Visions of Dennis Brown

Visions of Dennis Brown
Studio album by Dennis Brown
Released	1978
Recorded	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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Deliverance Will Come"	Brown	3:26
2.	"Oh Mother"	Brown	4:23
3.	"Love Me Always/Angolian Chant"	Addeo, Leroy Sibbles	6:47
4.	"Concrete Castle King"	Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis	3:36
5.	"Malcolm X"	Winston McAnuff	3:14
6.	"Repartriation/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	5:23
10.	"Say What You Want/Money Honey"	Eric "Monty" Morris, Lloyd	7:28

2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Home Sweet Home"
12.	"I'm Coming Home"
13.	"Stop The Fussing And Fighting"
14.	"To The Foundation"

Personnel

• Vocals: Dennis Brown
• Drums: Sly Dunbar
• Bass: Lloyd Parks
• Guitar: Eric Lamont, Robbie Shakespeare, Lennox Gordon
• Keyboards: Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul, Errol Nelson, Harold Butler
• Alto Saxophone: Herman Marquis
• Trombone: Vin Gordon
• Tenor Saxophone: Tommy McCook
• Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
• Percussion: Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
• Errol Thompson - arranger

References

1. 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. "Visions of Dennis Brown". Roots Archives. roots-archives.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

External links

• Visions of Dennis Brown at Discogs (list of releases)