The Doctor (Beenie Man album)
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The Doctor is a 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,...

 album by Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n deejay
Deejay
A deejay is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and toasts to an instrumental riddim .Deejays are not to be confused with disc jockeys from other music genres like hip-hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors...

 Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...

, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....

) by 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:...

. The album features some of Beenie Man's most well known songs, such as "Bookshelf", "Tell Me (Remix)", and "Battery Dolly" among others. While not as commercially successful as his experimental previous album Many Moods of Moses, the album received high praises from fans and critics for a return to a more traditional dancehall sound.

Album charts

Chart (1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

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Track listing

  1. "Gospel Time" – 4:15
  2. "Let Him Go" – 3:27
  3. "The Doctor" – 3:44
  4. "Better Learn" – 3:28
  5. "Pride & Joy" (featuring Jon B) – 3:46
  6. "Bad Man Nuh Flee" (featuring Mr. Vegas
    Mr. Vegas
    Mr. Vegas is a Jamaican dancehall star.-Biography:Smith was born in Kingston in 1974. The moniker "Mr. Vegas" was given to Smith by his schoolyard football-mates, who thought that he kicked the ball like a Las Vegas dancer...

    ) – 3:15
  7. "Bookshelf" – 3:10
  8. "One More Time" (featuring Little Kirk) – 3:46
  9. "World Gone Mad" – 3:12
  10. "Kingston Hot" – 2:57
  11. "Tell Me (Re-mix)" (featuring Angie Martinez
    Angie Martinez
    Angela "Angie" Martinez is an American radio personality and occasional rapper.-Radio career:Angie Martinez got her first break in radio at the age of 16 answering hot lines at the urban radio station WQHT . There she met popular DJ Funkmaster Flex, and began working as his protégé...

    ) – 3:29
  12. "Battery Dolly" – 3:34
  13. "Some Gal" – 3:00
  14. "Protect Me" – 3:46
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