Bonafide (CD - 1990)

Personnel: Maxi Priest (vocals); Danny Browne (guitar, piano); Stanley Andrews (guitar); Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra, John Taylor, Steven Hussey, Ivan Hussey, Howard Ball, William Benham, Elen Blair, Yoli Phale, Pamela Crawford, Sara Lowenthal (strings); Ray Carless (saxophone, horns); Barbara Snow (trumpet); Rass Brass, Dean Frasier (horns); Leo Grant, Robbie Lyn (keyboards); E. Thompson (vibraphone); Leroy "Mafia" Haywood (bass, keyboard bass), Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Cleveland "Clevie" Browne (drums); Sly Dunbar (drums, programming); Handel Tucker (drum programming, keyboards, bass); Peter D, Nellee Hooper, Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie (drum programming, keyboards); Louis Jardim (percussion); Nadine Sutherland, Beverly Skeete, Claudia Fontaine, Cleveland Watkiss, Janis Hoyte, Paul Robinson, Brian Gould, Tony Gould, Donald Campbell, Toyin Adeale, Kimberly James, Derrick Cross, Fullmess, J.C. Lodge, Pam Tucker, Hall Tucker, Stanrick Tucker, Junior Tucker (background vocals).

Producers include: Geoffrey Chung, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Sly Dunbar, Handel Tucker, Jazzie B, Nellee Hooper.

Engineers include: Sylvester Gordon, Courtney Small, Paul Rabiger.

Priest scored a #1 pop hit with "I Just Want to Be Close to You" from this album, which is more pop/R&B with a reggae touch than it is real reggae. ~ Ron Wynn minimize