Forever Version is the debut album from Jamaican reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 deejay

Deejay

A deejay is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and toasts to an instrumental riddim .Deejays are not to be confused with disc jockeys from other music genres like hip-hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors...

 Dennis Alcapone

Dennis Alcapone

Dennis Alcapone is a reggae DJ and producer.-Career:Smith initially trained as a welder and worked for the Jamaica Public Services...

. It was released in 1971 by Studio One, and features Alcapone toasting over some of the label's greatest hits. The album was engineered by Sylvan Morris who left large parts of the original vocal tracks in the mix, with Alcapone appearing to answer back to the singers. Tracks which formed the basis for the album include Larry Marshall's "Nanny Goat" (on "Nanny Goat Version"), The Cables

The Cables

The Cables are a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae vocal trio led by Keble Drummond, who recorded for Studio One in the late 1960s.-History:The group was led by Keble Drummond , whose first name led to the name of the group...

' "Baby Why", Carlton and The Shoes

Carlton and The Shoes

Carlton and the Shoes are a Jamaican vocal group who had their greatest success in the late 1960s, as rocksteady gradually became reggae and are still active in 2008, most notably in Japan and Jamaica...

' "Love Me Forever" ("Forever Version"), two tracks from The Heptones

The Heptones

The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady with their three-part harmonies.-History:Leroy Sibbles, Earl...

 ("Baby Version" and "Sweet Talking Version"), and one from The Wailers ("Dancing Version"). The album was reissued by Heartbeat Records

Heartbeat Records

Heartbeat Records is an independent record label based in Burlington , Massachusetts. The label specializes in Jamaican music. Founded by reggae music enthusiasts Bill Nowlin and Duncan Brown, the label's first release was a vinyl LP reissue of Linton Kwesi Johnson's Dread Beat an' Blood...

 on compact disc

Compact Disc

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in 1991, and again in an expanded form in 2007, with six bonus tracks.

Original release

1. Nanny Version
2. Run Run
3. Riddle I This
4. Baby Version
5. Sunday Version
6. Version I Can Feel
7. Forever Version
8. Baby Why Version
9. Dancing Version
10. Midnight Version
11. Sweet Talking Version
12. Version You To The Ball

Additional tracks on 2007 expanded version

1. Home Version
2. El Paso
3. Fever Teaser
4. Conqueror
5. Power Version
6. Forever Version (Extended)