stands up alongside such classics as 'Monkey Man', 'Pressure Drop' and 'Reggae Got Soul'." [10] The Independent noted that many songs are "delivered in light, acoustic-guitar-based, arrangements that showcase Toots's soulful vocals to maximum effect." [9] The Edmonton Sun stated that Toots displays "his soulful delivery and Otis-inspired pipes on an upbeat slate of poppy, melodic reggae." [15] The Gazette concluded that Toots's "voice is raspy, warm and golden, and the songs are strong, as is the production—never a given with old-timer acts." [16] The McClatchy-Tribune Business News listed Light Your Light as the 9th best album of 2007. [19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Johnny Coolman" | |
2. | "Premature" | |
3. | " Pain in My Heart" | |
4. | "Love So Strong" | |
5. | "Don't Bother Me" | |
6. | "Celia" | |
7. | "Image Get a Lick" | |
8. | " I Gotta Woman" | |
9. | "See the Light" | |
10. | "Tribute to Coxson/ Guns of Navarone" | |
11. | "Do You Remember" | |
12. | "Light U Light" |
Light Your Light | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2007 | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | Zadig, Toots Hibbert | |||
Toots and the Maytals chronology | ||||
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Light Your Light is an album by the Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals, released in 2007. [1] [2] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [3] The album coincided with Toots's 45th year as a recording musician. [4]
Light Your Light peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart. [5] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Reggae Album" category. [6]
The album was produced by Zadig and Toots. [7] Toots duetted with Bonnie Raitt on "Premature". [8] Derek Trucks played guitar on "Johnny Coolman". [9] "Image Get a Lick" lambasts the music industry. [10] The paean to Jamaican producer Coxsone Dodd is followed by a cover of " Guns of Navarone". [11] " Pain in My Heart" is a cover of the Otis Redding song; " I Gotta Woman" is a version of the Ray Charles song. [12] [13] "Celia" was written for a younger fan of the Maytals. [14]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Daily Mirror | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Edmonton Sun | 3/5 [15] |
The Gazette | 4/5 [16] |
Philadelphia Daily News | B [8] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [17] |
The Philadelphia Daily News deemed the album "reggae light." [8] The Sunday Times wrote that Toots "stylishly combines an earthy reggae pulse with more of his delicious old-school R&B." [18] The Daily Mirror opined that "Image Get a Lick" "stands up alongside such classics as 'Monkey Man', 'Pressure Drop' and 'Reggae Got Soul'." [10] The Independent noted that many songs are "delivered in light, acoustic-guitar-based, arrangements that showcase Toots's soulful vocals to maximum effect." [9] The Edmonton Sun stated that Toots displays "his soulful delivery and Otis-inspired pipes on an upbeat slate of poppy, melodic reggae." [15] The Gazette concluded that Toots's "voice is raspy, warm and golden, and the songs are strong, as is the production—never a given with old-timer acts." [16] The McClatchy-Tribune Business News listed Light Your Light as the 9th best album of 2007. [19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Johnny Coolman" | |
2. | "Premature" | |
3. | " Pain in My Heart" | |
4. | "Love So Strong" | |
5. | "Don't Bother Me" | |
6. | "Celia" | |
7. | "Image Get a Lick" | |
8. | " I Gotta Woman" | |
9. | "See the Light" | |
10. | "Tribute to Coxson/ Guns of Navarone" | |
11. | "Do You Remember" | |
12. | "Light U Light" |