Cat Corner 13

Here is a mini-mix of a killer track from Gregory Isaac’s Private Beach Party.  Written by Carlton « Tetrack » Hines and featuring Dennis Brown, « Let Off Sup’m » is the strongest track from the album, which is Gregory’s best-selling LP.

Private Beach Party continued Isaacs’ working relationship with producer Augustus « Gussie » Clarke, to whom he would return in 1988 for the hugely successful « Rumours » (also written by Tetrack) and Red Rose for Gregory.  Clarke enlisted Carlton Hines to write several songs for the album.  In the end, Hines wrote 7 out of 10 tracks.  Musicians featured include Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Lloyd Parks, and Willie Lindo.

Allmusic’s Jo-Ann Greene called the album a « masterpiece », stating « There’s not a mis-step within the entire set, and every song is so high-caliber that’s it’s useless to try to pick favorites ». Steve Barrow & Peter Dalton selected the album as one of…