Stress is an album by the Jamaican musician Daddy Freddy, released in 1991. It made Billboards Top R&B Albums chart. Daddy Freddy incorporated samples from rock bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. "Nuff Respect" is a version of the Otis Redding song. "Ragga House (All Night Long)" samples Stephen Bishop's "On and On".
Critical reception
The Baltimore Sun called the album "derivative, but fun," writing that "unlike a lot of 'ragamuffin' rap, Daddy Freddy's work tends to play down the reggae-based style's impenetrable patois and sing-song cadences." The Calgary Herald noted that "Freddy is a ragamuffin powerhouse early on, blending the street-wise sounds of urban America with the woeful angst of the Kingston slums." The Dayton Daily News wrote that "there's a grittiness on Stress, not unlike that found on hard-core urban American raps."
Track listings CD "Intro" - 0:13 "Go Freddy Go" - 5:06 "Talking Beatbox" - 5:07 "Born Christian" - 4:02 "Haul & Paul Badboy" - 0:19 "Daddy Freddy's in Town" - 5:07 "Ragga House (All Night Long)" - 4:57 "Article Don" - 4:23 "Up to Full Speed" - 0:20 "Nuff Respect" - 4:52 "Rockin' with the Best" (featuring Dale Joyner) - 6:17 "Roughneck Nuh Ramp" (featuring Tenor Fly) - 4:25 "The Crown" - 5:10 "Go Freddy Go" (Simon Harris remix) (featuring Tenor Fly) - 5:09 "We Are the Champions" (featuring Asher D) - 5:29
12" vinylSide A"Intro" - 0:14 "Go Freddy Go" (featuring Tenor Fly) - 5:06 "Talking Beatbox" - 5:07 "Born Christian" - 4:02 "Haul and Paul Badboy" - 0:19 "Daddy Freddy's in Town" - 5:07 "Ragga House (All Night Long)" (featuring Simon Harris) - 4:57 "Article Don" - 4:23Side B' "Up to Full Speed" - 0:20 "Nuff Respect" - 5:01 "Rockin' with the Best" (featuring Dale Joyner) - 6:17 "Roughneck Nuh Ramp" (featuring Tenor Fly) - 4:25 "The Crown" - 5:10 "Go Freddy Go" (remix) (featuring Tenor Fly) - 5:00 "We Are the Champions" (featuring Asher D) - 5:44
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