Before the Next Tear Drop

John Holt has one of the finest and most versatile voices to come out of Jamaica. Whether fronting the great vocal group The Paragons which he joined around 1965, singing many of their greatest hits including "Tide is High", "On the Beach", "Wear You to the Ball" to name but a few or his extensive solo career. A career that saw him covering every musical style from Pop, Lovers, Soul and his much overlooked Roots period.John Holt (b.1947, Kingston, Jamaica) was a child prodigy he began his career being a regular voice on talent contests run by Vera Johns across the Jamaican Island.He cut his first single in 1963 for Leslie Kongs Beverlys label,I Cried a Tear/Forever Ill Stay and sang many duets with various singers of the day including Rum Bumper with Aton Ellis. In 1965 to 1970 as stated above was John Holts Paragon years in a period which he also ran solo with hits such as "Fancy Make Up", "A Love I Can Feel" and "Lets Build Our Dreams". For this release we are looking at his extremely productive period working with Bunny Striker Lee. This reissue of John Holts classic 1976 album Before The Next Tear Drop is an album filled with classic after classic sung by Mr. Holt effortlessly.

1: Since I Fell for You
2: No Man Is an Island
3: Sugar
4: Lovely Girl
5: Before the Next Tear Drop
6: Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
7: You Must Believe Me
8: Walk Away
9: Since I Met You, Baby
10: Keep On Running
11: Left With a Broken Heart
12: Man Next Door (Got to Get Away)
13: Sometimes
14: It's a Jam in the Street
15: Just Out of Reach
16: Tide Is High
17: My Number One
18: Walking Along

Number of Discs: 1

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