Sail away riddim track list: richie stephens – take me away richie stephens & mikey 2000 – sail away riddim instrumental richie stephens ft. Agent sasco – take me away remix sean paul – fit and legit sean paul ft. Ikaya – fit and legit remix pw-reggaeddl.com. Yo big up, much respect on these instrumental cds, but i got one questionwhere did u find that version of the military riddim the Riddim & Version Selection 2 CDthat version is MADDDDD!!!!! But i can’t find any full songs on it. Artist(s): Various Artists Release Date: 2005 Added: 2016-10-13 Updated: 2016-10-13 Description: 22 Ragga, Dancehall Hits + Instrumental Type: Riddim. Freedom Cry Riddim (Instrumental) - Single Belizean Hitmaker Dance 2018 Preview SONG TIME. Sail Away (Instrumental) - Single.
Rihanna’s Work revives Richie Stephens’ riddim
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer
Sunday, January 31, 2016
The Sail Away ‘riddim’, released in 1998 by Richie Stephens’ Pot of Gold label, has been sampled by singer Rihanna on her hit song Work.
The single is from the Barbadian star’s latest album, ANTI.
Work, which features Canadian rapper Drake, was co-produced by Jamaicans Matthew ‘Boi-1da’ Samuels, Sevn Thomas and Jahron ‘Partynextdoor’ Brathwaite, all based in Canada. Stephens (real name Richard Stephenson) is credited as co-writer.
Stephens said he was overjoyed when contacted by Rihanna’s representatives to get clearance for the sample.
'They contacted me last week Tuesday and asked if I was the producer and owner of the master and I told them yes. They said they would appreciate if I could move fast in assisting with the clearing of the sample because they wanted to release the song. So I put them on to my publisher,' Stephens explained.
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Created and recorded at Studio 2000 in Kingston, the Sail Away riddim was engineered by Mikey Williamson with Stephens playing bass and piano. It was a big hit locally, reeling off hits such as Take Me Away by Stephens, Bad Man Nuh Flee by Beenie Man and Mr Vegas and Legit by Sean Paul.
The 1990s was a fruitful period for Stephens. He signed to Motown Records in 1992 and released the album Pot of Gold, which contained the hits Body Slam (with Patra) and Legacy (with Mad Cobra) both of which charted on the Billboard R&B Singles charts.
He was featured on British group Soul II Soul’s Top 20 UK single Joy in 1993.
Stephens has to date released 18 albums. His most recent, Real Reggae Music, was released in 2013.
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| 'If You Were Here Tonight' | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Alexander O'Neal | ||||
| from the album Alexander O'Neal | ||||
| Released | June 4, 1985 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Tabu | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Monte Moir | |||
| Producer(s) | Monte Moir | |||
| Alexander O'Neal singles chronology | ||||
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'If You Were Here Tonight' is a song written by Monte Moir and recorded by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It is the second single from the singer's self-titled debut solo album, Alexander O'Neal (1985). Following the moderately successful chart performances of the Alexander O'Neal single 'Innocent', 'If You Were Here Tonight' was released as the album's second single.
'If You Were Here Tonight' is a melancholy ballad about the break-up of a relationship. 'If You Were Here Tonight' is one of three songs written by Monte Moir from the album, but it is the only one to be released as a single.
Release[edit]
It was O'Neal's first successful hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #13 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1986 after originally peaking at #81 in August 1985 and also his second R&B hit, reaching #17 in the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was also one of his only two hits to chart in the Republic of Ireland (reaching No. 20).
Track listing[edit]
- 12' Maxi (TBUA 12.6391, A 12.6391)
- 'If You Were Here Tonight' - 6:08
- 'What's Missing' - 5:42
- 'If You Were Here Tonight (Soft Version)' - 5:06
- 12' Single (TA 6391)
Taxi Riddim Instrumental
- 'If You Were Here Tonight' - 6:08
- 'Innocent (Instrumental)' - 9:54
- 'If You Were Here Tonight (Soft Version)' - 5:06
Answer Riddim Instrumental
- 7' Single (A 6391)
- 'If You Were Here Tonight (Remix)' - 3:40
- 'If You Were Here Tonight (Soft Version)' - 5:06
Sales chart performance[edit]
Peak positions[edit]
| Chart (1985) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[1] | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 13 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 20 |
| Recorded Music NZ[4] | 42 |
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Cover versions[edit]
- Jamaican reggae singer Wayne Wonder covered the song in 1990, retitled 'If You Were Here', taken from his self-titled debut album released the same year.
- English singer Matt Goss, formerly of the band Bros, released his version as a single in 1996.
- Jamaican reggae singer Tony Curtis recorded a cover of the song in 1998, which is included on the Sail Away album.
- British R&B singer Tony Momrelle also covered the song in 1998, with UK garage mixes by Daryl B & M. Yardley proving to be popular the following year.
- English singer Shayne Ward covered the song in 2015 which is included on the Deluxe Edition of the album, Closer.
Sampling[edit]
- The song's instrumental was sampled as the basis for the highly popular dancehall beat called the Sail Away Riddim in 1998. This was done by producing an uptempo dancehall beat woven around the airy keyboard riff from 'If You Were Here Tonight'. The Sail Away riddim was used to produce a 12-track 'one-rhythm' album of songs using the same instrumental.[5] Artists featured on the Sail Away album included Beenie Man, Mr. Vegas, Chico, Frisco Kid, Sean Paul, Richie Stephens, T.O.K., Nitty Kutchie, Round Head, Tony Curtis, Copper Cat, and Demo Delgado.
- The song was sampled by John Forté on the song 'Move On (I'm Leavin')' from the soundtrack to the 1997 motion picture Sprung
- It was sampled by Ras Kass on the song 'It Is What It Is' from his 1998 album Rasassination.
- American rapper Freddie Gibbs sampled the song in 2013 for his song, 'The Color Purple'.
- Oakland-based rapper Lil B sampled the song for his song 'Thugs Pain (Remix)' off of the mixtape 100% Gutta.
- Barbadian singer Rihanna sampled the song in her 2016 song 'Work', which reached number one in the United States.
References[edit]
- ^'US Singles Charts > Alexander O'Neal'. Billboard. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^'UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal'. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^'IRE Charts Search > Alexander O'Neal'. Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^'NZ Charts > Alexander O'Neal'. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^'Sail Away'. Reggae Reviews. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics