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1 Westbound Train Brown/Brown 3:02
2 Cassandra Brown/Brown 2:44
3 Tenement Yard Brown/Brown 3:46
4 Tribulation Brown/Brown 3:09
5 Africa Brown/Brown 3:15
6 Here I Come (Love and Hate) / Jah Come Here [Extended Mix][#] Brown/Brown/I-Roy 8:01
7 Whip Them Jah Jah [Version] Brown/Brown 2:30
8 Wolf and Leopards / Step On the Dragon [Extended Mix][#][Version] Brown/Brown/I-Roy 7:16
9 Give a Helping Hand [Version] Seaton 3:04
10 Run Too Tuff Brown/Brown 2:40
11 Created By the Father Brown/Brown 2:42
12 Black Liberation Brown/Brown 4:48
13 Oh What a Day Brown/Brown 3:37
14 Spellbound Brown/Brown 3:48
15 Coming Home Tonight Brown/Brown 4:01
16 Give Me Your Loving Brown/Brown 4:01
17 Can't Take Another Day Brown/Brown 4:23
18 My Whole World Brown/Brown 3:32
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The Best of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Heartbeat

Style: Lovers Rock

The Best of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years

UPC: 011661784123

Release Date: 11/04/2008

Original Release Date: 11/04/2008

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Westbound Train, Cassandra, Tenement Yard, Tribulation, Africa, Here I Come (Love and Hate) / Jah Come Here [Extended Mix][#], Whip Them Jah Jah [Version], Wolf and Leopards / Step On the Dragon [Extended Mix][#][Version], Give a Helping Hand [Version], Run Too Tuff, Created By the Father, Black Liberation, Oh What a Day, Spellbound, Coming Home Tonight, Give Me Your Loving, Can't Take Another Day, My Whole World]
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David Jeffries

Dennis Brown's excellent work in the silky smooth world of lovers rock may overshadow his more roots-minded recordings, but when he hooked up with "rebel" producer Niney "The Observer" Holness in the mid-'70s, the duo recorded a string of singles that, for many reggae fans, form the crucial part of the singer's large discography. The argument has also been made that the Niney tracks are the ones that made Bob Marley declare Brown his favorite singer. It's easy to believe as Niney's love of full-bodied, cabinet-rattling bass plus Brown's cool flow, heartfelt delivery, and righteous lyrics are right in line with the Wailers' belief in easy-skanking and soul rebels. This 2008 collection of Brown and Niney's work remembers all their important songs with "Westbound Train," "Cassandra," and "Africa" being especially huge. Big time favorite "Here I Come" gets special treatment with a flipside version from toaster I-Roy now blended into the tune, turning it into a hypnotic, eight-minute mix. With a handful of rare cuts and some good choices from the duo's reunion in the '90s finishing the disc, it's obvious some expert took great care with the selections, but the otherwise decent liner notes are short on bibliographic data and don't bother mentioning original release dates. While buyers of the physical CD should also be warned they are missing out on the vinyl edition's desirable bonus tracks -- extended versions of "Tenement Yard" and "Westbound Train" -- either format is still highly recommended. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi