{"id":3504,"date":"2022-05-23T21:15:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T21:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2022-05-24T01:21:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T01:21:33","slug":"from-one-dance-to-i-feel-goodthe-best-of-beres-hammond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=3504","title":{"rendered":"From \u2018One Dance\u2019 to \u2018I Feel Good\u2019\u2026The Best of Beres Hammond!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was the summer of 1985. Music producer Willie Lindo, based in New York, headed to Jamaica for a meeting with singer Beres Hammond. He was concerned that \u2018What One Dance Can Do\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, a song he wrote and produced for him, was going nowhere.<\/p>\n

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“When it came out in the first three months nothing never gwaan (happen) for it but when mi reach Jamaica, Beres sey to mi, ‘Willie, I want yuh do something with mi later’,” Lindo recalled.\u00a0 Hammond took him club-hopping and Lindo saw firsthand the crowd reaction to \u2018What One Dance Can Do\u2019<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 “When dem (club DJ) put it on everybody get up an’ dance. From that time, mi realize sey something a guh gwaan,” said Lindo.<\/p>\n

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\u2018What One Dance Can Do\u2019<\/em><\/strong> was a monster hit and one of the biggest reggae songs for 1985. While Hammond had well-received songs like \u2018One Step Ahead\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and \u2018I’m in Love\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, they were soul ballads that appealed to conservative Jamaicans.<\/p>\n

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‘One Dance’<\/strong> made him a dancehall star in Jamaica and the Diaspora, and he has never looked back. For the next 20 years, ‘Cudjoe’ ruled the charts with a flood of hit songs that earned him the title of ‘King of Lovers Rock ‘.\u00a0 That came after years of fighting in the trenches for recognition as a solo act and as lead singer of Zap Pow, a progressive reggae band that included bassist Mikey Williams and guitarist Dwight Pinkney.<\/p>\n

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The following are some of the hits Beres Hammond has recorded over the years.<\/p>\n

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\u2018One Step Ahead\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (1979) — Produced by Willie Lindo and written by Harold Butler, this timeless ballad is from the Lindo-produced Soul Reggae album.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Step Aside Now\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (1991) — Beres shows his bravado on this rocker, done to the beat of Dennis Walks’ \u2018Drifter\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. Produced by Rodguel “Black Beard” Sinclair.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Who Say\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (with Buju Banton, 1992) — The teacher and the student rock on this perfect ‘combination’ for Donovan Germain’s Penthouse Records.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Live On\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (with Marcia Griffiths, 1992) — Every king needs a queen. Marcia and Beres gave this Penthouse Records song the royal treatment.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Double Trouble\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (1993) — A clever recollection of staying out late and sneaking back in without the wife knowing. Produced by Steely and Clevie.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Putting up Resistance\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (1993) — A working-class anthem, Beres wails about keeping his head above water on this Tappa Zukie production.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Rock Away\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (1995) — The singer remembers his heroes, from Otis Redding to The Spinners and Dennis Brown, on this self-produced, easy-listening gem.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Can’t Stop a Man\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (1995) — Lovers rock at its finest. Produced by Beres for his Harmony House label.<\/p>\n

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\u2018They Gonna Talk\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (2001) — Beres tells his lady love not to mind the gossip. Love is inevitable. Another winner for Harmony House.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Pull it Up\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (with Buju Banton, 2005) — Another big hit with ‘The Gargamel’ for Penthouse Records. ‘Da dance ya bus’!<\/p>\n

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\u2018I Feel Good\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (2008) — Beres at his amorous best. A Penthouse Records production.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Fight This Feeling\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (with Shaggy, 2013) — Mr. Boombastic reached out to Beres on this toe-tapper which is driven by the melody of Dennis Brown’s \u2018Sitting and Watching\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. Recorded for Shaggy’s Ranch Entertainment.<\/p>\n

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\u2018God is Love\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>(with Popcaan) — The Unruly Boss shows respect to Father Beres and the Supreme Being on a song that teams different generations of Jamaican music. Produced by Shane Brown.<\/p>\n

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This Article was first published by the South Florida Caribbean News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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