No, No, No (Dawn Penn album)
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Released | 1994 | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Label | Big Beat/Atlantic | |||
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Dawn Penn chronology | ||||
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Singles from No, No, No | ||||
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Melody Maker | (favorable)[3] |
NME | 3/10[4] |
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".[5] Everett True from Melody Maker viewed it as "[an] 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".[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Want a Love I Can See" | Smokey Robinson | 3:54 |
2. | "I'm Sorry" |
| 4:10 |
3. | "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (Extended Mix) | Penn | 4:37 |
4. | "Night and Day" | Horace Swaby | 4:55 |
5. | "My Love Takes Over" |
| 3:57 |
6. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Cat Stevens | 4:27 |
7. | "I'll Do It Again" | Dwight Pinkney | 4:05 |
8. | "Hurt" | Penn | 3:57 |
9. | "Samfi Boy" | 5:09 | |
10. | "Keep in Touch" |
| 4:30 |
11. | "My Man" |
| 3:58 |
12. | "Blue Yes Blue" | Penn | 4:52 |
13. | "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (Remix) | Penn | 5:13 |
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart[6] | 25 |
German Albums Chart[7] | 53 |
UK Albums Chart[8] | 51 |
US R&B Albums[5] | 83 |
US Top Reggae Albums[5] | 5 |
References
- ^ Alex Henderson. "No No No - Dawn Penn". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Dawn Penn". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ a b True, Everett (1994-07-02). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 34. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Lewis, Angela (1994-07-16). "Long Play". NME. p. 38. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ a b c "Dawn Penn Awards". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ "Discographie Dawn Penn" (in German). www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ "DAWN PENN full Official Chart History Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.