“Injecting some Jamaican soul into country favorites”, renowned Jamaican musicians release the album Country Goes Reggae today with a single featuring Dolly Parton. The 11-track project recreates the musical arrangements behind beloved country songs, fusing Jamaica’s finest reggae musicians with the vocals of some of the greatest artists in country music history.
With the fun track “Two Doors Down” by Country Music Hall of Famer Dolly Parton, Parton specifically reinvented her vocals for this project to match the upbeat new reggae instrumentals. Having already received praise, Whiskey Riff gloated that “the reggae country fusion edition of the song is perfect to add to your summer playlist”. Listen to Dolly Parton’s “Two Doors Down” HERE
Country Goes Reggae is the latest creative mashup from producers Christian and Frank Berman (The Berman Brothers) and partner Ron Oehl, and features the vocal talents of Jimmie Allen, Randy Houser, Alexandra Kay, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Landon Parker, Chase Rice, Uncle Kracker, Lainey Wilson, and Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama and Parton.
“Country Goes Reggae sprinkled some reggae sunshine on ‘Things A Man Oughta Know,’ and crafted an equally meaningful version with an uplifting, contented, yet still classic twist,” says Lainey Wilson. “I repeated it myself this summer!”
Proving their successful blend of genres and cultures, in 2006 the Berman Brothers created Rhythms Del Mundo – Cuba, which featured Coldplay, Sting and U2, and was #1 on iTunes and Amazon charts in over 20 countries with Platinum and Gold sales in countries like Germany, Italy, Mexico and more. Then in 2013, they merged iconic American artists like Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers with the unique sounds of Bossa Nova and Brazilian Samba, which also hit number 1 on multiple iTunes and Amazon charts.
The idea for Country Goes Reggae came during a 2019 trip to Negril, Jamaica, when the brothers were sitting at a sunset beach bar listening to reggae classics as a car drove by American country songs. A mixture of different styles and cultures, they knew that the two worlds would blend perfectly.
Brought together by producers The Berman Brothers, Jamaican musicians – Positive Vibrations – include Ian “Beezy” Coleman (Ziggy and Damian Marley, Wyclef, Fugees), Devon Bradshaw (Burning Spear), Guillaume “Stepper Sax” Briard, Henry Matic Tune ( UB40, Aswad, Dennis Brown), and the next generation class of players.
The newly released project reinvents Dolly Parton’s “Two Doors Down”, Alabama’s “Pass It On Down”, Rascal Flatts’ “I Like The Sound of That”, Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup”, “Smile” by Uncle Kracker, “Randy Houser” “Boots On”, “Make Me Want To” by Jimmie Allen and more.
Embodying the musical elements of reggae such as punchy bass and drums mixed with staccato horn arrangements, the album’s upbeat Rock and Soul aesthetic flows throughout the record, making it the perfect jam of the summer.
Country Goes Reggae Track Listing
1. “Eyes on You (feat. Chase Rice)”
2. “Make Me Want To (feat. Jimmie Allen)”
3. “Red Solo Cup (feat. Toby Keith)”
4. “I like the sound of that (feat. Rascal Flatts)”
5. “Two Doors Down (feat. Dolly Parton)”
6. “Smile (feat. Uncle Kracker)”
7. “What A Man Should Know (with Lainey Wilson)”
8. “Boots On (with Randy Houser)”
9. “Pass It On Down (feat. Alabama)”
10. “Ready to Run (feat. Alexandra Kay)”
11. “Save It For A Rainy Day (feat. Landon Parker)”
Executive producers: Ron Oehl, Steve Broome, Blake Chancey and Scott Siman
Listen to the album now HERE.
About Country Goes Reggae
Putting a reggae twist on some of country music’s biggest hits, renowned Jamaican musicians and engineers – dubbed Positive Vibrations – will release Country Goes Reggae on Friday, July 22. The 11-track project recreates the musical arrangements behind beloved country songs, fusing Jamaica’s finest reggae musicians with existing vocal tracks from some of the greatest artists in country music history. Country Goes Reggae is the latest creative mashup from producers Christian and Frank Berman (The Berman Brothers) and partner Ron Oehl, and features the vocal talents of Jimmie Allen, Randy Houser, Alexandra Kay, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Landon Parker, Chase Rice, Uncle Kracker, Lainey Wilson, and Country Music Hall of Fame members Alabama and Dolly Parton. Proving their successful blend of genres and cultures, in 2006 they created Rhythms Del Mundo – Cuba, which was #1 on the iTunes and Amazon charts in over 20 countries with platinum and gold sales in countries like Germany, Italy, Mexico and more, and in 2013 they merged iconic American artists like Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers with the unique sounds of Bossa Nova and Samba from Brazil, which also reached #1 on several iTunes and Amazon charts. Now, with the help of their longtime collaborator Kassy Kebede, they have brought together renowned Jamaican musicians to create Positive Vibrations and their new project Country Goes Reggae.
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