Temporarily reuniting with his former
Clash partner
Joe Strummer (who co-produced this album and co-wrote five songs), Mick Jones expands on the formula of the debut with
Big Audio Dynamite's second album.
No. 10 Upping Street features better songs that meld samples, found sounds, dance rhythms, and elements of hip-hop more completely and effectively than those on the first record. "C'mon Every Beatbox" and "V. Thirteen" made the U.K. singles chart. "Badrock City," added to the album after its initial release, made the U.S. R&B singles chart. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine and William Ruhlmann