Forever Version [Deluxe Edition]

• Artist: Dennis Alcapone
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• Release Date: July 17, 2007
• Genre: Reggae

Review

A straight reissue of the original Studio One album from 1971, Forever Version includes material from Alcapone's prime early output and ably demonstrates why the young musical outlaw was on equal footing with the revered DJ innovator of the day, U-Roy. In addition to having his peer's toasting dexterity and lyrical wit, Alcapone found his own niche with a singing-talking combination and liberal doses of distinct whoops and high-pitched caws. The basic tracks Alcapone versions are vintage early reggae from Clement Dodd's vaults, including cuts by Alton Ellis, John Holt, the Heptones, Carlton & His Shoes, and Delroy Wilson. The stellar Sound Dimension band figures nicely into the mix, too, with contributions from organist Jackie Mittoo, tenor saxophonist Roland Alphonso, bassist Leroy Sibbles, and guitarist Ernest Ranglin, among others. Along with Trojan's equally impressive Alcapone disc, My Voice Is Insured for Half a Million Dollars, Forever Version counts as one of the best albums to emerge from the early days of Jamaican toasting. [Heartbeat reissued the album as a Deluxe Edition with bonus tracks (including some rare singles) in 2007.] ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Nanny Version [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd	Dennis Alcapone	(2:24)
Run Run	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Delroy Wilson	Dennis Alcapone	(3:40)
Riddle I This		Dennis Alcapone	(2:29)
Baby Version [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd	Dennis Alcapone	(2:47)
Sunday Version [Version]	Alton Ellis, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(2:26)
Version I Can Feel [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(2:29)
Forever Version [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(3:41)
Baby Why Version [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Keith Drummond	Dennis Alcapone	(2:49)
Dancing Version [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(2:42)
Midnight Version [Version]		Dennis Alcapone	(2:32)
Sweet Talking Version [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Leroy Sibblies	Dennis Alcapone	(2:06)
Version You to the Ball [Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Arthur Reid, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(2:28)
Home Version [*][Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(2:56)
El Paso [*]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(2:31)
Fever Teaser [*]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Horace Hinds, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(2:10)
The Conqueror [*]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Delroy Wilson, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(3:19)
Power Version [*][Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(3:26)
Forever Version [Extended Mix][*][Version]	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Dennis Smith	Dennis Alcapone	(9:08)

Credits

Clement "Coxsone" Dodd (Producer), Clement "Coxsone" Dodd (Transfers), Sylvan Morris (Engineer), Dr. Toby Mountain (Mastering), Steven Jurgensmeyer (Design), Chris "Poet" Wilson (Liner Notes), Chris "Poet" Wilson (Transfers)