Dennis Brown – The Promised Land 1977-79
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Blood & Fire – BAFCD 039
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Emmanuel God Is With Us (Extended) | 5:53 | ||
| 2 | Promised Land | 2:21 | ||
| 3 | Well Without Water | 4:13 | ||
| 4 | Open Your Eyes | 3:39 | ||
| 5 | The Creator | 3:53 | ||
| 6 | Troubled World | 6:16 | ||
| 7 | The Half | 6:09 | ||
| 8 | Oh What A Day | 3:36 | ||
| 9 | Together Brothers | 4:18 | ||
| 10 | A Cup Of Tea | 3:13 | ||
| 11 |
Slave Driver
Written-By – Bob Marley |
3:38 | ||
| 12 | Three Meals A Day | 4:48 | ||
| 13 |
Man Next Door
Written-by [Uncredited] – John Holt |
3:54 | ||
| 14 | Want To Be No General | 4:49 | ||
| 15 |
General
Vocals [Featuring] – Ranking Dread |
5:01 | ||
| 16 | Home Sweet Home | 4:12 | ||
| 17 | Emmanuel (Version) | 3:54 |
Companies etc
- Recorded At – Channel One Recording Studio
- Recorded At – Harry J's Recording Studio
- Recorded At – Joe Gibbs Studio
- Mastered At – The Soundmasters
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Dennis Brown, Junior Delgado, Leroy Sibbles
- Bass – Errol 'Flabba' Holt*, Earl 'Bagga' Walker*, Lloyd Parkes*
- Design – Martina Keller
- Drums – Carlton 'Santa' Davis*, Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace*, Sly Dunbar
- Edited By, Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe
- Engineer [Digital Restoration] – Tony Webster
- Engineer [Recording Engineers] – Maxy*, Sylvan Morris
- Guitar – Bingy Bunny, Winston 'Bo-Pee' Bowen*, Dennis Brown
- Horns – Headley 'Deadly Headley' Bennett*, Bobby Ellis, Nambo Robinson*
- Keyboards – Franklyn 'Bubbler' Waul*, Gladstone 'Gladdy' Anderson*, Keith Sterling, Winston Wright
- Lead Guitar – Earl 'Chinna' Smith*
- Liner Notes – Noel Hawks, Steve Barrow
- Percussion – Barnabas, Flick Wilson, Skully*, Sticky*
- Photography By [Cover] – Beth Lesser
- Photography By [Mural Of Dennis] – Nicky Birch
- Photography By [Other Photographs Courtesy] – Yvonne Brown (3)
- Reissue Producer [Reissue Co-ordination] – Steve Barrow
Notes
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.
Other Versions (Showing 1 of 1) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Promised Land 1977-79 (2xLP, Comp) | Simply Vinyl (S12), Blood & Fire | SVLP 386 | UK | 2002 |
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