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No, No, No (Dawn Penn album)

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1994 studio album by Dawn Penn
No, No, No
Studio album by Dawn Penn
Released1994
GenreReggae
LabelBig Beat/Atlantic
Producer
Dawn Penn chronology
No, No, No
(1994)
Come Again
(1996)
Singles from No, No, No
  1. "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"
    Released: 17 February 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau(choice cut)
Melody Maker(favorable)
NME3/10
Smash Hits3/5

No, No, No is the debut album by Jamaican reggae singer Dawn Penn, released in 1994. The album was released nearly 30 years after Penn embarked on a recording career, following up the worldwide success of her single "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" in 1994. The album, however, was met with a modest chart success.

Critical reception

Alex Henderson from AllMusic complimented No, No, No as "a respectable, decent effort", remarking that songs like "I'll Do It Again" and "Samfi Boy" "has a strong urban contemporary flavor". Everett True from Melody Maker viewed it as " undemanding yet supremely satisfying album", praising the lead single, "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)", as well as "a gorgeous reading" of "I Want a Love I Can See" and "an uptempo" "The First Cut Is the Deepest". Pete Stanton from Smash Hits named it Best New Album, writing, "Laid-back, lazing-on-a-beach type reggae, which does get slightly tedious after a while but has enough tummy jigglers like "Night and Day" and "Samfi Boy" to keep you going. Imagine a trendy grandma doing Bitty McLean type stuff and you'll know what's going on."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Want a Love I Can See"Smokey Robinson3:54
2."I'm Sorry"4:10
3."You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (Extended Mix)Penn4:37
4."Night and Day"Horace Swaby4:55
5."My Love Takes Over"
  • Penn
  • Powe
  • Hunt
3:57
6."The First Cut Is the Deepest"Cat Stevens4:27
7."I'll Do It Again"Dwight Pinkney4:05
8."Hurt"Penn3:57
9."Samfi Boy"5:09
10."Keep in Touch"
  • Chin/Fook
  • Chung
  • Rupert Cunningham
4:30
11."My Man"3:58
12."Blue Yes Blue"Penn4:52
13."You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (Remix)Penn5:13

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 25
German Albums Chart 53
UK Albums Chart 51
US R&B Albums 83
US Top Reggae Albums 5

References

  1. Alex Henderson. "No No No - Dawn Penn". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Dawn Penn". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ^ True, Everett (1994-07-02). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 34. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  4. Lewis, Angela (1994-07-16). "Long Play". NME. p. 38. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  5. ^ Stanton, Pete (1994-07-06). "New Albums: Best New Album". Smash Hits. p. 50. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  6. ^ "Dawn Penn Awards". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. "Discographie Dawn Penn" (in German). www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  8. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  9. "DAWN PENN full Official Chart History Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.

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