Forever Version

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Forever Version
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Released1971
Recorded1971
Studio Studio One, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre Reggae
Label Studio One
Producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
Dennis Alcapone chronology
Forever Version
(1971)
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Forever Version is the debut album from Jamaican reggae deejay Dennis Alcapone. It was released in 1971 by Studio One, and features Alcapone toasting over some of the label's greatest hits. [2] The album was engineered by Sylvan Morris who left large parts of the original vocal tracks in the mix, with Alcapone appearing to answer back to the singers. [2] Tracks which formed the basis for the album include Larry Marshall's "Nanny Goat" (on "Nanny Goat Version"), The Cables' "Baby Why", Carlton and The Shoes' "Love Me Forever" ("Forever Version"), two tracks from The Heptones ("Baby Version" and "Sweet Talking Version"), and one from The Wailers ("Dancing Version"). [2] The album was reissued by Heartbeat Records on CD in 1991, and again in an expanded form in 2007, with six bonus tracks. [3]

Contents

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Dennis Alcapone

No.TitleLength
1."Nanny Version"2:25
2."Run Run"3:42
3."Riddle I This"2:32
4."Baby Version"2:49
5."Sunday Version"2:25
6."Version I Can Feel"2:32
7."Forever Version"3:14
8."Baby Why Version"2:50
9."Dancing Version"2:43
10."Midnight Version"2:34
11."Sweet Talking Version"2:07
12."Version You To The Ball"2:35
Total length:33:05

2007 Deluxe Edition

All tracks are written by Dennis Alcapone

No.TitleLength
1."Nanny Version"2:23
2."Run Run"3:41
3."Riddle I This"2:31
4."Baby Version"2:48
5."Sunday Version"2:29
6."Version I Can Feel"2:31
7."Forever Version"3:45
8."Baby Why Version"2:51
9."Dancing Version"2:45
10."Midnight Version"2:38
11."Sweet Talking Version"2:09
12."Version You To The Ball"2:34
13."Home Version"2:56
14."El Paso"2:31
15."Fever Teaser"2:10
16."The Conqueror"3:19
17."Power Version"3:20
18."Forever Version (Extended Mix)"9:08

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 3 Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN   1-85828-567-4
  3. Forever Version Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine , Roots Archives