AMG Review of Universal Love

Steven McDonald
All Music Guide

A seriously infectious outing from Pato Banton, one of Birmingham, England's crowd of reggae performers. Most of the music here was performed by Banton with very few others involved -- the "friends" part of it comes in the vocal area, which sees him working with David Largie, Ranking Roger, Ray Watts, Macca B and Yasmin Alexander. The album is full of good songs and good rhythms, not to mention a great attitude -- even the obligatory rap track is interesting. Altogether, a very positive and enjoyable release with some excellent songs.