One Love, One Life
One Love, One Life is the fifteenth studio album by the Jamaican reggae singer Beres Hammond, released as a double album on 13 November 2012 by VP Records.
One Love, One Life consists of 20 songs and Hammond himself produced 19 out of 20 songs with various co-producers including Donovan Germain on "No Candle Light", Collin 'Bulby' York on "In My Arms", and Michael Fletcher on "More Time".
The first disc, One Love features Hammond's distinctive classic lovers rock sounds, such as "No Candle Light", "In My Arms", and "Keep Me Warm". In contrast, the second disc concentrates on socially conscious and empowering tracks such as "You Stand Alone", "Truth Will Live On", and "Prime Time".
One Love, One Life was Hammond's first album in four years. In January 2014 it was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Personnel
- Beres Hammond - vocals, producer, writer, keyboard
- Donovan Germain - writer, producer
- Kirk Bennett - writer, drums, percussion
- Steven Marsden - writer, keyboard
- Aeion Hoilett - writer
- Ranoy Gordon - writer
- Michael Fletcher - writer, producer, bass, drum, guitar
- Collin York - writer, producer, engineer
- Robbie Lyn - writer, bass, keyboard
- Dean Fraser - horn, saxophone
- Devario Jones - engineer
- Barry O'Hare - engineer
- Aeion Hoilett - bass
- Ranoy Gordon - guitar
- Kevino "Bunu" Elliot - engineer
- Steven Stanley - engineer
- Howard Barrett - writer
- Tyrone Evans - writer
- John Holt - writer
- Lowell "Sly" Dunbar - drum, percussion, writer
- Robbie Shakespeare - bass
- Winston "Bopee" Bowen - guitar
- Lloyd "Obeah" Denton - keyboard, drum
- Alvin Haughton - percussion
- Cherine Anderson - background vocals
- Shane Brown - engineer
- Romel Marshall - engineer
- Style Scott - drums
- Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass, percussion
- Robert Angus - guitar
- Christopher Birch - keyboard
- Michael Gayle - engineer
- Mitchum "Khan" Chin - guitar
- Dwight Dias - engineer
- Cegrica 'Soljie" Hamilton - engineer
- Trevor McKenzie - bass
- Joshua Mannings - keyboard
- Jimmy Peart - keyboard
- Errol "Minimum" Graham - percussion
- Errol Hird - saxophone
- Samuel Grant - trumpet
- Shaun Darson - drum
- Robert Browne - guitar
- Fabian Smith - keyboard
- Dione Watt - background vocal
- Dorrett Wisdom - background vocal
- Carol "Bowie" McLaughlin - keyboard
- Donald "Danny Bassie" Dennis - bass
- Dalton Browne - guitar
- Dwight Richards - trumpet
- Kenyatta - engineer
- Lloyd Parks - bass
- Ivor "Willie" Lindon - guitar, writer
- C. Manning - writer
- Clement Dodd - writer
- Nicola - background vocal
- Samantha Strachan - vocal
- Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul - keyboard
- Handel Tucker - keyboard
- Errol Brown - engineer