Artist : P- Square
Album Title: Double Trouble
Label: Square Records
Release Date : September 12 , 2014
Nigeria ’ s favourite pop duo are back with
their sixth studio effort after a three year
hiatus , Double Trouble, a 13 plus 3 track
album . P - Square don’ t pretend to make
anything particularly profound but they
possess a solid catalogue , two arguable
classics in Game Over and Get Squared. The
following album Danger was a
disappointment , but the boys found a new
lease of life with the writing and melody
partnership with the then - up- and -coming
crooner, May D . The Invasion was a stellar
album if not as memorable as the earlier
two.
Double Trouble opens up with Shekini , P -
Square’ s take on the Shoki riddim. This one
is for the clubs ; I am indifferent to it but I
see it making waves. Missing You is sweet
but it doesn ’ t grab you. It is the boys firmly
ensconced in their comfort zone . I like it but I
might not remember it to listen to it again .
Bring It On ft. Dave Scott , I am unsure what
this song was supposed to be ; an attempt at
the Western market ? It ’ s a decent
performance but the song itself is trite. David
Scott gave a good account of himself on the
track but the ‘ Crayfish, asun and beef ’ line
makes it hard to take this joint seriously .
Muga Money Spender ( MMS ) is alright . One
is not particularly moved by it . Ifeoma is a
another one of those songs ; like Beautiful
Oyinye and Ifunaya , it ’ s become de rigueur
for the boys to dedicate a candy laden song
to a named lady . I particularly enjoy it when
the boys sing in Igbo but we’ ve heard this
song before , in one guise or the other .
Ejeajo ft. T. I is a composite of few songs ,
from Kool and The Gang’ s Celebrate , to
Pharell ’ s Lucky . The song is an attempt at
doing something different , which is certainly
commendable but considering how heavily
influenced by other songs it is , it doesn ’ t feel
as fresh as it should. It is however very radio
friendly, T . I’ s flow on the song is well suited .
Collabo ft . Don Jazzy ; collabo, Ronaldo ,
Eminado . That is the song in its entirety but
it’ s catchy , a little reminiscent of Dorobucci
by the Mavin crew . I found myself singing
along to it in no time , oh, calling someone a
‘ mulatto ’ is a no -no , hopefully the boys
understand that by now . I like Ogadigide, the
melody makes up for the song’ s silly lyrics .
No Be Joke is a proper R & B joint , a
throwback to the boys ’ early days , it ’ s one of
the album ’ s highlights . Enemy ft . Awilo , this
song is predictable from the guest and P -
Square, I imagine it ’ ll be a hit with their
throngs of Francophone fans but neither
Awilo nor the boys brought anything
memorable here . Sari Sari is my favourite
song on the album , produced by Paul Okoye *,
the song is drenched in that East - Side
flavour , the guitar riff behind the melody, the
feel good vibe emanating off the joint , this for
me is the album ’ s zenith. Zombie ft.
Jermaine Jackson is an amalgamation of
Fela ’ s Zombie and a disco - lite groove . I like
what Peter Okoye** did production - wise here .
Jermaine Jackson delivered a controlled turn
on the track . The boys are avid Michael
Jackson fans and it ’ s a thrill that that much
is obvious on this track .
Ije Love is the kinda song I would have
thought was typical P -Square joint but it
becomes clear that the song is an ode to
Peter’ s wife , Lola, he also sings the lead
vocals on it . Listen to the track with ( a good
pair of ) headphones and you can hear her
name being repeated in the background and if
you’ re familiar with the recent rumours that
surrounded the boys , you can’ t but think this
song is sweet. It ’ s a little bit of a window
into the artist ’ s thoughts , yes it ’ s a love
song of which they have plenty but this one
is a real. I am therefore willing to forgive the
‘ you are my ecology , you are my biology’ line .
The percussion on this song makes it a joy , it
is also an appropriate curtain closer .
On some of the tracks , the boys attempted to
do some hiking in their house slippers , but it
never quite feels like they step out of
‘ Squareville ’ as it were . My favourite songs
are: Ije Love , Sari Sari, No Be Joke and
Collabo . All in, this is not terrible work, even
if it is largely predictable .
*Songs produced by Paul Okoye were done
under his production tag , Rudeboy .
** Songs produced by Peter Okoye were
credited to Mr. P .
This album is rated 5 out of 10 .
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