Here I Come With Love And Not Hatred

Some Dennis Brown for you, to usher in the weekend. A prolific artist, especially in lovers' rock, he was dubbed "The Crown Prince of Reggae". Dennis Brown released more than 75 albums between 1970 and 1999, with probably an equal number of compilations and posthumous releases. I don't have anywhere near that number, but the sound of Dennis Brown has been with me since I first properly found his music in the early 21st century.

 

Today's selection specifically focuses on Dennis Brown's 1970s material, including numerous collaborations with producer Niney The Observer aka Winston Holness aka George Boswell and Joe Gibbs. The latter wrote and produced early single, Money In My Pocket, which was re-recorded in 1978 and became a #14 hit in the UK the following year.

 

1) Africa (Album Version By Niney The Observer) (1975)

2) I Am The Conqueror (Single Version By Niney The Observer) (1975) 

3) Baby Don't Do It (Single Version By Lloyd Daley) (1971)

4) Man Next Door (Album Version By Dennis Brown) (Cover of The Paragons) (1979)

5) Equal Rights (Single Version By Joe Gibbs) (Cover of traditional song) (1977)

6) Tribulation (Album Version By Niney The Observer) (1974)

7) Whip Them Jah Jah (Album Version By Niney The Observer, Dennis Brown & Castro Brown) ( (1977)

8) Here I Come (Album Version By Niney The Observer, Dennis Brown & Castro Brown) ( (1977)

9) Concentration (Version 1 By Derrick Harriott) (1972) 

10) Money In My Pocket (Pt.1) (Single Version By Joe Gibbs) (1979) 

11) Why Seek More (Single Version By Niney The Observer) (1975)

 

Here I Come With Love And Not Hatred (30:23)