Beres Hammond
Biography
One of the most underappreciated reggae artists of his time, Beres Hammond was something of a throwback during his '90s heyday: a soulful crooner indebted to classic rocksteady and American R&B, one who preferred live instrumentation and wrote much of his own material. Hammond specialized in romantic lovers rock, but he also found time to delve into light dancehall, conscious roots reggae, hip-hop fusion, and straight-up contemporary R&B. He was born Hugh Beresford Hammond on August 28, 1955, in Annotto Bay, in the Jamaican province of St. Mary. Hammond grew up listening to his father's collection of American R&B (Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, etc.) and jazz, and also fell in love with native Jamaican music during the ska and rocksteady eras; his primary influence was Alton Ellis, and he also listened to the likes of Peter Tosh, the Heptones, and Ken Boothe.. Over 1972-1973, Hammond performed successfully in talent competitions, one of which led to his first recording, a soul cover of Ellis' "Wanderer." In 1975, Hammond joined the group Zap Pow as lead singer; they enjoyed a hit single in 1978 with "The System." Meanwhile, Hammond was already exploring the idea of a solo career, cutting his debut album, Soul Reggae, with producer Willie Lindo in 1976. Urged by his label, Aquarius, to pick a song for single release, Hammond instead returned to the studio and cut a new track, the ballad "One Step Ahead." It was a massive chart-topping hit in Jamaica, and so was his second single, 1978's Joe Gibbs-produced "I'm in Love." Hammond left Zap Pow in 1979 to concentrate on his solo career, and initially worked as a session singer to make up for the royalties that were failing to come in. He recorded his second solo album, Just a Man, with Gibbs in 1980, and reunited with Lindo for 1981's Comin' at You.
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11. In Control
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1. | Rockaway | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:53 | $0.99 | |
2. | What One Dance Can Do | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 4:12 | $0.99 | |
3. | I Feel Good | Moment In Time | 3:43 | $0.99 | |
4. | Tempted to Touch | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:07 | $0.99 | |
5. | Sweetness | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 4:03 | $0.99 | |
6. | Groovy Little Thing | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:29 | $0.99 | |
7. | Pull It Up (feat. Buju Banton) | Reggae Gold 2012 | 3:32 | $0.99 | |
8. | Love Mi Haffi Get | Dancehall 101, Vol. 2 | 3:43 | $0.99 | |
9. | They Gonna Talk | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:55 | $0.99 | |
10. | Can't Stop a Man | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:49 | $0.99 | |
11. | Doctor's Orders | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:13 | $0.99 | |
12. | She Loves Me Now | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:58 | $0.99 | |
13. | I Surrender | One Life to Live | 4:30 | $1.29 | |
14. | Love Story | One Life to Live | 3:54 | $1.29 | |
15. | Tempted to Touch | Reggae Max | 3:48 | $0.99 | |
16. | Come Down Father | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 4:03 | $0.99 | |
17. | Can You Play Some More (Pull It Up) .. | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:33 | $0.99 | |
18. | No Disturb Sign | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
19. | Left Me Crying | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:44 | $0.99 | |
20. | Show It Off | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 4:06 | $0.99 | |
21. | Who Say (Featuring Buju Banton) | Can't Stop a Man - The .. | 3:09 | $0.99 | |
22. | What One Dance Can Do | Beres Hammond | 6:04 | $0.99 | |
23. | Who Say | Buju and Friends | 3:51 | $0.99 | |
24. | I Surrender (feat. Gappy Ranks) | One Life to Live | 3:49 | $1.29 | |
25. | Singer Man (In Dub) | One Life to Live | 4:32 | $1.29 | |
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