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| Released | December 9, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
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| Length | 1:04:29 | |||
| Label | VP | |||
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Many Moods of Moses is the eighth studio album by Jamaican dancehall musician Beenie Man. It was released on December 9, 1997 through VP Records. Recording sessions took place at Penthouse Recording Studios, Sonic Sounds, Hard Sound Recording Studios, and Anchor Studios in Kingston and at Wildwood Recording Studios in Nashville. Production was handled by Lenky, Sly and Robbie, Andrew Thomas, Handel Tucker, Bob Patin, Buju Banton, David Cole, Jeremy Harding, Tony "CD" Kelly, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis and Beenie Man himself, with Patrick Roberts serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from A.R.P., Bob Patin, Buju Banton, Danny Marshall, Lady Saw, Little Kirk and The Taxi Gang.
The album peaked at number 151 on the Billboard 200, number 35 on the Top R&B Albums, atop Reggae Albums, and number 5 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. In the United Kingdom, it made it only to number 21 on the Official Independent Albums Chart. Many Moods of Moses spawned three singles: "Who Am I", "Oysters & Conch" and "Foundation".[1] Its lead single, "Who Am I", reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single off of the album peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1999, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards.
- ^ Barrow, Steve; Dalton, Peter (1999). Reggae: 100 Essential CDs. Rough Guides. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-1-85828-567-2.