For Immediate Release
 
Wednesday, February 06, 2002
 
Lighting Strikes Twice – Tanto Metro and Devonte Back On Billboard
 
Kingston, Jamaica: — Tanto Metro and Devonte hit the highly respected
United States based Billboard chart again.  ‘Give It To Her’, the first
single from their second album, ‘The Beat Goes On’, is currently at number
72 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart (February 16).  The album has also
made a showing in the number 15 position on the Billboard Reggae Chart.
 
	    The Jeremy Harding produced track has been added to the play
lists of several mainstream radio stations, including HOT 97 in New York
and Power 96 in South Florida.	Radio stations in San Francisco,
Philadelphia, Boston, the New York/New Jersey/ Connecticut Tri Sate Area
and South Florida have been spinning the track, prompting the Billboard
debut.
 
The popularity of the single has spurred album sales, pushing the 17-track
project to number 15 on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart.  Other hot tracks
on the album include ‘Teaser’, from Miami based producer Richie D, ‘Love Me
Forever’ on the popular Rice & Peas rhythm and ‘Suzie’ from Richard “shams’
Browne on the Orgasm rhythm.  ‘Suzie’ was released on 7 inch vinyl and
charted both locally and in New York.
 
	    Stable mate, Beenie Man makes an appearance on the Shocking
Vibes produced ‘One Girl’, while long time friend and writing partner, Mega
Banton, teams with the duo on ‘Tia Maria’.  A collection of Jazz and R&B
flavoured tracks round out the album, illustrating the versatility and
cross over potential of the act.  Shocking Vibes CEO, Patrick Roberts,
carries Executive Producer credits on the VP release.
 
	    Tanto Metro and Devonte will be making several appearances in
both North America and the Caribbean to promote ‘The Beat Goes On’ and the
first single, ‘Give It To Her’.
 
Tanto Metro and Devonte scored in 1998 with the release of the radio
friendly hit, ‘Everyone Falls In Love’.  The song topped local charts
before crossing over into mainstream radio on both sides of the Atlantic. 
Both the single and the album were a tremendous success for the duo,
appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles and R&B Album Chart.
 
For further information, please contact: Ms. Carlette DeLeon at
876.941.1408
 
Shocking Vibes Production Ltd
5 Springvale Avenue, Kingston 10, Jamaica WI
Tel: (876) 941-1408 Fax: (876) 931-6220
E-mail: mailto:shocking@colis.com
Website: http://www.shockingvibes.com