Carousel (Marcia Griffiths album)

Recorded in Florida, the album was produced by Rafael Vigil, Lawrence Dermer, and Joe Galdo.[6] "Electric Boogie" was written by Bunny Wailer in 1976; the album contains a house-influenced dub remix of the track.[9][10]

The Boston Globe wrote that Griffiths "drops reggae in favor of a high-tech disco/R&B sound."[15] The Washington Post praised the "radical electro-calypso reworking" of the album's cover songs.[10] The Calgary Herald concluded that "people with happy feet may like this, but reggae fans need not apply."[12] The Advocate stated that, "despite the lavish production, the tracks don't sound repetitive... Approaching Carousel with the knowledge that its not a real reggae record, it turns out to be a winner."[16]

The Austin American-Statesman noted that "it all carries a sort of progressive, Jamaican, middle-of-the-road pop sound guaranteed to offend hard-core reggae fans... But it may well serve as a crossover point, if admittedly a diluted and somewhat dubious one, for a new audience."[17] The Gazette determined that the "production is all too slick and awash with processed horns and synthesizers... Yet the collection is also exuberant."[9] The Dallas Morning News thought that Griffiths's "innate sense of rhythm serves her well in the various contexts she sets up."[18]