Beres Hammond
Beres Hammond - Love Has No Boundries
Background information
Birth name	Beres Hammond
Born	August 28, 1955 Annotto Bay, Jamaica
Genre(s)	Reggae
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	singing, toasting
Years active	1972-present
Label(s)	VP Records

Beres Hammond (b. 28 August 1955) is a reggae singer from Jamaica who is known in particular for his romantic lovers rock. While his career began in the 1970s, he reached his greatest success in the 1990s. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (715x712, 147 KB) This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... Toasting, chatting, or DJing is the act of talking or chanting over a rhythm or beat. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... VP Records is the reggae label best known for being the home of Sean Paul. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For the Sade album, see Lovers Rock. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ...

Born Hugh Beresford Hammond, the ninth of ten children, along Annotto Bay in Saint Mary parish; grew up listening to his father's collection of American soul and jazz music; including Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. He was further influenced by the native musics of ska and rocksteady, in particular Alton Ellis. Saint Mary, Jamaica, is a parish located in the north, north eastern part of Jamaica. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. ... Otis Ray Redding, Jr. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Rocksteady is the name given to a style of music popular in Jamaica between 1966 and 1968. ... Alton Ellis (born 1944), from Kingston, Jamaica, is a musician best known as the innovator of rocksteady music. ...

Hammond began participating in local talent contests from 1972 to 1973, which led to his first recording, of Ellis' "Wanderer". In 1975 he joined the band Zap Pow as lead singer, leading to the hit 1978 single "The System" under the Aquarius Records label. However, he simultaneously sought a solo career, releasing his debut album Soul Reggae in 1976. His solo ballads "One Step Ahead" (1976) and Joe Gibbs-produced "I'm in Love" (1978), were both massive hits in Jamaica. He left Zap Pow in 1979 to pursue his solo career and recorded two more albums in 1980 and 1981. He formed Tuesday's Children, a harmony group that toured but never recorded. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Aquarius Records is a Canadian independent record label which was established during the summer of 1969. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He formed his own record label Harmony Records in 1985 for the release of the Make a Song album, which had two Jamaican chart-toppers that were influenced by the emerging dancehall style: "Groovy Little Thing" and "What One Dance Can Do". The latter, produced by Willie Lindo, began to break Hammond into the international market. He scored another hit in 1986 with "Settling Down" on his eponymous release. He left his fame in Jamaica for New York City in 1987 after being tied up as thieves ransacked his house during a home invasion. There he recorded Have a Nice Weekend and the duet single "How Can We Ease the Pain" with Maxi Priest. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ragga. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Home invasion is the crime of entering a private and occupied dwelling, with the intent of committing a crime and often while threatening the resident. ... Maxi Priest (born Max Alfred Elliott on June 10, 1960) is a reggae singer from England. ...

Beres Hammond returned briefly to Jamaica to record Putting Up Resistance, which was significantly harder than his typical ballads, under Tapa Zukie, which spawned the hits "Putting Up Resistance" and "Strange." He signed with Penthouse Records in 1990 and returned to Jamaica permanently to record the dancehall smash "Tempted to Touch" with producer Donovan Germain. This is perhaps his best known song in the United States and United Kingdom (later remade in 2004 as a minor hit for Rupee), and set the foundation for the hits "Is This a Sign" and "Respect to You Baby" on the 1992 Love Affair album. Now garnering interest from major studios such as Electra Records, Beres recorded five more albums in the 1990s as well as several compilations, establishing himself as one of the top lovers rock artists. His first album of the new millennium was 2001's Music Is Life, which featured an appearance by Wyclef Jean. The 2004 release Love Has No Boundaries, had guest spots by Buju Banton and Big Youth. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rupert Clarke (born September 10, 1975), best known by his stage name Rupee, is a soca musician from Barbados. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Elektra Records is a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... For the Sade album, see Lovers Rock. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nelust Wyclef Jean (IPA pronunciation: ) (born October 17, 1972) is a Haitian-American rapper, reggae artist, producer, and member of the superstar hip hop trio The Fugees, known popularly for a series of low-profile singles in the 1990s but respected within the hip-hop community as one of the... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inna heights album cover, Original Release Date: November 25, 1997 Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. ... Big Youth (Manley Augustus Buchanan) is a Jamaican DJ in the toasting tradition, mostly known for his albums during the 1970s. ...

External links

• Smokeyroom's Harmony House Silekshan
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