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 .[ 1]
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".[ 2]
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".[ 3] In contrast, the second disc concentrates on socially conscious and empowering tracks such as "You Stand Alone", "Truth Will Live On", and "Prime Time".[ 3]
One Love, One Life was Hammond's first album in four years. In January 2014 it was nominated for a Grammy Award .[ 4]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Can’t Waste No Time" Hugh Hammond, Kirk Bennett, Robert Lyn Beres Hammond 5:00 2. "No Candle Light" Hugh Beresford Hammond (Beres' Birth Name), Kirk Bennett, Steven Marsden, Aeion Hoilett, Ranoy Gordon, Donovan Germain Beres Hammond, Donovan Germain 4:11 3. "In My Arms" Hugh Hammond, Collin York Beres Hammond, Collin "Bulby" York 3:44 4. "Crazy Dream" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 4:23 5. "Lonely Fellow" Hugh Hammond, Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans, John Holt Beres Hammond 4:06 6. "My Life" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 4:04 7. "Keep Me Warm" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 3:37 8. "More Time" Hugh Hammond, Michael Fletcher Beres Hammond, Michael Fletcher 4:32 9. "Shouldn’t Be" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 4:19 10. "The Song" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 4:13
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Still Searching" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 3:51 2. "Don’t You Feel Like Dancing" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 4:24 3. "One Love, One Life" Hugh Hammond, C. Manning Beres Hammond 4:02 4. "Can’t Make Blood Outta Stone" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 3:17 5. "You Stand Alone" Hugh Hammond, Clement Dodd Beres Hammond 3:56 6. "Not Made of Steel" Hugh Hammond, Ivor Lindo Beres Hammond 4:15 7. "Family" Hugh Hammond, Steven Marsden, Lowell Dunbar Beres Hammond 4:11 8. "The Truth Will Live On" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 4:56 9. "Prime Time" Hugh Hammond, Michael Fletcher Beres Hammond 3:51 10. "I Humble Myself" Hugh Hammond Beres Hammond 4:15
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