His solo ballads "One Step Ahead" (1976) and Joe Gibbs produced "I'm in Love" (1978), were both hits in Jamaica. However, he simultaneously sought a solo career, releasing his debut album, Soul Reggae, in 1976. In 1975 he joined the band, Zap Pow, as lead singer, leading to the hit 1978 single, "The System" under the Aquarius Records label. Hammond began participating in local talent contests from 1972 to 1973, which led to his first recording, of Ellis' "Wanderer". He was further influenced by the native music of ska and rocksteady, in particular Alton Ellis.
Many of Beres Hammond songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.While his career began in the 1970s, he reached his greatest success in the 1990s.īorn the ninth of ten children, Hammond grew up listening to his father's collection of American soul and jazz music including Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Beres Hammond OJ (born Hugh Beresford Hammond 28 August 1955, in Annotto Bay, Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer known in particular for his lovers rock music.
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