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.
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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 | |||
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Critical reception
editIn 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 | |
Personnel
edit| 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 |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ "Music Future CD Releases". Jam!. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Kenner, Rob (April 2003). "Revolutions". Vibe. New York: 174. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "No Holding Back - Wayne Wonder". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (April 27, 2004). "Consumer Guide: We Got a Lot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Key to Icons". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Wayne Wonder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Wayne Wonder Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Wayne Wonder Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
External links
edit- No Holding Back at Discogs (list of releases)