One Love, One Life Explained
One Love, One Life |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Beres Hammond |
Cover: | Beres_One_Love_One_Life.jpeg |
Released: | November 13, 2012 |
Genre: | Reggae, lovers rock |
Label: | VP Records |
Producer: | Christopher Chin (exec), Beres Hammond (exec), Donovan Germaine, Collin "Bulby" York, Michael Fletcher |
Prev Title: | A Moment in Time |
Prev Year: | 2008 |
Next Title: | Never Ending |
Next Year: | 2018 |
One Love, One Life is the fifteenth studio album by the Jamaican reggae singer Beres Hammond, released as a double album on 13 November 2012 by VP Records.[1] One Love, One Life consists of 20 songs and Hammond himself produced 19 out of 20 songs with various co-producers including Donovan Germain on "No Candle Light", Collin 'Bulby' York on "In My Arms", and Michael Fletcher on "More Time".[2] The first disc, One Love features Hammond's distinctive classic lovers rock sounds, such as "No Candle Light", "In My Arms", and "Keep Me Warm".[3] In contrast, the second disc concentrates on socially conscious and empowering tracks such as "You Stand Alone", "Truth Will Live On", and "Prime Time".[3]
One Love, One Life was Hammond's first album in four years. In January 2014 it was nominated for a Grammy Award.[4]
Track listing
Disc 2
Personnel
- Beres Hammond - vocals, producer, writer, keyboard
- Donovan Germain - writer, producer
- Kirk Bennett - writer, drums, percussion
- Steven Marsden - writer, keyboard
- Aeion Hoilett - writer
- Ranoy Gordon - writer
- Michael Fletcher - writer, producer, bass, drum, guitar
- Collin York - writer, producer, engineer
- Robbie Lyn - writer, bass, keyboard
- Dean Fraser - horn, saxophone
- Devario Jones - engineer
- Barry O'Hare - engineer
- Aeion Hoilett - bass
- Ranoy Gordon - guitar
- Kevino "Bunu" Elliot - engineer
- Steven Stanley - engineer
- Howard Barrett - writer
- Tyrone Evans - writer
- John Holt - writer
- Lowell "Sly" Dunbar - drum, percussion, writer
- Robbie Shakespeare - bass
- Winston "Bopee" Bowen - guitar
- Lloyd "Obeah" Denton - keyboard, drum
- Alvin Haughton - percussion
- Cherine Anderson - background vocals
- Shane Brown - engineer
- Romel Marshall - engineer
- Style Scott - drums
- Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass, percussion
- Robert Angus - guitar
- Christopher Birch - keyboard
- Michael Gayle - engineer
- Mitchum "Khan" Chin - guitar
- Dwight Dias - engineer
- Cegrica 'Soljie" Hamilton - engineer
- Trevor McKenzie - bass
- Joshua Mannings - keyboard
- Jimmy Peart - keyboard
- Errol "Minimum" Graham - percussion
- Errol Hird - saxophone
- Samuel Grant - trumpet
- Shaun Darson - drum
- Robert Browne - guitar
- Fabian Smith - keyboard
- Dione Watt - background vocal
- Dorrett Wisdom - background vocal
- Carol "Bowie" McLaughlin - keyboard
- Donald "Danny Bassie" Dennis - bass
- Dalton Browne - guitar
- Dwight Richards - trumpet
- Kenyatta - engineer
- Lloyd Parks - bass
- Ivor "Willie" Lindon - guitar, writer
- C. Manning - writer
- Clement Dodd - writer
- Nicola - background vocal
- Samantha Strachan - vocal
- Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul - keyboard
- Handel Tucker - keyboard
- Errol Brown - engineer
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: One Love, One Life . VPreggae . October 14, 2012.
- Web site: One Love, One Life, says Beres Hammond . Jamaica Observer . October 14, 2012.
- Web site: Beres Hammond Announces New Studio Album (Nov 13) "One Love, One Life" . Bajan Reporter . October 14, 2012.
- "VP Records Enjoys Grammy Notice", Jamaica Gleaner, 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014