| Visions of Dennis Brown | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Laser/Lightning/Joe Gibbs | |||
| Producer | Joe Gibbs | |||
| Dennis Brown chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Visions of Dennis Brown is a 1978 conscious roots reggae album by Dennis Brown.
The album was the first to come out of Brown's second stint with producer Joe Gibbs, [2] 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. [3] 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]
The album was originally released in 1978 on the Lightning, Laser, and Joe Gibbs labels. [4] It was reissued on JGML in 1980 and issued for the first time on compact disc in 1989 by Shanachie Records. [4] 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. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deliverance Will Come" | Brown | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Oh Mother" | Brown | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Love Me Always/Angolan Chant" | Addeo, Leroy Sibbles | 6:47 |
| 4. | "Concrete Castle King" | Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Malcolm X" | Winston McAnuff | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Repatriation/Jubilation Dub" | Brown, Errol Thompson | 6:08 |
| 7. | "Jah Can Do It" | Brown | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Milk and Honey" | Brown, Clive Hunt | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Stay at Home/Natty on Top" | Brown, Robinson, Errol Thompson (audio engineer) | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Say What You Want/Money Honey" | Eric "Monty" Morris, Lloyd | 7:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Home Sweet Home" | |
| 12. | "I'm Coming Home" | |
| 13. | "Stop The Fussing And Fighting" | |
| 14. | "To The Foundation" |
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