Maxi (album)

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".

Maxi
Studio album by Maxi Priest
Released	11 December 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Reggae soul
Label	10 Records Virgin
Producer	Robbie Shakespeare Sly Dunbar Willie Lindo
Maxi Priest chronology
Intentions (1986) Maxi (1987) Bonafide (1990)
Alternative cover
Cover for the US and Canada release of the album, titled Maxi Priest
Singles from Maxi
"Some Guys Have All the Luck" Released: 1987 "How Can We Ease the Pain?" Released: 1988 "Wild World" Released: 1988 "Goodbye to Love Again" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Melody Maker	(unfavourable)[2]
New Musical Express	7/10[3]

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.^[4]

Track listing

International version (Maxi)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild World"	Cat Stevens	3:38
2.	"Suzie – You Are"	Jean-Paul Maunick Max Elliott Ray Simpson	3:46
3.	"Goodbye to Love Again"	Glynne Jones	4:30
4.	"You're Only Human"	Elliott Phillip Linton	4:00
5.	"Same Old Story"	Elliott Simpson	4:04
6.	"Marcus"	Simpson	5:45
7.	"How Can We Ease the Pain?" (featuring Beres Hammond)	Elliott Simpson	4:08
8.	"It Ain't Easy"	Marquis Birch Paget King Ric Harris Robbie Ellington	4:09
9.	"Some Guys Have All the Luck"	Jeff Fortgang	5:41
10.	"Problems"	Elliott Paul Robinson	4:30
11.	"Reasons"	Charles Stepney Maurice White Philip Bailey	3:49

US and Canada version (Maxi Priest)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild World" (Remix)	Stevens	3:38
2.	"Suzie – You Are"	Maunick Elliott Simpson	3:46
3.	"Goodbye to Love Again"	Jones	4:30
4.	"Problems"	Elliott Robinson	4:00
5.	"Same Old Story"	Elliott Simpson	4:04
6.	"Marcus"	Simpson	5:45
7.	"How Can We Ease the Pain?"	Elliott Simpson	4:08
8.	"It Ain't Easy"	Birch King Harris Ellington	4:08
9.	"Some Guys Have All the Luck"	Fortgang	5:39

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 and certifications

Weekly charts Maxi Chart (1987–1988) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 67 UK Albums (OCC)[6] 25 Maxi Priest Chart (1989) Peak position US Billboard 200[7] 108

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.