 In the 2000s he worked on a series of albums recorded in his yard in St. Andrew, featuring veteran musicians and singers including Cedric Myton, Linval Thompson, Junior Murvin, and Kiddus I, this "Inna de Yard" series released by the French label Makasound.Two of these volumes feature Smith as lead musician, credited to "Earl Chinna Smith and Idrens", these released in 2008 and 2009.In 2009, Smith recorded an instrumental version of The Heptones' album "Heptones on Top" as a tribute to the band, along with Lebert "Gibby" Morrison; They had worked on the album for more than ten years.