One Love, One Life
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]
Executive Producers
Beres Hammond, Chris Chin
Track listing
Disc 1
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| 1. | "Can’t Waste No Time" | Hugh Hammond, Kirk Bennett, Robert Lyn | Beres Hammond | 5:00 |
| 2. | "No Candle Light" | Hugh Beresford Hammond (Beres' Birth Name), Kirk Bennett, Steven Marsden, Aeion Hoilett, Ranoy Gordon, Donovan Germain | Beres Hammond, Donovan Germain | 4:11 |
| 3. | "In My Arms" | Hugh Hammond, Collin York | Beres Hammond, Collin "Bulby" York | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Crazy Dream" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Lonely Fellow" | Hugh Hammond, Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans, John Holt | Beres Hammond | 4:06 |
| 6. | "My Life" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Keep Me Warm" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 3:37 |
| 8. | "More Time" | Hugh Hammond, Michael Fletcher | Beres Hammond, Michael Fletcher | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Shouldn’t Be" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 4:19 |
| 10. | "The Song" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 4:13 |
Disc 2
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| 1. | "Still Searching" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Don’t You Feel Like Dancing" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 4:24 |
| 3. | "One Love, One Life" | Hugh Hammond, C. Manning | Beres Hammond | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Can’t Make Blood Outta Stone" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 3:17 |
| 5. | "You Stand Alone" | Hugh Hammond, Clement Dodd | Beres Hammond | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Not Made of Steel" | Hugh Hammond, Ivor Lindo | Beres Hammond | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Family" | Hugh Hammond, Steven Marsden, Lowell Dunbar | Beres Hammond | 4:11 |
| 8. | "The Truth Will Live On" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Prime Time" | Hugh Hammond, Michael Fletcher | Beres Hammond | 3:51 |
| 10. | "I Humble Myself" | Hugh Hammond | Beres Hammond | 4:15 |
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
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- 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
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References
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