U-Neek
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| U-Neek | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 50:22 | |||
| Label | Island[1] | |||
| Producer | Glenn "Daddy-O" Bolton, Matt Robinson, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke | |||
| Eek-A-Mouse chronology | ||||
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U-Neek is an album by the Jamaican reggae artist Eek-A-Mouse, released in 1991.[2][3] He supported the album with a North American tour.[4] "You're the Only One I Need" was released as a single.[5]
The album was produced primarily by Glenn "Daddy-O" Bolton, Matt Robinson, and Augustus "Gussie" Clarke.[6] It includes a cover of Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er".[7] "Border Patrol" is about the Immigration and Naturalization Service.[8] "Rude Boys a Foreign" concerns drug trafficking.[9] "No Problem" involves Eek-A-Mouse leading nations and solving hunger crises.[10] "So Fine" contains a sample of "Spinning Wheel".[11]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [13] |
Newsday wrote that "U-Neek is full of oddities, from an apparently sincere love song ('You're the Only One I Need') to 'Gangster Chronicles', which features the Eekster rapping—or toasting—his own lyrics to part of the 'Theme from The Godfather'."[14] The Boston Globe determined that "the album moves faster than most reggae purists would like, but Eek-A-Mouse delights and informs while breaking new musical ground."[15] The State noted that Eek-A-Mouse "can toast and rap with the best of the dance-hall sing-jays, then turn around and croon a romantic melody like a rasta Sinatra."[16]
