BEFORE THE NEXT TEAR DROP

John Holt had one of the finest and most versatile voices to come out of Jamaica.?His solo career covered pop and soul, not to mention a much-overlooked roots?period, and he was the frontman of the great vocal group The Paragons, which?he joined around 1965, singing many of their greatest hits including Tide Is?High, On the Beach, and Wear You to the Ball. John Holt (b. 1947,?Kingston, Jamaica) was a child prodigy; he began his career as a regular voice?on talent contests run by Vera Johns across Jamaica. He cut his first single in?1963 for Leslie Kong's Beverley's label and sang many duets with various?singers of the day, including Rum Bumper with Alton Ellis. 1965 to 1970 were?John Holt's Paragon years, a period in which he also ran solo with hits such as?Fancy Make Up, A Love I Can Feel, and Let's Build Our Dreams. Holt's?1976 album Before the Next Tear Drop was produced by Bunny Striker Lee,?part of Holt's extremely productive period working with the legendary producer.?It's filled with classic after classic sung effortlessly by Mr. Holt. First reissue. CD?includes eight bonus tracks.?TRACKLISTING?01. Since I Fell for You?02. No Man Is an Island?03. Sugar?04. Lovely Girl?05. Before the Next Tear Drop?06. Wasted Days and Wasted Nights?07. You Must Believe Me?08. Walk Away?09. Since I Met You Baby?10. Keep on Running