Visions of Dennis Brown

Visions of Dennis Brown
Studio album by Dennis Brown
Released 1978 (1978)
Recorded 1978 (1978)
Genre Reggae
Label Laser/Lightning/Joe Gibbs
Producer Joe Gibbs
Dennis Brown chronology
Wolf & Leopards
(1978)		 Visions of Dennis Brown
(1978)		 Joseph's Coat Of Many Colours
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Reggae News(very favourable) [2]

Visions of Dennis Brown (also known as Visions) is a 1978 reggae album by Dennis Brown.

Recording

The album was the first to come out of Brown's second stint with producer Joe Gibbs,[3] with whom he would have his breakthrough international success, and the album played a major part in establishing the dominant position of both Brown and Gibbs in late 1970s reggae.[4] The album mixes roots reggae themes such as economic hardship, African oppression, religion, and politics, with lovers rock material ("Love Me Always") and a cover version of Ray Charles' "This Little Girl of Mine".[1] The album was engineered by Errol Thompson and features veteran musicians Bobby Ellis (trumpet), Vin Gordon (trombone), Herman Marquis (alto saxophone), and Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone).[1]

Release history

The album was originally released in 1978 on the Lightning, Laser, and Joe Gibbs labels.[5] It was reissued on JGML in 1980 and issued for the first time on compact disc in 1989 by Shanachie Records.[5] It was reissued in expanded form in 2006 on the Joe Gibbs Europe label, and reissued again in 2007 on the VP Records subsidiary 17 North Parade.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Deliverance Will Come"  Brown3:26
2."Oh Mother"  Brown4:23
3."Love Me Always/Angolian Chant"  Addeo, Leroy Sibbles6:47
4."Concrete Castle King"  Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis3:36
5."Malcolm X"  Winston McAnuff3:14
6."Repartriation/Jubilation Dub"  Brown, Errol Thompson6:08
7."Jah Can Do It"  Brown3:00
8."Milk and Honey"  Brown, Clive Hunt2:46
9."Stay at Home/Natty on Top"  Brown, Robinson, Errol Thompson5:23
10."Say What You Want/Money Honey"  Eric "Monty" Morris, Lloyd7:28

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bush, Nathan. "Dennis Brown: Visions > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Angus. "Dennis Brown - Visions of Dennis Brown". CD/Vinyl reviews. ReggaeNews.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-87930-655-6.
  4. ↑ Barrow, Steve; Dalton, Peter (2004). The Rough Guide to Reggae (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 162. ISBN 1-84353-329-4.
  5. 1 2 3 "Visions of Dennis Brown". Roots Archives. roots-archives.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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