Smiley
Tomorrow
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Tracklisting: |
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| 01 | Tomorrow (Radio Edit) | |
| 02 | Tomorrow (Album Version) |
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REVIEW IN ENGLISH: SOURCE: ROOTS MUSIC Reggae & Dancehall AUTHOR: Teacha Dan 
Smiley is a new happy face on the Dutch reggae scene. He is not to be confused with Michigan's Smiley nor with Smiley Culture, although to add to the confusion his web domain name is www.smiley-culture.com. This Smiley was born on the happy Island of Aruba which was then still part of the Dutch Antilles. In 1999 he moved to the Netherlands and he is currently under the management of Amsterdam based POW Records, who together with him released his killer debut single. 'Tomorrow' has a deliciously rolling bass line and should play well in any dance. Smiley's delivery of his self written lyrics is easy yet intense. With his slightly hoarse voice and firm belief in Rastafari he asks the question whether Jah will see to it that tomorrow will be better than today. The excellent rhythm guitar and background vocals add to the professional and international sound. The single cd contains two tracks that, as far as I can tell, only differ in the intro. The preferred album version has a murder introduction with lightning and thunder! Now if only some radio stations would pick up this release and play Smiley's tune. When will that happen? "Is it tomorrow?" (Teacha Dan) |
