No Holding Back
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| No Holding Back | |||||
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| Studio album by Wayne Wonder | |||||
| Released | March 4, 2003 | ||||
| Genre | Reggae, R&B, Hip-Hop | ||||
| Label | Atlantic Records, WEA International | ||||
| Producer | Steven Marsden Joel Chin Von Wayne Charles Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett Collin "Bulbie" York Lynford "Fatta" Marshall Tony "CD" Kelly Craig "Lef Side" Parks Matthew "Esco" Thompson O. McNaught & O. Rennalls Troyton Rami Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson Donovan Germain |
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No Holding Back is an album by Wayne Wonder, a Jamaican-American hip hop musician. The single "No Holding Back" contributed to making this album Wonder's most successful. Despite him being from Jamaica, the album has Wonder exploring mixed genres of hip-hop and R&B, with some scattered reminders of reggae.
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[edit] Track listing
| Track listing | |||
| Title | Songwriter(s) | Performers | Samples |
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| "Intro" | V. W. Charles | Wayne Wonder | |
| "No Letting Go" | V. W. Charles S. Marsden |
Wayne Wonder | |
| "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 | |
[edit] Personnel
| 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, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnso, [[onovan 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, Tony Kelly, Michael MacDonald, A. "Rookie" Tyrell, Collin "Bulbie" York |
| Assistant Engineers | Backra, Dwayne "Deenucka" Johnson, Michael MacDonald |
| 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 |
[edit] Chart positions
| Billboard Music Charts (North America) - No Holding Back[1] | ||
| Year | Chart Name | Peak Position |
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| 2003 | The Billboard 200 | No. 29 |
| 2003 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | No. 10 |
| 2003 | Top Reggae Albums | No. 2 |
