If Loving Was A Crime Riddim – Penthouse Records

If Loving Was A Crime Riddim – Penthouse Records arrived in 1994 with a tight five-track reggae lineup featuring Beres Hammond, Buju Banton, Garnet Silk, Tony Rebel and Jack Radics, plus Wayne Wonder. The cut that gives the riddim its name, Buju Banton’s If Loving Was A Crime, sits alongside Beres Hammond’s Is It A Sign and Garnet Silk’s Fussing And Fighting, giving the project a strong roots-and-lovers feel. Penthouse was already firmly associated with some of the era’s most reliable voices, and Donovan Germain’s production gives the set a polished mid-90s lift. This is one of those Penthouse rhythms that keeps its focus on melody and heavyweight singers rather than clutter, which is exactly why it still lands cleanly.