The Pirates feat. Enya, Shola Ama & Naila Boss
"You Should Really Know"

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Released: 30th August 2004.

Following the success of Frankee's take on Eamon's "F**k It", The Pirates release their debut single "You Should Really Know", an answer back to Mario Winan's chart topper "I Don't Wanna Know". It's one of a few different versions floating around, but the Pirates' - helped by the UK's finest, Naila Boss and Shola Ama - is certainly the best. While Shola's soothing voice proves she's still the best in the game, the choice of song is a little too unoriginal for my liking. Naila Boss's rap isn't outstanding, and overall, it doesn't really add much to Mario's version. Still, Shola Ama's back, and hopefully this time it's for good.

(SholasBoy)

This is more a case of 'capitalising on a recognisable Winans tune' than 'answer back to Winans a la Frankee'. Having said that, this is way better than Mario Winans' poor attempt at sampling the (previously sampled by the Fugees) Enya track. It uses more layers, Indian drums, humming, and Shola Ama sounds very nice indeed. Give it a listen at least a couple of times and I'm sure you'll love it.

(Simy Prakash)

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