Mr. Brown

Sleepy Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 30, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol Music
• ASIN: B000HEZF04
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Mr. Brown by Sleepy Brown

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hey Sleepy, Wake Up!, October 30, 2006

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Glenn Nippert "musicologist" (Alpharetta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Brown (Audio CD)

The cover of this album is very eye catching. It is a visual homage to the legendary Isaac Hayes album "Hot Buttered Soul" with big 70's style bubble writing for the title. Nice tribute to a soul legend but we all know Sleepy couldn't carry Ike's jock. The opening sounds on this album define the underlying problem throughout this album. Annoying click track electronic drums. He should try listening to the artist he bit his cover from-live drums,horns and strings. Real baby makin' music is warm, natural and organic. Not cold and technical and made by machines. But enough griping about that. Sleepy is a decently talented singer and his instincts navigate him through this patchy but decent collection of songs. Most of it has already been released on various compilation albums and movie soundtracks as far back as '04 which gives it a disjointed vibe that messes with the flow big time. "Margarita" is the big hit with Pharell and exec. producer Big Boi. Nice club song/ear candy and probably the most uptempo track on this rather slow collection of drowsy tunes. I like track 3, "Get 2 It" which has a nice piano bounce to it and some nice crooning from Mr. Brown ( doing most of his own background singing as well) and his dad Jimmy Brown from funk band Brick on horns and Chanz Parkman doing keyboard duties. Another favorite is "Me, My Baby and My Cadillac", a cool 70's style song that recalls William DeVaughn's classic "Be Thankful For What You Got". "Underwater Love" and "Till(Your Legs Start Shaking) are both smoothed out tracks that stand out as well. My biggest complaint besides the drum sound is the lack of variety in tempo. All the songs are kind of slow and Sleepy sounds a bit, well, sleepy. Next time out he should down some energy drinks and get a live drummer(?uestlove from The Roots would be a good choice) and head to Miami and beg Betty Wright to produce him. His heart's in the right place, but musically it's his Soul that's missing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I was expecting a little more, October 10, 2006

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Leroy Bowden III - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Brown (Audio CD)

I think the ablum could have been a little bit better, with the time he had to put it out.I agree with every one else he's tries to sound like Marvin Gaye.This is not Sleepys' first ablum,if you can find it pick up Sleepys'Theme The Vinyl Room you will enjoy that .

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars smooth, October 4, 2006

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james alfred (Leavenworth, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Brown (Audio CD)

i'm a total fan of sleepy brown! been waiting for this release forever! i listened to it as soon as i got it home and haven't stopped. it's classic. sorta reminds me of the superfly soundtrack updated. so yeah, if you're a TRUE fan, you'll appreciate this work of art. peace!