''Never Ending'' is

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artist

Beres Hammond Beres Hammond Order of Jamaica, OJ (born Hugh Beresford Hammond; 28 August 1955, in Annotto Bay, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, Saint Mary, Jamaica)Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock St ...

's nineteenth studio album, released on October 12, 2018. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Reggae chart. The 14-track album was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica.

Background

Themes on the album include love, overcoming obstacles and celebrating life. ''Never Ending'' includes a love song about Jamaica called "Land of Sunshine." The lead single, "I'm Alive", is a 21st-century 'roots' track with Hammond singing praises for life's simple and essential joys. "My Kinda Girl" is an example of modern

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– a sub genre of reggae for which the artist is known. Hammond is known to be in the studio three or four times a week when he is in Jamaica. He records songs based on events that happen naturally in life. He is known to visit people - whom he does not know – but who enjoy sharing stories about their lives with him. He internalizes those experiences and records them in song. The visual for the "Never Ending" music video was directed by RD Studios and portrays Hammond's childhood. Fans are shown the beginning of his love for music to his current-day performing in front of Harmony House – his recording studio on Dumbarton Avenue. Throughout the four-minute video, artistes influenced by Hammond make a cameo. They include

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, Christopher Martin,

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, Bulby York, Kurt Riley, and Teflon Zinc Fence.

Track listing

Personnel

*Andre Riley - Producer *Barry O'Hare - Mixing Engineer *

- Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background) *Billy Lawrence - Percussion *Carroll "Bowie" McLaughlin - Keyboards *Christina Chin - Art Direction, Creative Director *Christopher Birch - Keyboards, Piano *Christopher Chin - Executive Producer *Christopher Scott - Mastering *Collin "Bulby" York - Mixing Engineer *Danny "Axeman" Thompson - Bass * Dave "Fluxy" Heywood - Drums *Dave Heywood - Composer *

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- Horn *Deron James - Production Art *Devario Jones - Engineer *Donaldson Bernard - Keyboards *Dorrett Wisdom - Vocals (Background) *Dwain "Wiya" Campbell-Fletcher - Keyboards *Dwight Richards - Horn *Errol Brown - Mixing Engineer *Errol Graham - Percussion * Errol Carter - Bass *Franklin Waul - Keyboards *Gregory Morris - Mixing Engineer *Handel Tucker - Keyboards *Heather Cummings - Vocals (Background) *Hugh Hammond - Composer *Jordan Morris - Photography *Kenyatta Hill - Engineer *Kirk Bennett - Drums *Kurt Riley - Composer, Producer *Lamont “Monty” Savory - Guitar * Lerory "Mafia" Heywood - Bass, Keyboards *Leroy Heywood - Composer *Lloyd Denton - Drums, Keyboards, Piano *Michael Fletcher - Bass, Composer *Michael Gayle - Engineer *Mitchum Chin - Guitar *Neil "Diamond" Edwards - A&R *Rebecca Lovinsquy - Graphic Design, Logo *Richard Brown - Engineer *Richard Lue - Project Manager *

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- Keyboards *Robert Angus - Guitar *

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- Drums *Solomon Salmon - Engineer *Stephanie Chin - Art Direction, Creative Director *

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- Mixing Engineer *

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- Drums *Tony Phillips - Guitar *Trevor McKenzie - Bass *Willie Lindo - Guitar *Winston "Bo Peep" Bowen - Guitar

Never Ending Tour

''Never Ending'' Tour 2019 of the United States and Canada started on July 27 from Danbury Connecticut, U.S.A., and stopped in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Newark, Huntington (New York), Richmond (Virginia), Washington DC, Norfolk (Virginia), Charlotte (North Carolina), Atlanta, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale. ''Never Ending'' Tour 2019 Schedule

References

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