Maxi (released as Maxi Priest in the United States and Canada) is the third studio album by English reggae vocalist Maxi Priest, released in 1987. It contains the singles "Some Guys Have All the Luck", "How Can We Ease the Pain?", "Wild World" and "Goodbye to Love Again".
Contents
Critical reception
Spin wrote, "Maxi shows that when left lonely by a lover, he's not too macho to shed a tear about it. He captures love's joys just as convincingly. Maxi is the sweet fruit from a branch of reggae that’s breaking barriers to top the Pops."
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
Maxi Priest – vocals, backing vocals
Duncan Bridgeman – keyboards
Robbie Lyn – keyboards
Willie Lindo – guitars
Robbie Shakespeare – guitars, bass, backing vocals
Lloyd Sparks – bass
Sly Dunbar – drums, drum programming
Dean Fraser – horns, backing vocals
Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – horns
David Madden – horns
Pam Hall – backing vocals
J.C. Lodge – backing vocals
Beres Hammond – vocals (7)
Production
Sly Dunbar – producer (1–9)
Willie Lindo – producer (1–9)
Robbie Shakespeare – producer (1–9)
Godwin Logie – producer (10)
Michael "Reuben" Campbell – producer (11)
David Roe – engineer (1–9)
Erskine Thompson – project coordinator
Stylorouge – sleeve design
Peter Ashworth – cover photography
Simon Fowler – all other photography
Level Vibes Ltd. – management
Charts
Chart performance for Maxi
Chart performance for Maxi Priest