I-Testament


I-Testament is a studio album by reggae/dancehall artist Capleton. It was released in 1997 via Def Jam. The album contains guest appearances from Q-Tip, Sizzla, Big Youth, and D.V. Alias Khrist.
It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "owes more to sinewy, seductive contemporary R&B rhythms influenced by ragga and dancehall than to reggae itself, but much of this music is solidly constructed." The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "saw Capleton at the peak of his powers."

Track listing

#TitleProducerComposerFeatured PerformerTime
1"Divide and Rule" 0:22
2"East Coast to the West Coast"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton"D.V. Alias Khrist3:23
3"Old and the Young"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:03
4"Hurts My Heart"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:34
5"Original Man"Roy FrancisBailey, C. "Capleton", Roy FrancisQ-Tip4:02
6"Escape the Judgement" 0:22
7"Nah Bow "Collin 'Bulby' York*, Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal*Bailey, C. "Capleton", Collin 'Bulby' York, Lynford 'Fatta' Marshal7:57
8"Steep Mountain"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:57
9"Mark of the Beast"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart BrownBig Youth3:52
10"No Man Can Save No Man"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:04
11"Movin' On"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:41
12"Ready to Shout"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:12
13"Death Row"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:56
14"Stop the Coming"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown4:07
15"Love the One You're With"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown3:44
16"Raggy Road"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton3:46
17"Babylon Ah Use Dem Brain"Stuart BrownBailey, C. "Capleton", Stuart Brown, Collins, M.Sizzla3:57
18"Free Our Minds" 0:25