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Jamaican reggae singer (1957–1999)

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Dennis Chocolate-brown performing in 1980
Background data
Birth name	Dennis Emmanuel Brown
Likewise known equally	The Crown Prince of Reggae
Born	(1957-02-01)ane February 1957 Kingston, Jamaica
Died	1 July 1999(1999-07-01) (aged 42) Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae lovers rock
Occupation(due south)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1968–1999
Labels	Studio Ane Trojan Harry J Joe Gibbs A&M DEB Yvonne's Special Greensleeves Shanachie Heartbeat VP Real Authentic Sound
Associated acts	Gregory Issacs, Peter Bouncer John Holt

Musical artist

Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged 11, he recorded more than than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a subgenre of reggae. Bob Marley cited Brown as his favourite vocaliser,^[1] dubbing him "The Crown Prince of Reggae", and Brown would testify influential on future generations of reggae singers.^{[2] [three]}

Biography [edit]

Early life and career [edit]

Dennis Chocolate-brown was born on 1 February 1957 at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.^[4] His father Arthur was a scriptwriter, actor, and journalist, and he grew up in a large tenement yard between N Street and Male monarch Street in Kingston with his parents, iii elder brothers and a sister, although his mother died in the 1960s.^{[iv] [v]} He began his singing career at the historic period of nine, while still at junior school, with an end-of-term concert the commencement fourth dimension he performed in public, although he had been slap-up on music from an even before historic period, and every bit a youngster was a keen fan of American balladeers such as Brook Benton, Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin.^[iv] He cited Nat King Cole every bit one of his greatest early influences.^[4] He regularly hung effectually JJ'south record store on Orangish Street in the rocksteady era and his relatives and neighbours would ofttimes throw Brown pennies to hear him sing in their yard.^[4] Brown's first professional person appearance came at the age of eleven, when he visited "Tit for Tat" a local West Kingston Nightclub where his blood brother Basil was performing a comedy routine, and where he made a guest appearance with the club's resident grouping, the Fabulous Falcons (a group that included Cynthia Richards, David "Scotty" Scott, and Noel Brown).^[4] On the strength of this performance he was asked to join the group equally a featured vocalist.^[4] When the group performed at a JLP conference at the National Arena, Brown sang two songs – Desmond Dekker'south "Unity" and Johnnie Taylor's "Ain't That Loving You" – and afterward the audition showered the stage with money, he was able to buy his first suit with the gain.^[4] Bandleader Byron Lee performed on the same pecker, and was sufficiently impressed with Dark-brown to volume him to perform on package shows featuring visiting US artists, where he was billed every bit the "Male child Wonder".^[four]

As a young vocalist Dark-brown was influenced by older contemporaries such as Delroy Wilson (whom he later cited equally the single greatest influence on his fashion of singing),^{[half dozen]} Errol Dunkley, John Holt, Ken Boothe, and Bob Andy.^[4] Brownish's kickoff recording was an original song chosen "Lips of Vino" for producer Derrick Harriott, but when this was not released, he recorded for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio I label, and his starting time session yielded the single "No Human being is an Island", recorded when Brown was aged twelve and released in late 1969.^[7] The single received steadily increasing airplay for almost a yr before becoming a huge hit throughout Jamaica.^[7] Brown recorded upwards to a dozen sessions for Dodd, amounting to around xxx songs, and also worked as a bankroll vocalist on sessions by other artists, including providing harmonies forth with Horace Andy and Larry Marshall on Alton Ellis's Dominicus Coming album.^{[7] [8]} Brown was advised by fellow Studio 1 artist Ellis to learn guitar to aid with his songwriting, and after convincing Dodd to buy him an instrument, was taught the nuts by Ellis.^[7] These Studio One recordings were collected on two albums, No Man is an Island and If I Follow my Eye (the title track penned past Alton Ellis), although Brown had left Studio One earlier either was released.^[9] He went on to record for several producers including Lloyd Daley ("Baby Don't Do It" and "Things in Life"), Prince Buster ("One Day Soon" and "If I Had the World"), and Phil Pratt ("Blackness Magic Woman", "Let Love In", and "What About the One-half"), before returning to piece of work with Derrick Harriott, recording a string of popular singles including "Silhouettes", "Concentration", "He Can't Spell", and "Musical Heatwave", with the pick of these tracks collected on the Super Reggae and Soul Hits album in 1973.^[10] Brown as well recorded for Vincent "Randy" Chin ("Cheater"), Dennis Alcapone ("I Was Lone"), and Herman Chin Loy ("It's Too Late" and "Vocal My Mother Used to Sing") among others, with Brown still at school at this phase of his career.^[11]

International success [edit]

In 1972, Brown began an association that would result in his breakthrough as an internationally successful artist; He was asked by Joe Gibbs to record an anthology for him, and one of the tracks recorded every bit a result, "Coin in my Pocket", was a hit with UK reggae audiences and chop-chop became a favourite of his live performances. This original version of "Money in my Pocket" was in fact produced past Winston "Niney" Holness on behalf of Gibbs, with musical backing from the Soul Syndicate.^[12] In the same yr, Brown performed every bit part of a Christmas morning showcase in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, along with Delroy Wilson, Scotty, Errol Dunkley, and the Fabled Flames, where he was billed as the "Boy Wonder of Jamaica" and was considered the star of the show in a local paper review.^[12] The song's popularity in the UK was further cemented with the release of a disk version, "A-So We Stay (Money in Hand)", credited to Big Youth and Dennis Brownish, which outsold the original single and topped the Jamaican singles chart.^[12] Brownish and Holness became shut, even sharing a house in Pembroke Hall.^[8] Brown followed this with another collaboration with Holness on "Westbound Train", which was the biggest Jamaican hit of summer 1973,^[thirteen] and Brownish'southward star status was confirmed when he was voted Jamaica's meridian male vocalist in a poll past Swing magazine the same year.^[thirteen] Brown followed this success with "Cassandra" and "No More than Will I Roam", and tracks such as "Africa" and "Dearest Jah", displaying Brown's Rastafari beliefs, became staples on London'southward sound system scene.^[13] In 1973, Dark-brown was hospitalized due to fatigue caused by overwork, although at the time rumours spread that he only had one lung and had just a calendar week to alive, or had contracted tuberculosis.^[13] He was advised to take an extended suspension from performing and concentrated instead on his college studies.^[13]

Brownish returned to music and toured the Uk for the first time in tardily summer 1974 every bit part of a Jamaican showcase, forth with Cynthia Richards, Al Brown, Sharon Forrester, and The Maytals, afterwards which he was invited to stay on for farther dates (where he was backed by The Cimarons, staying in the UK for another three months.^[fourteen] While in the UK, he recorded for the showtime fourth dimension since his hospitalization, working with producer Sydney Crooks, and again backed by the Cimarons.^[14] While Brown was in the Uk, Gibbs released an album collecting recordings made earlier in Jamaica, released as The All-time of Dennis Brown, and Brown's first single to get a proper UK release was issued on the Synda label – "No More than Will I Roam".^[xv] He returned to Jamaica for Christmas, but vi weeks later on was back in the United kingdom, now with Holness in tow equally his business managing director, to negotiate a record bargain with Trojan Records, the first Brown album to be released as a consequence beingness But Dennis, although the pair would be left out of pocket after Trojan's collapse and subsequent buyout by Saga Records.^[16] On their return to Jamaica, Brown and Holness resumed recording in earnest with tracks for a new album, including "And then Long Rastafari", "Boasting", and "Open up the Gate".^[17] During 1975, Brown besides recorded one-off sessions for Sonia Pottinger ("If You get out Me") and Bunny Lee ("And so Much Pain", a duet with Johnny Clarke), and the get-go recordings began to announced on Brownish's new DEB Music label.^[18] In the wake of the Trojan collapse, Brown and Holness arranged a deal with local independent label owners Castro Brown (who ran Morpheus Records) and Larry Lawrence (Indigenous Fight) to distribute their releases in the Great britain.^[19] Chocolate-brown saw the U.k. as the most important market place to target and performed for five consecutive nights at the Georgian Gild in Croydon to raise funds to showtime his new DEB Music label with Castro Brown.^[20] In early 1976, Castro secured a deal with Radio London disc jockey Charlie Gillett for Morpheus (and hence DEB) output to be issued through the latter's Oval Records, which had a distribution bargain with Virgin Records, simply after a dispute over Castro's split supply of these records to London record shops, the bargain was scrapped and the early DEB releases suffered from a lack of promotion.^[21] Later that year, Brownish voiced 2 tracks at Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark studio, "Have a Trip to Zion" and "Wolf and Leopard", the latter of which was a hitting in Jamaica and would prove to be one of Dark-brown'southward about popular songs, with a lyric criticizing those criminals who "rode the natty dread bandwagon".^[22] Brown confirmed in an interview in Black Echoes that he had parted company with Holness, stating: "I was going along with one homo'south ideas for too long. Niney was trying to detect a new beat at all times, which was disconcerting, and then I hadn't been working with my truthful abilities. Now I know that I can produce myself."^[23]

Chocolate-brown began working again with Joe Gibbs, with an agreement that in render for studio fourth dimension for his ain productions, Brown would allow Gibbs employ of whatsoever rhythm recorded in the procedure.^[24] The start album from this arrangement, the 1977 release Visions of Dennis Brownish, gave him his biggest success so far, blending conscious themes and dear songs, and confirming Brown'south transformation from child star to grown upwards artist.^[25] The biblical-themed sleeve and portrait of Haile Selassie on the back complemented the roots reggae tracks on the album, including "Repatriation", "Jah Can Do it", and cover versions of Earl 16'south "Malcolm X" and Clive Hunt's "Milk and Honey". The album immediately entered the Black Echoes chart and stayed there well into the following year, although it was only available in the UK as an expensive import.^[26] Visions... was voted reggae album of the year by Tune Maker writers and was given the aforementioned award past readers of Blackness Echoes.^[26] A reissued "Wolf and Leopard" unmarried, and the eventual album release of the same proper noun as well sold well in the Uk, both topping the Black Echoes chart.^[27]

Brown toured the U.k. in Autumn 1977 with Large Youth, and described the tour: "It's similar I was appointed to evangelize certain letters and now is the time to deliver them".^[28] He had also begun producing recordings by his protege, Junior Delgado. In 1978, Brown moved to live in London, and ready premises in Battersea Rising, well-nigh Clapham Junction to relaunch the DEB Music label with Castro Brown, with artists featured on the label including Junior Delgado, 15.16.17, Bob Andy, Lennox Brown, and later, Gregory Isaacs.^[29] Brown had farther success himself with a discomix of "How Could I Leave You", a version of The Sharks' rocksteady standard "How Could I Alive" with accompanying toast past Prince Mohamed. In March 1978, Dark-brown flew to Jamaica, where he was booked at the last infinitesimal to perform at the 1 Love Peace Concert at the National Arena, backed by Lloyd Parks' We The People Band.^[thirty] Visions of Dennis Chocolate-brown was given a wider distribution via a deal between Lightning Records and WEA and topped the United kingdom reggae album chart in September 1978, this chart run lasting for five months.^[31] In August 1978, Brownish returned to the UK, bringing Junior Delgado with him, and DEB Music released a series of singles, although they sold moderately compared to the label'southward before successes, but in the same month, Brownish's breakthrough single was get-go released. Initially released every bit a discomix featuring a new version of "Money in my Pocket" and the deejay version "Absurd Runnings" by Toll Mohamed, which became unavailable for a time after quickly selling out its first pressing, this single gave Brown his kickoff UK Peak forty hit, reaching number xiv the following yr and becoming one of the biggest international hits in Jamaica's history,^{[32] [33]} afterward crossing over showtime into soul clubs and so rock clubs.^[34] This success led to Brown featuring on the cover of the NME in Feb 1979.

Brown'south next ii albums were both released on DEB – So Long Rastafari and Joseph's Glaze of Many Colours, although the label was airtight down in 1979, later which Brownish once again did the rounds of Jamaica'due south top producers, besides as continuing self-productions with singles such as "The Little Hamlet" and "Do I Worry?" in 1981.^[35]

A&One thousand and the dancehall era [edit]

With continuing commercial success, Brown signed an international deal with A&M Records in 1981, and now based permanently in the UK, his first album release for the label was the Gibbs-produced Foul Play, which while not wholly a success included the roots tracks "The Being of Jah" and "The Earth is Troubled".^[36] This was followed in 1982 by Love Has Found its Mode, a Gibbs/Brownish/Willie Lindo production that blended lovers rock with a more pop sound, and again was not a neat success.^[36] His final anthology with the label, 1983'southward The Prophet Rides Again, once again mixed roots themes with commercial R&B style tracks, and proved to be his swansong with the characterization.^[36] While his association with A&M had taken him in a more commercial pop management, Kingston's music scene had shifted towards the new dancehall era, and Dark-brown enthusiastically adapted to the new sound, recording for some of the genre'due south major producers including Prince Jammy and Gussie Clarke. In the early 1980s he also started a new label, Yvonne's Special, dedicated to his married woman.^[37] In 1984, he collaborated with Gregory Isaacs on the album Two Bad Superstars Come across and the hit single "Let aaf Sum'n", recorded with Sly & Robbie and Jammy, which was followed by a second anthology featuring the two stars, Gauge Not, in 1985.^[38] Brown released a huge amount of work through the 1980s, including the 1986 Jammy-produced album The Exit, simply his biggest success of the decade came in 1989 with the Gussie Clarke-produced duet with Isaacs "Big All Round", and the album Unchallenged.^[38] He connected to tape prolifically in the 1990s, notably on the 3 Against War album in 1995 with Beenie Man and Triston Palma, and on albums produced by Mikey Bennett, and his contour in the United states was raised by a serial of anthology releases on RAS Records.^[38] In the belatedly 1990s he was managed by Tommy Cowan, who contrasted Brown to Bob Marley, who he had also managed, stating "Bob Marley was a serious man of affairs, I don't recall Dennis was as serious when it came to investment. Dennis was like a community person, he would earn money and in one hour he would give it away."^[39] Chocolate-brown said of his arroyo to songwriting in the tardily 1990s:

"When I write a song I effort to follow Joseph'southward way – deliverance through vision from all – truthful vibration. I want to be a shepherd in my work, teaching and learning, really singing so much. I don't want to sing and not live information technology. I must alive it. If I tin sing songs that people tin watch me living, and then they can take my work"^[40]

Dark-brown'due south 1994 anthology Light My Fire was nominated for a Grammy Award, as was the terminal anthology recorded by Brown, Let Me Exist the Ane (in 2001).^{[41] [42]}

Death [edit]

In the late 1990s, Brown's health began to deteriorate. He had developed respiratory problems, probably exacerbated past longstanding issues with drug addiction, mainly cocaine,^[43] leading to him being taken ill in May 1999 after touring in Brazil with other reggae singers, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia.^[41] After returning to Kingston, Jamaica, on the evening of 30 June 1999, he was rushed to Kingston's University Hospital, suffering from cardiac arrest.^[44] Brown died the next day, the official cause of his death was a collapsed lung.^{[38] [44] [45] [46] [47]} Sitting Jamaican Prime number Minister P. J. Patterson and old prime number minister, serving at the fourth dimension equally opposition leader, Edward Seaga of the Jamaica Labour Political party both spoke at Brown's funeral, which was held on 17 July 1999 in Kingston. The service, which lasted for three hours, also featured live performances past Maxi Priest, Shaggy, and three of Chocolate-brown's sons. Brown was then buried at Kingston's National Heroes Park.^[48] Brown was survived by his married woman Yvonne and ten children.^[3] Prime Government minister Patterson paid tribute to Brown, saying: "Over the years, Dennis Brown has distinguished himself as ane of the finest and nearly talented musicians of our time. The Crown Prince of Reggae as he was commonly chosen. He has left the states with a vast repertoire of songs which will continue to satisfy the hearts and minds of us all for generations to come."^[49]

Dennis Brownish's brother Leroy Clarke spoke about his brother every bit follows; "I but give Jah thank you and praise for Dennis' life and what he has contributed to the world through the root of music, regardless of the rumors out there about him, he has done a lot. He has paid his ante. Y'all want to know the true Dennis? Listen to his lyrics. He was singing from the middle" (The Beat, Volume 18, #five/half dozen).

Legacy [edit]

Dennis Brown was an inspiration and influence for many reggae singers from the belatedly 1970s through to the 2000s, including Barrington Levy, Junior Reid, Frankie Paul, Luciano, Bushman, and Richie Stephens.^[39] In July 1999, a group of Uk-based musicians and more fifty vocalists working under the commonage name The British Reggae All Stars (including Mafia & Fluxy, Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie, Peter Hunnigale, Louisa Marker, Nerious Joseph, and Sylvia Tella) recorded "Tribute Vocal", a medley of half dozen of Chocolate-brown's all-time-known songs, in retentivity of Brown.

He was honoured on the get-go anniversary of his death by a memorial concert in Brooklyn, which featured performances from Johnny Osbourne, Micky Jarrett, Delano Tucker, and Half Pint.^[38] In 2001, a charitable trust was ready in Chocolate-brown's name. The Dennis Emanuel Chocolate-brown Trust works to educate youngsters, maintain and advance the retentivity of Dennis Dark-brown, and aid to provide youngsters with musical instruments. The trust awards the Dennis Emanuel Brown (DEB) bursary for educational achievement each year to students between the ages of 10 and 12 years.^[l] In 2005, George Nooks, who had worked with Brown in the mid-1970s in his deejay guise as Prince Mohamed, released an album of Brown covers, George Nooks Sings Dennis Brown: The Voice Lives On, with Nooks stating: "I was always inspired by his talent and I used to sing like him. Dennis had a large influence on me. To me he was the greatest. He was my number one vocalizer."^[51] In the same year, Gregory Isaacs paid a similar tribute with the album Gregory Isaacs Sings Dennis Brown. In February 2007, a series of events were staged in Jamaica in celebration of the lives of both Brown and Marley (both would have had birthdays that month).^[52] In 2008, the Dennis Brown Trust announced a new net radio station, dedicated solely to the music of Dennis Brown,^[53] and in the aforementioned month a tribute concert was staged by the Jamaican Association of Vintage Artistes and Affiliates (JAVAA) featuring Dwight Pinkney, Derrick Harriott, Sugar Minott, George Nooks, and John Holt.^[54]

Songs about or dedicated to Brown include "Song for Dennis Brown" past The Mountain Goats, "If This Globe Were Mine" by Slightly Stoopid, "Drive" by Pepper (band), and Whitney Houston's "Whitney Houston Dub Plate" on The Ecleftic: ii Sides II a Book album past Wyclef Jean.

On 26 April 2010, Brownish was featured on NPR Morning Edition news programme as one of the "50 great voices – The stories of monumental voices from around the world and beyond time". The NPR "50 Corking Voices" list includes Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson and Jackie Wilson amongst others.^[55]

On 6 August 2011, being the 49th anniversary of the state's independence, the Governor-General of Jamaica posthumously conferred the Club of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) upon Brown, for his contribution to the Jamaican music industry.^[56]

In April 2012, a commemorative blue plaque was placed on Brown's home in Harlesden by the Nubian Jak Community Trust.^{[57] [58]}

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

• 1970 – No Homo is an Isle (Studio One)
• 1971 – If I Follow My Center (Studio One)
• 1972 – Super Reggae & Soul Hits (Crystal/Trojan)
• 1974 – The Best of Dennis Chocolate-brown (Joe Gibbs) aka All-time of Part ane (1979, Joe Gibbs)
• 1975 – Deep Down (Observer), reissued in 1979 equally Then Long Rastafari (Harry J)
• 1975 – Just Dennis (Observer/Trojan)
• 1977 – Superstar (Micron)
• 1977 – Wolf & Leopards (DEB/Weed Vanquish)
• 1977 – Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy (Pioneer)(with Harry Hippy)
• 1978 – Westbound Train (Tertiary World), aka Africa (Celluloid)
• 1978 – Visions of Dennis Brown (Joe Gibbs)
• 1979 – Joseph's Coat Of Many Colors (DEB)
• 1979 – Words of Wisdom (Joe Gibbs/Atlantic)
• 1980 – Spellbound (Joe Gibbs/Laser)
• 1981 – Money in My Pocket (Trojan)
• 1981 – Foul Play (Joe Gibbs/A&M)
• 1982 – Best Of Part two (Joe Gibbs)
• 1982 – Love Has Found Its Way (Joe Gibbs/A&M) (Uk No. 72,^[59] US R&B #36)^[sixty]
• 1982 – More (Yvonne's Special)
• 1982 – Stage Coach Showcase (Yvonne's Special)
• 1982 – Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow (Joe Gibbs)
• 1983 – Satisfaction Feeling (Yvonne's Special/Tad's)
• 1983 – The Prophet Rides Again (A&M)
• 1984 – Judge Not (with Gregory Isaacs) (Music Works/Greensleeves)
• 1984 – Two Bad Superstars (with Gregory Isaacs) (Called-for Sounds)
• 1984 – Love's Got A Concur On Me (Joe Gibbs)
• 1984 – Revolution (Taxi/Yvonne'south Special)
• 1984 – Reggae Super Stars See (with Horace Andy) (Striker Lee)
• 1985 – Tedious Down (Jammy's/Greensleeves)
• 1985 – Wake Upwardly (Natty Congo)
• 1985 – Wild Burn down (with John Holt) (Natty Congo)
• 1986 – Brownish Sugar (Taxi)
• 1986 – Baalgad (with Enos McLeod) (Goodies)
• 1986 – History (Live & Love)
• 1986 – Agree Tight (Live & larn)
• 1986 – The Go out (Jammy'south)
• 1987 – So Amazing (with Janet Kay) (Trojan)
• 1987 – Visions (Shanachie)
• 1988 – Inseparable (WKS)
• 1989 – No Contest (with Gregory Isaacs) (Music Works/Greensleeves)
• 1989 – Death Before Dishonour (Tappa)
• 1989 – Skilful Vibrations (Yvonne's Special)
• 1990 – Over Proof (Two Friends/Greensleeves)
• 1990 – Unchallenged (Music Works/Greensleeves)
• 1990 – Reggae Giants (with Freddie McGregor) (Rocky Ane)
• 1990 – Sarge (Yvonne's Special)
• 1991 – Victory is Mine (Legga/RAS)
• 1992 – Another Day in Paradise (Trojan)
• 1992 – Beautiful Morning (World Tape)
• 1992 – Blazing (2 Friends/Shanachie/Greensleeves)
• 1992 – Friends For Life (Black Scorpio/Shanachie)
• 1992 – Express Edition (Creative/VP/Greensleeves)
• 1992 – If I Didn't Love You
• 1992 – Cosmic (Observer)
• 1993 – Cosmic Force (Heartbeat)
• 1993 – The Full general (VP)
• 1993 – Legit (with Freddie McGregor & Cocoa Tea) (Greensleeves/Shanachie)
• 1993 – Rare Grooves Reggae Rhythm & Blues (Body Music/Yvonne'southward Special)
• 199? – Rare Grooves Reggae Rhythm & Dejection vol. two (Yvonne'due south Special)
• 1993 – Songs of Emanuel (Yvonne'southward Special/Sonic Sounds)
• 1993 – Unforgettable (Jammy's)
• 1993 – Hotter Flames (with Frankie Paul) (VP)
• 1993 – Give Praises (Tappa)
• 1993 – It'south The Right Time
• 1994 – 3 Confronting War (with Triston Palma & Beenie Human) (VP)
• 1994 – Claret Brothers (with Gregory Isaacs) (RAS)
• 1994 – Calorie-free My Burn down (Heartbeat)
• 1994 – Nothing Similar This (Greensleeves/RAS)
• 1994 – Party Time (with John Holt) (Sonic Sounds)
• 1994 – Vision of the Reggae King (Gilt Mine/VP)
• 1995 – I Don't Know (Grapevine/Dynamite)
• 1995 – Temperature Rising (Trojan)
• 1995 – Dennis Dark-brown and Friends (with Saccharide Minott & Justin Hinds) (Jamaican Authentic Classics)
• 1995 – The Facts of Life (Diamond Rush)
• 1995 – Yous Got the All-time of Me (Saxon)
• 1996 – Could It Be (VP)
• 1996 – Lovers Paradise (Firm of Reggae)
• 1996 – Milk & Love (RAS)
• 1997 – Run into at the Penthouse (with Leroy Smart) (Rhino)
• 1998 – Ane of a Kind (Imaj)
• 1999 – Believe in Yourself (Don One/TP)
• 1999 – Bless Me Jah (RAS/Amuse)
• 1999 – Generosity (Gator)

Posthumous releases and compilations [edit]

• 1983 – The Best of Dennis Dark-brown (Blue Moon)
• 1987 – Greatest Hits (Rohit)
• 1987 – My Time (Rohit)
• 1990 – Get Now (Rohit)
• 1991 – Classic Gold (Rocky One)
• 1992 – Kollection (Gong Sounds)
• 1992 – Some Like It Hot (Heartbeat)
• 1992 – Classic Hits (Sonic Sounds)
• 1993 – Best Of – Musical Heatwave 1972–75 (Trojan)
• 1993 – 20 Magnificent Hits (Thunderbolt)
• 1993 – It's the Right Time (Rhinoceros)
• 1994 – The Prime of Dennis Brown (Music Society)
• 1994 – Early Days (Sonic Sounds)
• 1995 – Africa – the Best of Dennis Brown vol. 1 (Esoldun)
• 1995 – Travelling Man – the Best of Dennis Brown vol. 2 (Esoldun)
• 1995 – Open up The Gate – Greatest Hits Book 2 (Heartbeat)
• 1995 – Joy in the Morning (Lagoon)
• 1996 – Hitting After Hit (Rocky One)
• 1996 – The Very Best of Dennis Chocolate-brown (Rhino)
• 1996 – Love & Detest: The Best of Dennis Dark-brown (VP)
• 1996 – The Crown Prince (Globe Records)
• 1997 – Money in My Pocket (Delta Music)
• 1997 – Maximum Replay (Gone Clear)
• 1997 – Ras Portraits (RAS)
• 1997 – Reggae Max (Jet Star)
• 1998 – The Prime of Dennis Brown (Music Guild)
• 1998 – Watch This Audio (Jamaican Gold)
• 1998 – Lovers Paradise (Time Music)
• 1998 – Tracks of Life (Snapper)
• 1999 – The Godlike Genius of Dennis Brown (Dressed to Kill)
• 1999 – Reggae Legends vol. 2 (Artists Only)
• 1999 – In the Mood (Charly)
• 1999 – Greatest Hits (Charly)
• 1999 – Love is So True (Prism)
• 1999 – Stone Cold World (VP)
• 1999 – Ready Nosotros Ready (Super Ability)
• 1999 – Tribulation (PDG/Heartbeat)
• 1999 – The Great Mr Brown
• 2000 – May Your Nutrient Basket Never Empty (RAS)
• 2000 – Reggae Trilogy (with Glen Washington & Gregory Isaacs) (J&D)
• 2000 – We are all One (J&D)
• 2000 – The Crown Prince (Metro)
• 2000 – Let Me be the One (VP)
• 2001 – Cassandra (Starburst)
• 2001 – Love's Got a Hold on You (Artists Simply)
• 2001 – Money in My Pocket: Anthology (Trojan)
• 2001 – Whatsoever Twenty-four hour period Now (Heartbeat)
• 2001 – Essential (Next Music)
• 2001 – Archives (Trojan)
• 2001 – The Prime of Dennis Brownish (Music Club)
• 2002 – Dennis Brown In Dub (with Niney the Observer) (Rounder/Heartbeat)
• 2002 – You Satisfy My Soul (Fat Man)
• 2002 – Memorial: Featuring John Holt (Jetstar)
• 2002 – The Promised Land 1977–79 (Blood & Burn down)
• 2002 – Winning Combinations (with Bunny Wailer) (Universal)
• 2002 – Memorial (Jetstar)
• 2002 – Forever Dennis (Jetstar/Reggae Route)
• 2003 – The Complete A&1000 Years (A&M)
• 2003 – Dennis Brown Sings Gregory Isaacs (RAS)
• 2003 – Crown Prince (Trojan)
• 2004 – Dennis Brownish Conqueror: An Essential Collection (Burning Bush)
• 2005 – Coin in My Pocket: The Definitive Drove (Trojan)
• 2005 – Sings Revival Classics (Cousins)
• 2005 – At the Pes of the Mountain (Charm)
• 2006 – Sledgehammer Special (with King Tubby)
• 2006 – Taxi 3 Trio (with Gregory Isaacs & Sugar Minott) (Taxi)
• 2008 – A Piffling Bit More: Joe Gibbs 12" Selection 1978–1983 (VP)
• 2010 – The Crown Prince Of Reggae: Singles (1972–1985) Reggae Album (#10 United states of america Reggae)^[61]
• 2020 – Dennis (Burning Sounds) . Vinyl - Originally released in 1983

Live albums [edit]

• 1979 – Alive in Montreux (Laser/Joe Gibbs)
• 1987 – In Concert (Ayeola)
• 1992 – Live in Montego Bay (Sonic Sounds)
• 2000 – Academy (Orange Street)
• 2001 – Best of Reggae Live (Innerbeat)
• 2001 – All-time of Reggae Alive vol. 2 (Innerbeat)
• 2003 – Live in New York (Ital International)

DVD and Video [edit]

• The Living Fable (VHS; Keeling Videos)
• Stone Steady Roll Phone call (VHS; Ruff Cervix)
• Stars in the Eastward (with John Holt) (VHS/DVD; Ruff Neck)
• Inseparable volumes 1–4 (iv VHS volumes (199?)/ii DVD volumes (2004); Ruff Neck)
• Live at Montreux (1996; DVD; Synergie)
• Hits Subsequently Hits (2001; DVD; Keeling Videos)
• Live at Reggae Ganfest (2003; DVD; Contreband)

Productions of other artists [edit]

• 1977 – Various Artists – Blackness Echoes
• 1978 – The DEB Music Players – Umoja
• 1978 – The DEB Music Players – 20th Century DEB-Wise
• 1979 – The DEB Music Players – DJ Tracking
• 1979 – Junior Delgado – Effort
• 1979 – Junior Delgado – Taste of the Young Center
• 1981 – Junior Delgado – More She Dear It
• 1982 – Inferior Delgado – Bush Master Revolution
• 1985 – Various Artists – 4 Star Showcase
• 1996 – Various Artists – Return to Umoja

International striking singles [edit]

• "Money In My Pocket" (1979) – UK No. 14
• "Love Has Found Its Way" (1982) – U.k. No. 47, US R&B No. 42^[sixty]
• "Senorita" (1988) – UK No. 95^{[32] [59]}

Notes [edit]

1. ^ Dennis Brown Archived 21 December 2007 at the Wayback Car ReggaeTrain.com, accessed three December 2007.
2. ^ Thompson (2002), p. 43.
3. ^ ^{a b} Adebayo (1999).
4. ^ ^{a b c d eastward f thousand h i j} Reel (2000), p. ix.
5. ^ Simmonds (2008), p. 416.
6. ^ Walker (2006), p. 214.
7. ^ ^{a b c d} Reel (2000), p. ten.
8. ^ ^{a b} Foster (1999), p. 244.
9. ^ Reel, p. 12.
10. ^ Reel, p. 13.
11. ^ Reel, p. 17.
12. ^ ^{a b c} Reel, p. 19.
13. ^ ^{a b c d e} Reel, p. 20.
14. ^ ^{a b} Reel, p. 23.
15. ^ Reel, p. 25.
16. ^ Reel, p. 27.
17. ^ Reel, p. 28.
18. ^ Reel, p. thirty.
19. ^ Reel, p. 31.
20. ^ Reel, p. 33.
21. ^ Reel, p. 35
22. ^ Reel, p. 39
23. ^ Reel, p. 44.
24. ^ Reel, p. 45
25. ^ Reel, p. 55.
26. ^ ^{a b} Reel, p. 57.
27. ^ Reel, p. 60.
28. ^ Reel, p. 66.
29. ^ Reel, p. 69.
30. ^ Reel, p. 81.
31. ^ Reel, p. 84.
32. ^ ^{a b} Roberts (2006), p. 81.
33. ^ Thompson, p. 44.
34. ^ Reel, p. 88.
35. ^ Thompson, p. 45.
36. ^ ^{a b c} Thompson, p. 47.
37. ^ Foster, p. 246.
38. ^ ^{a b c d east} Thompson, p. 46.
39. ^ ^{a b} Campbell, 2009.
40. ^ Chang & Chen (1998), p. 152.
41. ^ ^{a b} Moskowitz (2006), p. 43.
42. ^ Kenner (2001).
43. ^ Salewicz (1999)
44. ^ ^{a b} Cooksey, MusicianGuide.
45. ^ Greene, Allmusic.
46. ^ Salewicz (1999).
47. ^ Doran (1999).
48. ^ VH1
49. ^ Jamaica Gleaner, 2 July 1999.
50. ^ Walters (2005).
51. ^ Jackson (2005).
52. ^ Evans (2007).
53. ^ Walters (2008)
54. ^ Cooke (2008).
55. ^ Johnson, 2010.
56. ^ "Dennis Chocolate-brown, Millie Pocket-sized & Dobby Dobson Go National Awards". Dancehall.mobi. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
57. ^ Campbell, Howard (2012), "D Brown's UK home gets blue plaque", Jamaica Observer, 25 April 2012, retrieved 29 April 2012.
58. ^ "Blue plaque erected in Harlesden in honour of reggae singer Dennis Brown", Brent & Kilburn Times, 10 April 2012.
59. ^ ^{a b} Dennis Brownish, Nautical chart Stats
60. ^ ^{a b} "Dennis Chocolate-brown Beloved Has Establish It's [sic] Way Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
61. ^ "Dennis Brown The Crown Prince Of Reggae: Singles (1972–1985) Reggae Anthology Chart History". Reggae Albums . Retrieved 25 February 2018.

References [edit]

• Adebayo, Dotun (1999), "Dennis Brown: Child prodigy of Jamaican music and Bob Marley's called successor, he was brought low by drugs", The Guardian, 3 July 1999
• Campbell. Howard (2009), "Remembering the Crown Prince", Jamaica Gleaner, 25 June 2009
• Chang, Kevin O'Brien, & Chen, Wayne (1998), Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music, Ian Randle Publishers, ISBN 976-8100-67-2
• Cooke, Mel (2008), "Dennis Brownish honoured in song", Jamaica Gleaner, 25 February 2008
• Cooksey, Gloria, "Dennis Brown Biography" MusicianGuide.com, accessed ten December 2007
• Doran, D'Arcy (1999), "Toronto Fans Mourn Reggae Star'south Expiry", Toronto Star, six July 1999
• Evans, Tanio (2007), "Artistes pay tribute to Marley, Dark-brown", Jamaica Gleaner, 12 Feb 2007
• Foster, Chuck (1999), Roots Rock Reggae: an Oral History of Reggae Music from Ska to Dancehall, Billboard Books, ISBN 0-8230-7831-0
• Greene, Jo-Ann, "Dennis Brown: Biography", Allmusic, accessed 22 November 2007
• Jackson, Kevin (2005), "Take hold of the Riddim: George Nooks pays tribute to Dennis Brown", Jamaica Observer, 22 August 2005
• Johnson, Christopher (2010), "Dennis Brown: The 'Crown Prince' Of Reggae", NPR, 26 April 2010
• Kenner, Rob (2001), "Smash Shots", Vibe, April 2001, p. 171
• Moskowitz, David V. (2006), Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Printing, ISBN 0-313-33158-8
• Reel, Penny (2000), Deep Down with Dennis Brown, Drake Bros, ISBN 0-9541959-0-half-dozen
• Roberts, David (2006), British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th edn., Guinness World Records Limited, London, ISBN i-904994-10-5
• Salewicz, Chris (1999), "Obituary: Dennis Brown", The Independent, iii July 1999
• Simmonds, Jeremy (2008), The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches, Chicago Review Press, ISBN 978-i-55652-754-viii
• Thompson, Dave (2002), Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6
• Walker, Klive (2006), Dubwise: Reasoning from the Reggae Hugger-mugger, Insomniac Press, ISBN 978-one-894663-96-0
• Walters, Basil (2005), "19 students receive Dennis Brown scholarships ^{[ permanent dead link ]} ", Jamaica Observer, 18 Feb 2005
• Walters, Basil (2008), "Dennis Brown 24-hr Cyberspace radio coming on stream", Jamaica Observer, 1 February 2008
• "Dennis Dark-brown: a pioneer and cultural icon", Jamaica Gleaner, 2 July 1999
• "VH1.com : Dennis Brown: Reggae Fans Honor Dennis Brown", VH1

External links [edit]

• Discography at Roots Archives
• Discography of 1970s recordings & dub sources at X Ray Music
• Interview by Roger Steffens
• Dennis Brown at Discogs
• The Dennis Emanuel Brown Trust
• 45cat discography

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Brown

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