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Dennis Brown
The Promised Land 1977-79
Compil. UK 2002 on Blood & Fire label
Reggae (Roots Reggae)
This reissue comprises the Dennis Brown's album 'Joseph's Coat of Many Colours' plus extra tracks which also appeared as 45s on Dennis' DEB imprint during 1977-1979. According to liner notes: Track 9, "Together Brothers" is also known as "Stop The Fussing and Fightin" and the same recut of "Real Rock" utilised by Linval Thompson on his "Can't Stop Natty Dread" and by U-Brown for his "Bits of Paper". Track 11, "Slave Driver" is an interpretation of the Bob Marley song. Track 13, "Man Next Door", is also known as "A Quiet Place" and was recorded by The Paragons. Both BAFCD038 and BAFCD039 have the same barcode.
Musicians
 | Dennis Brown bvoc, g, 1957-1999 JM backing vocals, guitar, album by |
 | Earl "Bagga" Walker b, bass |
 | Errol "Flabba" Holt b, JM bass |
 | Lloyd Parks b, *1948 JM bass |
 | Carlton "Santa" Davis dr, *1953 JM drums |
 | Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace dr, JM drums |
 | Sly Dunbar dr, *1952 JM drums |
 | Bingy Bunny g, *1955 JM guitar |
 | Bo-Pee Bowen g, JM guitar |
 | "Deadly" Headley Bennett sax, as, *1931 JM horns |
 | Bobby Ellis tr, *1932 JM horns |
 | Ronald "Nambo" Robinson tb, horns |
 | Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul org, p, key, keyboards |
 | Gladstone Anderson p, key, 1934-2015 JM keyboards |
 | Keith Sterling key, p, *1952 JM keyboards |
 | Winston Wright org, 1944-1993 JM keyboards |
 | Earl "Chinna" Smith g, *1955 JM lead guitar |
 | Steve Barrow , liner notes, reissue producer, reissue co-ordination |
 | Barnabas perc, dr, JM percussion |
 | Flick Wilson perc, percussion |
 | Noel "Scully" Simms perc, cng, *1935 JM percussion |
 | Uziah "Sticky" Thompson perc, JM percussion |
 | Nicky Birch photography by, mural of dennis |
 | John Holt voc, 1947-2014 JM written by, uncredited |
 | Ranking Dread , *1955 JM vocals, featuring |
Producers
| Junior Delgado backing vocals |
| Leroy Sibbles backing vocals |
| Martina Keller design |
| Kevin Metcalfe edited by, mastered by |
| Tony Webster engineer, digital restoration |
| Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie engineer, recording engineers |
| Sylvan Morris engineer, recording engineers |
| Noel Hawks liner notes |
| Beth Lesser photography by, cover |
| Yvonne Brown photography by, other photographs courtesy |
Composers
| Bob Marley |
| John Holt |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel God Is With Us (Extended) | Dennis Brown | 5:53 | |
| 2 | Promised Land | Dennis Brown | 2:21 | |
| 3 | Well Without Water | Dennis Brown | 4:13 | |
| 4 | Open Your Eyes | Dennis Brown | 3:39 | |
| 5 | The Creator | Dennis Brown | 3:53 | |
| 6 | Troubled World | Dennis Brown | 6:16 | |
| 7 | The Half | Dennis Brown | 6:09 | |
| 8 | Oh What A Day | Dennis Brown | 3:36 | |
| 9 | Together Brothers | Dennis Brown | 4:18 | |
| 10 | A Cup Of Tea | Dennis Brown | 3:13 | |
| 11 | Slave Driver | Dennis Brown | Bob Marley | 3:38 |
| 12 | Three Meals A Day | Dennis Brown | 4:48 | |
| 13 | Man Next Door | Dennis Brown | John Holt | 3:54 |
| 14 | Want To Be No General | Dennis Brown | 4:49 | |
| 15 | General | Dennis Brown | 5:01 | |
| 16 | Home Sweet Home | Dennis Brown | 4:12 | |
| 17 | Emmanuel (Version) | Dennis Brown | 3:54 |
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