Riddim Driven: Engine 54 & Humanity is the eighteenth album in VP Records

VP Records

VP Records is an independent reggae record label, located in Queens, New York. It is best known for producing Caribbean singers.-The foundation:...

' Riddim Driven

Riddim Driven

Riddim Driven is a series of various artists compilation albums released by VP Records. Each volume of the series features tracks from multiple artists recorded over one or two reggae or dancehall riddims produced by various producers. The series began in January 2001 with the release of the...

series. It was released in December 2001 on CD

Compact Disc

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 and LP. The album, produced by Lloyd Campbell, features various artists recorded over re-licks of two classic reggae riddims. The first six tracks are across Prince Lincoln's "Humanity" riddim, while the last 11 are over The Ethiopians

The Ethiopians

The Ethiopians were a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon , Stephen Taylor and Aston Morris.-History:...

 "Engine 54" riddim.

Track listing

1. "Love" - Sanchez
2. "Give Thanks and Praise" - Glen Washington
3. "Humanity" - Freddie McGregor
   Freddie McGregor
   Freddie McGregor has been variously a singer, musician and producer. According to Allmusic he is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with a steady career that started in the 1960s, when he was just seven years old.-Biography:In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to...
   
   
4. "Want To Make Love" - Fiona
5. "Humanity Pt. 2" - Lloyd Brown
6. "Crazy" - Mical Rustle
7. "Uncle Sam" - Freddie McGregor
8. "Penny For Your Song" - Scotty
9. "Cover Me" - Andrew Bell
10. "Young Girl" - Wayne Wade
    Wayne Wade
    Wayne Wade is a roots reggae singer best known for his work with producer Yabby You in the 1970s.-Biography:Wade's career began in the mid-1970s, working with Yabby You, 1976's "Black Is Our Colour" immediately achieving success in Jamaica...
    
    
11. "Blueberry Hill" - Lymie
12. "Movin' On" - Glen Washington
13. "Stranger In My House" - J.D. Smooth
14. "Tinga Medley" - Tinga Stewart
    Tinga Stewart
    Tinga Stewart is a reggae singer. Stewart won the Festival Song Contest three times, twice as a singer and once as a songwriter.-Biography:...
    
    
15. "Give My Heart" - Collin Roach
16. "How You A Gwaan So?" - Dino & Facety
17. "Love Engine 54 Mega Mix" - King Waggy Tee