Love & Hate: The Best Of Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (July 23, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vp Records
• ASIN: B000001TLC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > World Music > Reggae > Vinyl Records

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Great, January 6, 2001

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Gary Gordon (Lawrenceville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love & Hate: The Best of Dennis Brown (Audio CD)

The great reggae crooners like John Holt, Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown have been so prolific that it is virtually impossible to capture their genius on just one CD. Frankly, at times some of the songs are not very good, and some so-called "Greatest" collections have at most 2 or 3 really outstanding recordings. "Love & Hate" is not one of those CD's.

Every single cut on this CD is a gem, including the final "Wildfire" which is a duet with John Holt. The producers of this CD have given us a tantalizing soupcon of the prodigy that was Dennis Brown. The well-selected offerings provide examples of the range of D. Brown's talents - from the defiance of "Promised Land" and "Revolution", to the encouragement of "Sitting and Watching", to the lover's prayer of "Should I". Included also are the classics "Money In My Pocket" and "Westbound Train" which all reggae fans know and love.

My only disappointment is that space could not be found on this CD for a few other D.Brown classics like "So Long", "If I Follow My Heart" and "My Time"; but in all fairness there is so much to choose from when one examines Dennis' massive opus.

This CD could have been aptly named a "Greatest Hits" collection and kudos must go to producers C. Chin, D. Sanguinetti and J. Chin. I will surely be looking out for their work in the future.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth As Silk!, January 15, 2000

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Bernadette Nembhard (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love & Hate: The Best of Dennis Brown (Audio CD)

I knew Dennis Brown personally. He was a friend of our family. I have admired his music for many years back home in Jamaica, and I am certainly not surprised at his beautiful work on the "Love and Hate" CD. The man's voice was as smooth as silk and he was very humble. ONE LOVE, D BROWN!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have For Those Who Seek Knowledge, June 8, 2000

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whatevery (go brooklyn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love & Hate: The Best of Dennis Brown (Audio CD)

A) Every single song on this album is beautiful.

B) For those who need to sekkle and grow, songs like "Sitting and Watching" and "Wolves and Leopards" are teachings set to music.