Never Ending (album)
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
| # | Title | Producer | Composer | Time |
| 1 | "I'm Alive" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond, Willie Lindo | 3:20 |
| 2 | "Land of Sunshine" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:03 |
| 3 | "I Will Take You There" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:03 |
| 4 | "Only One" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 3:57 |
| 5 | "My Kinda Girl" | Kurt Riley & Andre Riley | Hugh Hammond, Kurt Riley, Michael Fletcher, Andre Riley | 4:15 |
| 6 | "Sleeping Beauty" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:18 |
| 7 | "Hold You Till It Hurts" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond, Willie Lindo | 4:03 |
| 8 | "Seasons Change" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:07 |
| 9 | "All Love" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:14 |
| 10 | "I'll Try" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond, David Heywood, Leroy Heywood | 4:00 |
| 11 | "Love Foreclosure" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:22 |
| 12 | "Lose It All" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 3:51 |
| 13 | "Survival" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:11 |
| 14 | "Never Ending" | Beres Hammond | Hugh Hammond | 4:25 |
Personnel
- Andre Riley - Producer
- Barry O'Hare - Mixing Engineer
- Beres Hammond - Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
- 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
- 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
- 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, Richmond, Washington DC, Norfolk, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale.Never Ending Tour 2019 Schedule
| Date | Venue | Performing Artist | 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 |