Paper Bag – Sly and Robbie And The Family Taxi

PAPER BAG – SLY & ROBBIE AND THE FAMILY TAXI 2011

Muted but warm, Paper Bag finds Sly and Robbie and the Family Taxi in a more song-oriented groove, with a mix of rootsy cuts and a few left-turn covers tucked into the sequence. Belinda Brady’s “By Your Side, ” Courtney John’s “Run To You, ” and Jimmy Riley’s “All The Way” sit alongside Japanese-language selections from Chitose Hajime, Ina-P, and Masanori Takumi, which gives the set a wider reach than a straight local compilation. The project also folds in three Taxi crew instrumentals from Sly and Robbie themselves — “Darker Shade Black, ” “Mambo Italiano, ” and “Memphis Underground” — so the riddim gets room to breathe between the vocal sides. Released in 2011, Paper Bag lists 15 tracks and 13 unique artists.

Paper Bag Tracklist:

1. Belinda Brady – By Your Side
2. Chitose Hajime – Hold Me
3. Courtney John – Run To You
4. Daniel Di – Rebel
5. Ina-P – Kotobanidekinai
6. Jimmy Riley – All The Way
7. Kgn21 – Boom Boom Boom
8. Leba – Boy Named Junior
9. Leba – Suntry Old
10. Masanori Takumi – Gegegeno Kitarou
11. Sly & Robbie – Darker Shade Black
12. Sly & Robbie – Mambo Italiano
13. Sly & Robbie – Memphis Underground
14. Terry Terauchi – Kitanokunikara
15. Yoshiyuki Sahashi – Kookai