''Cooler Conditions'' is the fourth studio album by

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. Released only in Japan, many of the tracks later appeared on the more widely released ''

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'' album. The tracks ''Someday Somehow'', " Everybody Wants to Be Like You", ''Jimmy Hat'' and ''The Plumb Song'' were remixed and recorded again for the ''

'' release.

Production

In 1998, Snow began working with a new manager, Paula Danyelvich of Hype Music, and reunited with producer MC Shan. By March 1999, Snow signed a contract with

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Japan to release a 12-track album in Japan and Asia. Recorded in Toronto, Boston, and Nashville, Snow teamed up with producer/engineer Glen Rosenstein to produce a much softer, pop-based sound as compared to his edgier dancehall tracks from his previous albums. Shan told Billboard Magazine, "He's still Snow nd the musicstill has the reggae touch, but we've gone into different musical areas as well." In addition to Shan appearing on the tracks ''Jimmy Hat'' and ''Informer '99'', Michee Mee performed on ''Maybe I'm Lonely''. Snow, a long time

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fan, also recorded a cover of

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and a reggae version of

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(''Hard Life'').

Reception

After Snow signed with Virgin music, many of the songs were remixed and released on Snow's 2000 album,

. In 2001, the video for ''The Plumb Song'' was nominated for

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Track listing

#"Someday Somehow" #" Everybody Wants to Be Like You" #"Drunk Man's Theory" #"Jimmy Hat" (featuring

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) #" Hard Life" #"You Can Do Anything" #"

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" #"Come Down" #"Maybe I'm Lonely" (featuring Michee Mee) #"Informer 99" (featuring

) #"The Plumb Song"

References

1999 albums Snow (musician) albums JVC Records albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub