No Holding Back | ||||
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Released | March 4, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
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Label | VP | |||
Producer | Steven Marsden, Joel Chin, Von Wayne Charles, Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett, Collin "Bulbie" York, Lynford "Fatta" Marshall, Tony "CD" Kelly, Craig "Leftside" Parks, Matthew "Esco" Thompson, O. McNaught & O. Rennalls, Troyton Rami & Roger Mackenzie, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson, Donovan Germain | |||
Wayne Wonder chronology | ||||
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No Holding Back is the eleventh studio album by Jamaican reggae fusion singer Wayne Wonder. It was released on March 4, 2003 via VP Records; and it remains Wonder’s only album to date to have charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at #29. [1] The title of the album comes from the chorus of the single " No Letting Go", which helped make it Wonder's most successful album.
In a positive review, Vibe magazine's Rob Kenner gave No Holding Back a four-out-of-five disc rating and called it "the right record at the right time" because of its mixture of innovative dancehall and decent R&B-pop songs. [2] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave it four out of five stars and said that the reggae-inflected R&B album is generally in the same vein as " No Letting Go", which shows that "the only thing on Wonder's mind is love, and if he has nothing new to say about it, he nevertheless keeps things moving along nicely." [3] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic and graded the album as a "dud", [4] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." [5]
Track listing | |||
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Title | Songwriter(s) | Performers | Samples |
"Intro" | V. W. Charles | Wayne Wonder | |
"No Letting Go" | V. W. Charles S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | Diwali Riddim by Steven "Lenky" Marsden |
"Bounce Along" | V. W. Charles S. Marsden P. Edmund |
Wayne Wonder Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson (chorus) |
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"Friend Like Me" | V. W. Charles P. Edmund |
Wanye Wonder | |
"Nobody But Me" | V. W. Charles P. Edmund |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Glad You Came My Way" | V. W. Charles S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Crazy Feeling" | V. W. Charles D. Bennett O. Brian |
Wayne Wonder (chorus and bridge) Elephant Man (1st and 2nd verse) |
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"Definitely" | V. W. Charles P. Yubah C. York |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Just Another Day" | V. W. Charles A. Kelly S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Close Your Eyes" | V. W. Charles D. Bennett Daseka |
Wayne Wonder | |
"My Kinda Lady" | V. W. Charles M. Gregory A. Kelly |
Wayne Wonder | |
"The Mood Is Right" | V. W. Charles C. Parks |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Slowly But Surely" | V. W. Charles O. Renalls |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Perfect Proposal" | V. W. Charles A. Kelly S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Enemies" | V. W. Charles D. Thompson T. Rami |
Wayne Wonder Supriz (chorus) |
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"Metal And Steel" | V. W. Charles D. Johnson |
Wayne Wonder Demo Delgado Showki Ru |
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"Saddest Day" | V. W. Charles C. Browne W. Johnson |
Wayne Wonder |
Contributors | |
Producers | |
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Producers | Steven Marsden, Joel Chin, Von Wayne Charles, Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett, Collin "Bulby" York, Lynford "Fatta" Marshall, Tony "CD" Kelly, Craig "Lef Side" Parks, Mathew "Esco" Thompson, O. McNaught & O. Rennalls, Troyton Rami & Roger Mackenzie, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnso, Donovan Germain |
Executive Producers | Christopher Chin, Joel Chin |
Performers | |
Lead vocals and rapping | Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man, Supriz, Demo Delgado, Showki Ru |
Background vocals | Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson |
Guitar | Dalton Browne |
Percussion | Paul "Teetimus" Edmund ( drums) |
Synthesizer | Steven "Lenky" Marsden ( keyboard) |
Technicians | |
Engineers | Joel Chin, Fitzroy "Wizard" Blake, Tony Kelly, Michael MacDonald, A. "Rookie" Tyrell, Collin "Bulbie" York |
Assistant Engineers | Backra, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson, Michael MacDonald, Richard "12" Brown, Denise "Bandit" Shields, Kevin Evil, Baddable |
Mastering | Joel Chin, Chris Scott |
Mixing | Joel Chin, Tony Kelly, Michael MacDonald, Troyton Rami, Claude "Weakhand" Reynolds, A. "Rookie" Tyrell, Collin "Bulbie" York |
Mixing Assistant | Claude "Weakhand" Reynolds |
Art Direction, Design | Kiku Yamaguchi |
Photography | William Richards |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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No Holding Back | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 4, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | VP | |||
Producer | Steven Marsden, Joel Chin, Von Wayne Charles, Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett, Collin "Bulbie" York, Lynford "Fatta" Marshall, Tony "CD" Kelly, Craig "Leftside" Parks, Matthew "Esco" Thompson, O. McNaught & O. Rennalls, Troyton Rami & Roger Mackenzie, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson, Donovan Germain | |||
Wayne Wonder chronology | ||||
|
No Holding Back is the eleventh studio album by Jamaican reggae fusion singer Wayne Wonder. It was released on March 4, 2003 via VP Records; and it remains Wonder’s only album to date to have charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at #29. [1] The title of the album comes from the chorus of the single " No Letting Go", which helped make it Wonder's most successful album.
In a positive review, Vibe magazine's Rob Kenner gave No Holding Back a four-out-of-five disc rating and called it "the right record at the right time" because of its mixture of innovative dancehall and decent R&B-pop songs. [2] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave it four out of five stars and said that the reggae-inflected R&B album is generally in the same vein as " No Letting Go", which shows that "the only thing on Wonder's mind is love, and if he has nothing new to say about it, he nevertheless keeps things moving along nicely." [3] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic and graded the album as a "dud", [4] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." [5]
Track listing | |||
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Title | Songwriter(s) | Performers | Samples |
"Intro" | V. W. Charles | Wayne Wonder | |
"No Letting Go" | V. W. Charles S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | Diwali Riddim by Steven "Lenky" Marsden |
"Bounce Along" | V. W. Charles S. Marsden P. Edmund |
Wayne Wonder Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson (chorus) |
|
"Friend Like Me" | V. W. Charles P. Edmund |
Wanye Wonder | |
"Nobody But Me" | V. W. Charles P. Edmund |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Glad You Came My Way" | V. W. Charles S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Crazy Feeling" | V. W. Charles D. Bennett O. Brian |
Wayne Wonder (chorus and bridge) Elephant Man (1st and 2nd verse) |
|
"Definitely" | V. W. Charles P. Yubah C. York |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Just Another Day" | V. W. Charles A. Kelly S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Close Your Eyes" | V. W. Charles D. Bennett Daseka |
Wayne Wonder | |
"My Kinda Lady" | V. W. Charles M. Gregory A. Kelly |
Wayne Wonder | |
"The Mood Is Right" | V. W. Charles C. Parks |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Slowly But Surely" | V. W. Charles O. Renalls |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Perfect Proposal" | V. W. Charles A. Kelly S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | |
"Enemies" | V. W. Charles D. Thompson T. Rami |
Wayne Wonder Supriz (chorus) |
|
"Metal And Steel" | V. W. Charles D. Johnson |
Wayne Wonder Demo Delgado Showki Ru |
|
"Saddest Day" | V. W. Charles C. Browne W. Johnson |
Wayne Wonder |
Contributors | |
Producers | |
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Producers | Steven Marsden, Joel Chin, Von Wayne Charles, Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett, Collin "Bulby" York, Lynford "Fatta" Marshall, Tony "CD" Kelly, Craig "Lef Side" Parks, Mathew "Esco" Thompson, O. McNaught & O. Rennalls, Troyton Rami & Roger Mackenzie, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnso, Donovan Germain |
Executive Producers | Christopher Chin, Joel Chin |
Performers | |
Lead vocals and rapping | Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man, Supriz, Demo Delgado, Showki Ru |
Background vocals | Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson |
Guitar | Dalton Browne |
Percussion | Paul "Teetimus" Edmund ( drums) |
Synthesizer | Steven "Lenky" Marsden ( keyboard) |
Technicians | |
Engineers | Joel Chin, Fitzroy "Wizard" Blake, Tony Kelly, Michael MacDonald, A. "Rookie" Tyrell, Collin "Bulbie" York |
Assistant Engineers | Backra, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson, Michael MacDonald, Richard "12" Brown, Denise "Bandit" Shields, Kevin Evil, Baddable |
Mastering | Joel Chin, Chris Scott |
Mixing | Joel Chin, Tony Kelly, Michael MacDonald, Troyton Rami, Claude "Weakhand" Reynolds, A. "Rookie" Tyrell, Collin "Bulbie" York |
Mixing Assistant | Claude "Weakhand" Reynolds |
Art Direction, Design | Kiku Yamaguchi |
Photography | William Richards |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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