The album was released one year after the massive success of "
Pass the Dutchie" and the first album. As
The Youth of Today,
Different Style! contains ten
reggae tracks, however, this time more R&B-influenced, to make it more accessible on the North American market. Unlike the debut release, which was written strictly by Freddie Waite and the band members themselves,
Different Style! saw more different musicians contributing to lyrics and music, including major stars
Stevie Wonder and
Boy George. Tracks sequence varied depending on territory, as did the album cover. Five singles have been released off the album. "
Tell Me Why" appeared long before the album's release and met with modest success. Two following singles, "007" and "Sixteen", charted only in the United Kingdom and Ireland, making it to the top 30 and top 25. At the same time, North American market opted for "
She's Trouble" (originally written for
Michael Jackson for his monster-selling
Thriller album. It was offered to Musical Youth by
David "Hawk" Wolinski and later recorded by Michael Lovesmith) which became the second single, after "Pass the Dutchie", to enter charts in the USA and Canada. In the UK, the song was their lowest-charting single and it happened to be also the very last chart entry for Musical Youth. "Whatcha Talking 'Bout" flopped completely in the charts.
Different Style! turned out a commercial flop and was overshadowed by the success of the debut album. It failed to enter UK Albums Chart, and only charted in Canada and the United States, peaking at disappointing positions 90 and 144 respectively. ==Track listing==