Mike Cacia - manager - juin 2004 : "I first met Ben flying down to Jamaica from New Jersey to tape Bob Marley Tribute for TNT... I had been a fan... at rehearsal for show i introduced him to Toots and the vibe was great... at that time we hoped to work together in the future... when it was time to record TRUE LOVE we thought of Ben and contacted him to join us... the rest is history... we flew to LA from NY to record and it was great. Toots loves Ben and really appreciates his participation on the record and the Willie Nelson Special and Saturday Night Live...we hope to do even more with Ben and have talked to him about recording in Jamaica as well as joining us on our big show there DEC 11 for Toot's Birthday..." (propos recueillis par Emmanuel Rivet/swer.net)

Source site officiel — Richard Feldman, producteur : "We knew Ben to be a fan (often seen performing wearing a Toots and the Maytals T-shirt.) but trying to arrange a time to between two busy touring artists was tough. Toots, Paul and Jackie flew to law to join Ben and members of his band for a rendition of Love Gonna Walk Out on Me at Master Control studio. I overdubbed Toots’s final vocals in New York."

TRUE LOVE (2004)
Produit par Richard Feldman

01. Still is Still Moving to Me - avec Willie Nelson
02. True Love is Hard to Find - avec Bonnie Raitt
03. Pressure Drop - avec Eric Clapton
04. Time Tuff - avec Ryan Adams
05. Bam Bam - avec Shaggy and Rahzel
06. 5446 - avec Jeff Beck
07. Monkey Man - avec No Doubt
08. Sweet and Dandy - avec Trey Anastasio
09. Funky Kingston - avec Bootsy Collins and The Roots
10. Reggae Got Soul - avec Ken Boothe and Marcia Griffiths
11. Never Grow Old - avec Terry Hall, U-Roy and the Skatalites
12. Take a Trip - avec Bunny Wailer
13. Love Gonna Walk Out on Me - avec Ben Harper
14. Careless Ethiopians - avec Keith Richards
15. Blame on Me - avec Rachael Yamagata

13. Love Gonna Walk Out on Me — Voix : Toots et Ben Harper - Batterie : Paul Douglas - Basse : Jackie Jackson - Guitare : Ben Harper - Claviers : Jason Yates, Oliver Charles - Percussions : Leon Mobley, Oliver Charles - Produit par Ben Harper et JP Plunier - Production voix de Toots : Richard Feldman - Mixé By Todd Burke.

Saturday Night Live - NBC - April 3, 2004
Ben Harper joined Toots and the Maytals on Saturday Night Live. Along with Jack Johnson, the group performed "Pressure Drop", a Toots single from 1970. Bootsy Collins and The Roots joined Toots for the first song, "Funky Kingston".

Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Ben played a cover of the Allman Brothers Band hit "Midnight Rider" with Willie Nelson and his band at the "Outlaws & Angels" concert. Willie then left the stage, and Ben sat in with Toots Hibbert, whom he had earlier introduced, for "Pressure Drop". The performance was televised over Memorial Day weekend on the USA Network. (source : www.benharper.net)

Publications originales | source : The 60's Jamaican Music Reference

Love Gonna Walk Out On On Me (F. Hibbert)
Toots and The Maytals, In The Dark, 1974
Toots Hibbert - vocals, Raleigh Gordon - backing vocals, Jerry Mathias - backing vocals. Recorded and mixed at Dynamic Sounds Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. Produced by Warrick Lynn, Neville Hinds and Carlton Lee.

Pressure Drop (F. Hibbert)
The Maytals, 1969
Recorded early 1969. Rudimentary stereo mix. Appeared on their third album Monkey Man, 1970. Produced by Leslie Kong.

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