Dancehall Places is the second studio album by big beat

Big beat

Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...

 duo Mint Royale

Mint Royale

Mint Royale is a big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. They were originally founded by the duo Neil Claxton and Chris Baker in 1997; the latter left the band in 2004, but Claxton continues to produce music using the Mint Royale name.-Career:...

, which was released in 2002 on the Faith & Hope label.

Reception

BBC's Collective gave solid approval to the album, commenting, "Dancehall Places is filled with 'paaarty toons' which put you in a dancing mood even if they are a bit cheesy." The also noted the greater "depth and intelligence" of the slower songs.

Track listing

All songs were written by Chris Baker and Neil Claxton, except where noted.

1. "Blue Song" – 4:16
2. "Sexiest Man in Jamaica" featuring Prince Buster
   Prince Buster
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    (Baker, Buster, Claxton) – 4:04
3. "Anything" (Baker, Claxton, Paxman, Judie Tzuke
   Judie Tzuke
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   ) – 4:34
4. "Floor Basics" featuring Gail Hebson – 3:54
5. "Dancehall Places" featuring Damien Jurado
   Damien Jurado
   Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Over the years he has released albums on many labels; today, his primary label is Secretly Canadian.-Music career:...
   
    (Baker, Claxton, Jurado) – 3:53
6. "Miles and Miles" featuring Gail Hebson – 4:25
7. "Princess" featuring Robbie Roberts and Gail Hebson (Baker, Claxton, Hebson) – 4:28
8. "Show Me" featuring Pos
   Kelvin Mercer
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    (Baker, Claxton, Egnos, Lakier) – 4:01
9. "54" (Baker, Claxton, Muller) – 4:39
10. "I Don't Know" featuring Gail Hebson – 5:14
11. "Always Welcome" (Baker, Claxton, Kenneth Gamble
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    , Leon Huff
    Gamble and Huff
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    , McLaughlin) – 3:37

Personnel

• Steve Dub – Mixing
• Greg Fleming – Assistant
• Gail Hebson – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Damien Jurado – Vocals
• Tasha Michaels – Artwork
• Mint Royale – Producer, Mixing
• Posdnuos – Vocals
• Prince Buster – Vocals
• Robbie Roberts – Vocals
• Unit9 – Artwork, Layout Design
• Jez Williams – Guitar
• Steve Wren – Vocals
• Tim Young – Mastering