Never Ending is reggae artist Beres Hammond'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 lovers rock – 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 Jah Cure, Alborosie, Romain Virgo, Christopher Martin, Shenseea, Jesse Royal, Bulby York, Kurt Riley, and Teflon Zinc Fence.
Track listing
#TitleProducer(s)Composer(s)Time1"I'm Alive" Beres HammondHugh Hammond, Willie Lindo3:202"Land of Sunshine"Beres HammondHugh Hammond4:033"I Will Take You There"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 4:034"Only One" Beres HammondHugh Hammond 3:575"My Kinda Girl"Kurt Riley & Andre RileyHugh Hammond, Kurt Riley, Michael Fletcher, Andre Riley4:156"Sleeping Beauty"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 4:187"Hold You Till It Hurts"Beres HammondHugh Hammond, Willie Lindo4:038"Seasons Change"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 4:079"All Love"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 4:1410"I'll Try"Beres HammondHugh Hammond, David Heywood, Leroy Heywood4:0011"Love Foreclosure"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 4:2212"Lose It All"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 3:5113"Survival"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 4:1114"Never Ending"Beres HammondHugh Hammond 4:25
Personnel
Andre Riley - Producer Barry O'Hare - Mixing Engineer Beres Hammond - 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 Dean Fraser - 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 Robbie Lyn - Keyboards Robert Angus - Guitar Sly Dunbar - Drums Solomon Salmon - Engineer Stephanie Chin - Art Direction, Creative Director Steven Stanley - Mixing Engineer Style Scott - 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 Date Venue Performing Artist(s) State Saturday - July 27 Ives Concert Park Beres Hammond, Maxi Priest, Yellowman Danbury, CT Sunday - July 28 Lake Clifton Park Beres Hammond, Capleton, Shenseea, Bunji Garlin, Ding Dong Baltimore, MD Tuesday - July 30 Riverfront Live Beres Hammond Cincinnati, OH Wednesday - July 31 Patio Theater Beres Hammond Chicago, IL Friday - August 2 Woodbine Racetrack Beres Hammond Toronto, ON Sunday - August 4 Ford Amphitheater Beres Hammond, Maxi Priest, Romain Virgo Brooklyn, NY Tuesday - August 6 Payomet PAC Beres Hammond Truro, MA Wednesday - August 7 House of Blues Beres Hammond Boston, MA Friday - August 9 Theater of Living Arts Beres Hammond Philadelphia, PA Saturday - August 10 NJPAC Beres Hammond, Maxi Priest, Romain Virgo Newark, NJ Sunday - August 11 The Paramount Beres Hammond Huntington, NY Tuesday - August 13 The National Beres Hammond Richmond, VA Thursday - August 15 Howard Theatre Beres Hammond Washington, D.C. Friday - August 16 Howard Theatre Beres Hammond Washington, D.C. Saturday - August 17 The Norva Beres Hammond Norfolk, VA Sunday - August 18 Oasis Shriners Auditorium Beres Hammond, Romain Virgo Charlotte, NC Friday - August 23 Cobb Energy PAC Beres Hammond Atlanta, GA Saturday - August 24 The Hard Rock Beres Hammond Orlando, FL Sunday - August 25 Broward PAC Beres Hammond Lauderdale, FL
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