| | Dawn Penn No, No, No CD Dawn Penn Discography of CDs
Imagine how R&B fans would have felt if, in the early 1990s, 1960s soul goddess Carla Thomas had come out of retirement to return to the charts with a hip-hop influenced remake of one of the Stax smashes she was famous for. Unfortunately, that didn't really happen, but something comparable did happen in reggae in the early 1990s, when Dawn Penn (who had left the music industry in 1970) returned to the charts with a remake of her 1960s smash "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)." Thankfully, Penn's voice has held up well over the years, and she's in generally good form on 1994's No, No, No, her first full-length album after her comeback. Though the production of Sly Dunbar, Steely & Clevie, and others is slick and high tech, and some of the material has a strong urban contemporary flavor -- especially "I'll Do It Again" and "Samfi Boy" -- much of the CD recalls the type of rocksteady style that Penn was known for in the 1960s. To be sure, "The First Cut Is the Deepest," "Keep in Touch," and a cover of Smokey Robinson's "I Want a Love I Can See" are a lot slicker, glossier, and more produced than Penn's Studio One recordings of the late 1960s. But the rocksteady influence is prominent nonetheless. Although No, No, No isn't as strong as it could have been, it's a respectable, decent effort, and it certainly is nice to see Penn recording again after so many years. ~ Alex Henderson
Live Recording
Recorded at CRS Recording Studio, Jacks Hill, Jamaica; Mixing Lab, Tuff Gong Studios, Mainstreet Studios and Music Works, Kingston, Jamaica.
Engineers include: Colin "Bulby" York, Keith Grant, Shane Brown.
Personnel: Dawn Penn (vocals); Wayne Armond (guitar, background vocals); Guitsy, Mikey Chung, Dalton Brownie (guitar); Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson (piano, organ, keyboards); Clive "Azul" Hunt, Danny Brownie, Geoffrey Chung, Handel Tucker, Robert Lyn (keyboards); Cleveland "Clevie" Browne (drums, percussion, drum programming, background vocals); Dylan Powe (drums, percussion); Computer Paul, Sly Dunbar (drums); Willie Stewart, Harry T., Sky Juice (percussion); Dean Stephens, Stanrick, Mikey Wallace, Nadine Sutherland, Prilly Hamilton, Sharon Forrester, Tony Gold, J.C. Lodge, Brian & Tony Gold (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Collin "Bulbie" York; Fatta Marshall; Errol Brown ; Paul Hussey; Geoffrey Chung; Steven Stanley; Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson; Bobby Digital .
Recording information: CRS Recording Studio, Jacks Hill, Jamaica; Main Street Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Mixing Lab, Kingston, Jamaica; Music Works Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.
Photographers: Klaus Schoenwiese; Malik Yusef.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Harry T.; Uziah "Sticky" Thompson.
Arrangers: Cleveland "Clevie" Browne; Clive "Azul" Hunt; Geoffrey Chung; Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson.
Personnel includes: Dawn Penn (vocals); Clive Hunt (various instruments); Dalton Brownie, Guitsy, Mikey "Mao" Chung, Wayne Armond (guitar, background vocals); Dean Fraser (saxophone); Ibo Cooper (trumpet); Danny Brownie (keyboards, bass); Chris Sterling, Robbie Lyn, Handel Tucker (keyboards); Glen Brownie, Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Dylan Powe (drums, percussion); Computer Paul, Sly Dunbar (drums); Willie Stewart, Skyjuice, Harry T (percussion); Geoffrey Chung (programming, keyboards).
Producers: Steely & Clevie, Geoffrey Chung, Inner Circle, Clive Hunt, Dylan Powe.
Melody Maker (7/2/94, p.34) - "...It sounds unfeasibly fresh, as if it's been imported direct from the Sixties dance halls of Kingston, Jamaica..." Dawn Penn No, No, No Songs | 1. | I Want a Love I Can See |
| 2. | I'm Sorry |
| 3. | You Don't Love Me (No No No) - (Extended Mix) |
| 4. | Night and Day |
| 5. | My Love Takes Over |
| 6. | First Cut Is the Deepest, The |
| 7. | I'll Do It Again |
| 8. | Hurt |
| 9. | Samfi Boy |
| 10. | Keep in Touch |
| 11. | My Man |
| 12. | Blue Yes Blue |
| 13. | You Don't Love Me (No No No) - (Remix, remix) |
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