Singer: John Holt
Title: Can't Keep Us Apart
Label: Jamaican Gold ‎– JMC 200.278
Type: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Date of released: 1999
Category: Reggae
Style: Reggae, Dub
Size MP3 zip: 1734 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1383 mb
Rating: 3.7✭
Format: MP3 MMF MP3 DTS WAV XM DMF AHX FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

Vocal Tracks
1-1	Sometimes Backing Band [Studio Band] – The Now GenerationBacking Vocals – Derrick Morgan, Max Romeo, Pat Kelly, Peter ToshEngineer – Errol ThompsonMusician – Earl Lindo*, Geoffrey Chung, Lloyd Adams, Mikey Chung, Tyrone Downie, Val DouglasWritten-By – G. Thomas*	3:19
1-2	Left With A Broken Heart Backing Band – Lyn Tait And The Jets*Backing Vocals – Howard Barrett, Tyrone EvansEngineer – Lynford AndersonWritten-By – M.Johnson*	3:10
1-3	My Number One Backing Band – Lyn Tait And The Jets*Backing Vocals – Howard Barrett, Tyrone EvansEngineer – Lynford Anderson	2:10
1-4	Hey Jude Written-By – J.Lennon/P.McCartney*	2:65
1-5	A Man Needs A Woman Written By – Copyright Control	3:38
1-6	I've Got To Get Away	1:59
1-7	It's A Jam In The Street	2:32
1-8	Let The Wicked Run Away Backing Band [Instrumental Support Provided By] – The RevolutionariesBacking Vocals – Howard Barrett, Tyrone EvansWritten-By – T.Evans*	3:03
1-9	I've Got To Go Back Home Written-By – K.Anderson*	3:45
1-10	Goodnight My Love Written-By – G.Motola*, J.Marascalco*	3:09
1-11	Sugar (You Are Mine) Flute – Tommy McCookSaxophone – Richard "Dirty Harry" HallTrumpet – Bobby EllisWritten-By – S.Ling*	2:59
1-12	Can't Keep Us Apart Engineer – Clive Chin	3:30
1-13	Bring It Home To Me Engineer – Clive ChinWritten-By – S.Cooke*	3:30
1-14	You Must Believe Me Musician [Musical Backing] – Robbie Shakespeare, The Aggrovators Band*Written-By – C.Mayfield*	3:01
1-15	Winter World Of Love Engineer [Rhythm Track Engineered By] – Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie, Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan*Mixed By [Vocals Mixed By] – Ernest Hoo Kim*Musician – Bo-Pee Bowen, Chinner Smith*, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly DunbarWritten-By – B.Mason*, L.Reed*	3:54
1-16	Let's Kiss And Say Goodbye Engineer [Rhythm Track Engineered By] – Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie, Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan*Mixed By [Vocals Mixed By] – Ernest Hoo Kim*Musician – Bo-Pee Bowen, Chinner Smith*, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly DunbarWritten-By – W.Lovett*	2:39
1-17	Till I'm Gone Engineer [Rhythm Track Engineered By] – Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie, Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan*Mixed By [Vocals Mixed By] – Ernest Hoo Kim*Musician – Bo-Pee Bowen, Chinner Smith*, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly DunbarWritten-By – S.McKenny*	3:16
1-18	In The Springtime Engineer [Rhythm Track Engineered By] – Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie, Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan*Mixed By [Vocals Mixed By] – Ernest Hoo Kim*Musician – Bo-Pee Bowen, Chinner Smith*, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly DunbarWritten-By – V.McCoy*	3:03
1-19	Ungrateful Lady Musician [Musicians Include] – Ansel Collins, Bo-Pee Bowen, Errol "Tarzan" Nelson*, Lloyd Parks, Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan, Sly Dunbar	2:38
1-20	You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Backing Vocals – Ansel Collins, Errol Nelson, Lloyd ParksEngineer [Rhythm Track Engineered By] – Maxie*Mixed By [Vocal Track Mixed By] – BarnabasMusician [Musicians Include] – Ansel Collins, Bo-Pee Bowen, Errol "Tarzan" Nelson*, Lloyd Parks, Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan, Sly DunbarWritten-By – K.Gamble/L.Huff*	3:46
Intrumental Tracks
2-1	Sometimes Loop	3:31
2-2	Left With A Broken Loop	3:02
2-3	My Number One Loop	2:12
2-4	Hey Jude Loop	3:21
2-5	A Man Needs A Woman Version	3:44
2-6	I've Got To Loop Away	2:17
2-7	It's A Dub In The Street	2:43
2-8	Let The Wicked Dub Away	3:10
2-9	I've Got To Dub Back Home	4:33
2-10	Dubnight My Love	3:28
2-11	Sugar You Are Dub	3:20
2-12	Can't Loop Us Apart	3:53
2-13	Loop It Home To Me	3:59
2-14	You Must Believe Me Version	3:18
2-15	Winter World Of Dub	4:14
2-16	Let's Dub And Say Goodbye	2:58
2-17	Till I Am Dub	3:38
2-18	In The Dubtime	3:19
2-19	Ungrateful Lady Version	2:45
2-20	You'll Never Find Another Dub Like Mine	3:47

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – IMC Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Dynamic Sounds Studios
• Recorded At – Randy's Studio
• Recorded At – Harry J's Recording Studio
• Recorded At – King Tubby's Studio
• Recorded At – Channel One Recording Studio
• Licensed From – Bunny Lee

Credits

• Arranged By – Bunny Lee (tracks: 2-1 to 2-20)
• Artwork – Elian, graphic design Soest, Holland*
• Backing Vocals – Ansel Collins, Derrick Morgan, Errol Nelson, Howard Barrett, Lloyd Parks, Max Romeo, Pat Kelly, Peter Tosh, Tyrone Evans
• Bass – Brian Atkinson*, Earl Walker*, George Fullwood*, Lloyd Parks, Robbie Shakespeare, Val Douglas
• Compiled By [Song Selection], Cover [Front Cover Concept], Liner Notes – Aad van der Hoek
• Drums – Carlton Davis*, Joe Isaacs , Lloyd Adams, Sly Dunbar
• Engineer [Recording Engineers] – Clive Chin, Ernest Hoo Kim*, Errol Thompson, Karl Pitterson, Lancelot McKenzie*, Lloyd James*, Lynford Anderson, Osbourne Ruddock, Stanley Bryan, Sylvan Morris
• Flute – Tommy McCook
• Guitar – Winston Bowen*, Carl Harvey, Earl Smith*, Geoffrey Chung, Hux Brown, Mikey Chung, Radcliffe Bryan*, Tony Chin, Willie Lindo
• Liner Notes – Dr. Buster Dynamite
• Percussion – Noel Sims*, Issiah Thompson*
• Piano, Organ – Ansel Collins, Bernard Harvey*, Earl Lindo*, Errol Nelson, Gladstone Anderson, Ian Winter, Jackie Mittoo, Keith Sterling, Leslie Butler, Tyrone Downie, Winston Wright
• Producer – Bunny Lee
• Saxophone – Headley Bennett*, Richard Hall*, Tommy McCook
• Transferred By [Digital Transfer] – Aad van der Hoek, Adrian Brakus, Clive Jeffrey
• Trombone – Vin Gordon
• Trumpet – Bobby Ellis
• Written-By – John Holt (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-12, 1-19)

Notes

Made in Portugal (on back cover).
Made in Belgium (on discs).

Licensed from Bunny Lee.
All tracks recorded 1970-1977 in Kingston, Jamaica, W.I., at Dynamic Sounds, Randy's, Harry J., King Tubby and Channel One Studios.
Digital transfer from the original master tapes done at Dynamic Sounds by Aad van der Hoel, S.L.H. Studios by Adrian Brakus and Bunny Lee's Studio by Clive Jeffrey.
Photo courtesy of Bunny Lee and Aad van der Hoek.

According to liner notes:
Track 1-1, "Sometime" (aka "Sometimes") was recorded at Randy's studio in 1970. This song was previously done by US singer Gene Thomas in 1961. Included on the "Still In Chains" album.
Track 1-2, "Left with a broken heart" was also included on the "Still In Chains" album and was originally sung by the Four Tops around 1964, recorded at Dynamic Sounds in early 1971 during the same session than "My number one" (track 1-3).
Tracks 1-4 to 1-8 are from the album "Holt" released in Jamaica on the Jaguar label in 1971. "Hey Jude" is a cover of The Beatles' 1968 hit. "A Man needs a woman" is a cover of James Carr's hit from 1968. "I've got to get away" (aka "Got to get away" and "A quiet place") was later covered by The Slits as "Man Next Door". "Let the wicked run away" (aka "Let the wicked fade away") appears in a slightly different version on the album "The Paragons Return" (Third World).
Tracks 1-9 to 1-10 were recorded at Channel One studios in 1975. "I've got to go back home" (aka "Got to go back home") was originally a hit for Bob Andy in 1967 (Coxsone label) and Holt's version appeared on the 1976 album "Superstar" (Weedbeat) as tracks 1-9 to 1-14. "Goodnight my love (pleasant dreams)" is a song originally done by the McGuire Sisters in 1956 (and later recorded by Ben E. King, Paul Anka and Ray Peterson). "Sugar (you are mine)" is a Marvin & Johnny tune from 1954.
Tracks 1-12 and 1-13 were recorded in 1976 at Randy's (rhythm tracks) and King Tubby's Studio (vocals). Track 1-13, "Bring it on home to me" was written by Sam Cooke (hit in 1962).
"You must believe me", originally a 1964 hit for Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, was recorded at Channel One in 1976.
Tracks 1-15 to 1-18 were recorded at Channel One in 1976. "Winter of love" was a hit for Engelbert Humperdinck in 1969. "(Let's) Kiss and say goodbye" is cover of the Manhattans' 1976 hit.
Track 1-19, "Ungrateful Lady", was recorded at Channel One in 1977 (rhythm tracks) and at Randy's (vocals). The rhythm track was used previously on The Melodians' 1967 "You have caught me".
Track 1-20, "You'll never find another love like mine" is re-working of american singer Lou Rawls' hit of 1976 recorded in 1976 at Channel One.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 8 712177 036851
• Barcode (String): 8712177036851
• Rights Society: SABAM
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): 90608 * ISP JMC-200278/CD1*4
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LA11
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): 90616 * ISP JMC-200278/CD2 *5
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LA11