Easy Reggae, 12 Feb 2006
If anyone want's to have a nice evening with the one he lover's just put this cd on. IT's A GREAT CD. Don't forget to put it on repeat. This is a MUST for all music lovers.

Great CD, 12 Feb 2006
If you like to relax and enjoy easy reaggae I adive you to buy this Great John Holt CD. A must for all music fans. You just have to have this ablum. There are all covers but nevertheless he made them into special. You will not regret it.

Mellow seventies reggae, 09 May 2005
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, John became a major reggae music star, beginning in 1964 when he replaced Leroy Stamp in the Paragons. As lead vocalist of that group, he helped the Paragons score a string of Jamaican number one hits. None of these made much impact internationally although one of them (The tide is high) eventually became a major international hit via a cover version by Blondie. The Paragons disbanded in 1970, whereupon John went solo. This compilation, dominated by cover versions, focuses exclusively on John's solo recordings.

John scored his only hit in Britain with his cover of Help me make it through the night, peaking at number six in 1974. Originally written and recorded by country singer Kris Kristofferson (better known as an actor), this song was originally an American pop hit for another country singer, Sammi Smith, and a British pop hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips, both of those hits occurring in 1972.

Other covers include Morning of my life (Bee Gees), Baby I'm a want you (Bread), Mr Bojangles (written by Jerry Jeff Walker and also covered by Neil Diamond among others), Alfie (an American hit for Dionne Warwick but a British hit for Cilla Black), I will (a Beatles track from their White album, later revived in the nineties by Alison Krauss), Touch me in the morning (Diana Ross), I'd love you to want me (Lobo), Killing me softly (Roberta Flack), Girl from Ipanema (Astrud Gilberto), Just the way you are (Billy Joel) and For the love of you (Isley brothers).

Maybe this preponderance of covers explains why John only had one UK hit, but another cover here was never a UK hit for anybody - You baby, a song co-written by Phil Spector and which Jackie Trent (among others) also recorded. I don't know if this was released as a single but it sounds to me like it could have been a hit at the time if it had been.

There may not be much (if any) original material here, but John's mellow reggae style is very appealing and his selection of covers is impeccable.

Smooth reggae ballads, 14 May 2003
On this collection of covers, the reggae balladeer John Holt wraps his silken voice around standards like Never Never Never, Baby I'm A Want You, Help Me Make It Through The Night Mr Bojangles and Lobo's I'd Love You To Want Me. If you like smooth reggae like Dennis Brown, you'll love the voice of John Holt. There's nothing rootsy or challenging here, just soulful reggae interpretations of some great songs. Pleasant and relaxing.

John Holt at His Best, 27 Aug 2001
There aren't many people born in or after the 80s who will say they like John Holt, let alone have heard of him, but for a time I was raised on John Holt (among others) and I can say that, although he has not got the greatest of voices, it has a beautifully deep resonating ring to it, and once you add in the vibrato and his fantastic sense of vocal timing you cannot help but get sucked into the music. Not every track on this album is a masterpiece ("Girl From Ipanema" for instance is one to steer clear of), but when you hear tracks like "Never, Never, Never", "Mr Bojangles" and "I'll Take a Melody" you'll forget about those that don't quite make the grade. For an artist who primarily focused on covers this is a tremendous album with a real hint of originality and talent.

Easy Reggae, 12 Feb 2006
If anyone want's to have a nice evening with the one he lover's just put this cd on. IT's A GREAT CD. Don't forget to put it on repeat. This is a MUST for all music lovers.

Great CD, 12 Feb 2006
If you like to relax and enjoy easy reaggae I adive you to buy this Great John Holt CD. A must for all music fans. You just have to have this ablum. There are all covers but nevertheless he made them into special. You will not regret it.

Mellow seventies reggae, 09 May 2005
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, John became a major reggae music star, beginning in 1964 when he replaced Leroy Stamp in the Paragons. As lead vocalist of that group, he helped the Paragons score a string of Jamaican number one hits. None of these made much impact internationally although one of them (The tide is high) eventually became a major international hit via a cover version by Blondie. The Paragons disbanded in 1970, whereupon John went solo. This compilation, dominated by cover versions, focuses exclusively on John's solo recordings.

John scored his only hit in Britain with his cover of Help me make it through the night, peaking at number six in 1974. Originally written and recorded by country singer Kris Kristofferson (better known as an actor), this song was originally an American pop hit for another country singer, Sammi Smith, and a British pop hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips, both of those hits occurring in 1972.

Other covers include Morning of my life (Bee Gees), Baby I'm a want you (Bread), Mr Bojangles (written by Jerry Jeff Walker and also covered by Neil Diamond among others), Alfie (an American hit for Dionne Warwick but a British hit for Cilla Black), I will (a Beatles track from their White album, later revived in the nineties by Alison Krauss), Touch me in the morning (Diana Ross), I'd love you to want me (Lobo), Killing me softly (Roberta Flack), Girl from Ipanema (Astrud Gilberto), Just the way you are (Billy Joel) and For the love of you (Isley brothers).

Maybe this preponderance of covers explains why John only had one UK hit, but another cover here was never a UK hit for anybody - You baby, a song co-written by Phil Spector and which Jackie Trent (among others) also recorded. I don't know if this was released as a single but it sounds to me like it could have been a hit at the time if it had been.

There may not be much (if any) original material here, but John's mellow reggae style is very appealing and his selection of covers is impeccable.

Smooth reggae ballads, 14 May 2003
On this collection of covers, the reggae balladeer John Holt wraps his silken voice around standards like Never Never Never, Baby I'm A Want You, Help Me Make It Through The Night Mr Bojangles and Lobo's I'd Love You To Want Me. If you like smooth reggae like Dennis Brown, you'll love the voice of John Holt. There's nothing rootsy or challenging here, just soulful reggae interpretations of some great songs. Pleasant and relaxing.

John Holt at His Best, 27 Aug 2001
There aren't many people born in or after the 80s who will say they like John Holt, let alone have heard of him, but for a time I was raised on John Holt (among others) and I can say that, although he has not got the greatest of voices, it has a beautifully deep resonating ring to it, and once you add in the vibrato and his fantastic sense of vocal timing you cannot help but get sucked into the music. Not every track on this album is a masterpiece ("Girl From Ipanema" for instance is one to steer clear of), but when you hear tracks like "Never, Never, Never", "Mr Bojangles" and "I'll Take a Melody" you'll forget about those that don't quite make the grade. For an artist who primarily focused on covers this is a tremendous album with a real hint of originality and talent.

Reggae Balladeer, 27 Jun 2007
On this collection of covers, the reggae balladeer John Holt wraps his silken voice around standards like Never Never Never, Baby I'm A Want You, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Mr Bojangles, Killing Me Softly With Her Song (an interpretation of the Roberta Flack classic) and Lobo's I'd Love You To Want Me.

If you like smooth reggae like Dennis Brown, you'll love the voice of John Holt. Disc Two contains a number of cuts recorded with the Paragons, amongst which On the Beach and The Tide Is High are My favorites. There's nothing rootsy or challenging here, just soulful reggae interpretations of some great songs. Pleasant and relaxing.