Riddim Driven: Tun It Up is the sixth album in VP Records

VP Records

VP Records is an independent reggae record label, located in Queens, New York. It is best known for producing Caribbean singers.-The foundation:...

' Riddim Driven

Riddim Driven

Riddim Driven is a series of various artists compilation albums released by VP Records. Each volume of the series features tracks from multiple artists recorded over one or two reggae or dancehall riddims produced by various producers. The series began in January 2001 with the release of the...

series. It was released in March 2001 on CD

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 and LP. The album, produced by Willie Lindo, features two riddims; the first seven tracks are over Slim Smith

Slim Smith

Slim Smith was a ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. In their book Reggae: The Rough Guide , Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton described Smith as "the greatest vocalist to emerge in the rocksteady era".-Biography:Smith first came to prominence as a member of the Victors Youth Band, who were highly...

's "Rougher Yet" riddim (more recently known as the "Love Bump" riddim), while the latter six are over The Paragons

The Paragons

The Paragons were a rocksteady band from Kingston, Jamaica, active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was "The Tide Is High", written by band member, John Holt.-Career:...

' "The Same Song" riddim. This album is notable in that it is the first in the series to feature re-licks of classic reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 rhythms rather than contemporary dancehall

Dancehall

Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...

 riddims. Tracks six, seven, and thirteen only appear on the CD edition.

Track listing

1. "Show Me" - Heavybeat Crew
2. "One Drop Rule" - Kashief Lindo
3. "Gatepass To Your Heart" - Freddie McGregor
   Freddie McGregor
   Freddie McGregor has been variously a singer, musician and producer. According to Allmusic he is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with a steady career that started in the 1960s, when he was just seven years old.-Biography:In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to...
   
   
4. "Sweet U Like That" - Mical Rustle
5. "Feel It Believe It" - Nikesha
6. "Let The Music Play" - Tinga Stewart
   Tinga Stewart
   Tinga Stewart is a reggae singer. Stewart won the Festival Song Contest three times, twice as a singer and once as a songwriter.-Biography:...
   
   
7. "You're Just Right" - Kashief Lindo
8. "It's The Same Geow" - Heavybeat Crew
9. "Sons of Zion" - Jimmy Riley
   Jimmy Riley
   Jimmy Riley is a Jamaican singer who in addition to recording solo has also been a member of the Sensations and The Uniques.-Biography:...
   
   
10. "Can't Get Away From Love" - Glen Washington
11. "You Were Meant For Me" - Tinga Stewart
    Tinga Stewart
    Tinga Stewart is a reggae singer. Stewart won the Festival Song Contest three times, twice as a singer and once as a songwriter.-Biography:...
    
    
12. "You Showed Me Love" - Mical Rustle
13. "A World of Love" - Nikesha