DENNIS BROWN ROCKS ON : NEARLY two decades after Dennis Brown's death, American producer Phillip A Thomas is releasing what is believed to be the reggae singer's last recordings.

BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor -- Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com  Wednesday, November 18, 2015 
NEARLY two decades after Dennis Brown's death, American producer Phillip A Thomas is releasing what is believed to be the reggae singer's last recordings.
Dennis Brown
The three-track EP, Rock On, is produced on Thomas's New York-based D Phil Productions. It is scheduled to be released on December 18.
"They're all new songs... and I think his fans will enjoy them. I think it's the perfect time to release them," Thomas, 40, told the Jamaica Observer.
According to the producer, the tracks are Baby It's You, the acoustic Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and the title track. A video for Rock On will be released on Brown's birthday, February 1.
"I took my time with them (the tracks) and nursed them like a baby...trying to get the right sound as this is my first major project. I used live instruments because I wanted a certain feel," he said.
That feel was achieved with Steel Pulse's Sidney Mills on keyboards, Val Douglas of The Skatalites on bass, drummer Anastas Nas T Hackett, Andy Bassford on guitar, and percussionist Larry McDonald.
Thomas said he was a young engineer working at his cousin's New York studio when the songs were first recorded in 1999.
"They were done a week before he (Brown) passed away in 1999. They were recorded at Frank Nickle's studio, King Brevel. He did three songs that night. He was passionate and I felt the vibes. Engineers Computer Paul and Bill Sample were also at the session," Thomas recalled.
"The last thing he (Brown) said to me at the studio was, 'Fire, yuh goin' to be big in this music thing one day', and I've always held on to that."
The producer said five years after Brown's death, he asked Nickle for the tracks and he obliged. more

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