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This album is liable to give the majority of Beres Hammond's fans a start. Despite the facts that it was originally issued by Joe Gibbs, that it features a variety of reggae studio legends (including hornman Dean Fraser, guitarist Willie Lindo, and drummer Mikey "Boo" Richards) behind him, and that it is now released on CD by the VP label's reissue imprint 17 North Parade, Just a Man is emphatically not a reggae album. Instead, it's a soul/R&B outing that in places teeters precariously on the edge of disco. It's not clear whether this album was an aborted attempt at a change in direction (he had already made reggae recordings both as a solo artist and with Zap Pow before this album was released in 1979) or simply a musical lark, but a couple of things are clear: first, he was quite a fine soul/disco singer, and second, he was not destined to take that path permanently. Instead, he returned to reggae on a full-time basis and enjoyed steadily growing success over the next few decades. But that doesn't mean that Just a Man should be seen as a mere novelty; as disco-inflected soul music goes, it's really very good. Although the sonic trappings of the era (cheesy synthesized string sections, chirping syndrums, etc.) haven't aged particularly well, there's a raw and scrappy edge to songs like "Keep My Wheel Turning" and the smoldering midtempo loverman's plea "I'm Lonely" that give the songs a gritty traction that many similar efforts of the period lacked. And the title track is a yearning romantic ballad that works very nicely as well. Hammond was already a richly gifted singer by this point in his career, and he would soon get even better -- but this stylistic detour finds him working at something near the peak of his expressive powers, and is well worth a listen.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Beres Hammond, MainArtist
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
Albumbeschreibung
This album is liable to give the majority of Beres Hammond's fans a start. Despite the facts that it was originally issued by Joe Gibbs, that it features a variety of reggae studio legends (including hornman Dean Fraser, guitarist Willie Lindo, and drummer Mikey "Boo" Richards) behind him, and that it is now released on CD by the VP label's reissue imprint 17 North Parade, Just a Man is emphatically not a reggae album. Instead, it's a soul/R&B outing that in places teeters precariously on the edge of disco. It's not clear whether this album was an aborted attempt at a change in direction (he had already made reggae recordings both as a solo artist and with Zap Pow before this album was released in 1979) or simply a musical lark, but a couple of things are clear: first, he was quite a fine soul/disco singer, and second, he was not destined to take that path permanently. Instead, he returned to reggae on a full-time basis and enjoyed steadily growing success over the next few decades. But that doesn't mean that Just a Man should be seen as a mere novelty; as disco-inflected soul music goes, it's really very good. Although the sonic trappings of the era (cheesy synthesized string sections, chirping syndrums, etc.) haven't aged particularly well, there's a raw and scrappy edge to songs like "Keep My Wheel Turning" and the smoldering midtempo loverman's plea "I'm Lonely" that give the songs a gritty traction that many similar efforts of the period lacked. And the title track is a yearning romantic ballad that works very nicely as well. Hammond was already a richly gifted singer by this point in his career, and he would soon get even better -- but this stylistic detour finds him working at something near the peak of his expressive powers, and is well worth a listen.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 10 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 00:44:37
- Künstler: Beres Hammond
- Label: VP
- Genre: World Music Reggae
© 2010 VP Music Group, Inc ℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
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