Sleepy Brown
Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize,[1] which has created hits for acts such as Outkast, Goodie Mob and TLC. TLC's "Waterfalls", penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray, was a #1 hit single on Billboard's Hot 100 in the summer of 1995.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patrick Leroy Brown |
| Born | January 24, 1970 |
| Origin | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Website | sleepybrown |
Career
Brown was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 24, 1970.[2]
Besides production work Brown records as an artist himself, both for his own recordings (including his 2004 single "I Can't Wait" from the Barbershop 2: Back in Business film soundtrack) and on songs with collaborators such as Beyoncé and Big Boi (on the latter's US No. 1 and UK No. 7 hit "The Way You Move").[1][3] Brown independently released his debut solo album, Sleepy's Theme–The Vinyl Room in 1998. He was slated to release an album on the DreamWorks Records label called 'For the Grown and Sexy', but the release was scrapped when DreamWorks label folded.[1]
He is signed to Big Boi's label Purple Ribbon Records and released his second album, Mr. Brown on October 3, 2006.[1]
Brown is the son of Jimmy Brown, the lead vocalist and saxophonist for the 1970s funk band Brick.[1]
Discography
Albums
- Society of Soul – Brainchild (1995)
- Sleepy's Theme – The Vinyl Room (1998)
- Phunk-O-Naut (2004)
- Mr. Brown (2006)
- Sex, Drugs, & Soul (2012)
- The Big Sleepover (with Big Boi) (2021)[4]
Singles
- 2004: "I Can't Wait" (US No. 40, US R&B #18)[5]
- 2006: "Margarita" (feat. Big Boi & Pharrell Williams) (US #108)
- Featured singles
- 2002: "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" (Ludacris featuring Sleepy Brown) (US No. 22, US R&B No. 10, US Rap No. 5, UK #5)
- 2002: "Land of a Million Drums" (Outkast featuring Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown) (US R&B No. 116, UK #46)[3]
- 2003: "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Killer Mike featuring Big Boi & Sleepy Brown) (US No. 60, US R&B No. 42, US Rap No. 20, UK #22)
- 2003: "The Way You Move" (Outkast featuring Sleepy Brown) (US No. 1, US Pop No. 1, US R&B No. 2, US Rap No. 1, UK #7)
- 2005: "The Otherside" (Bubba Sparxxx featuring Petey Pablo and Sleepy Brown)
- 2006: "Morris Brown" (Outkast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown) (US No. 95, US R&B No. 102, UK #43)
Select guest appearances
(excluding songs with the Dungeon Family)
- 2Pac – "Hennessy" (Red Spyda Remix) (with E.D.I. Mean)
- Beyoncé – "Hip-Hop Star" (with Big Boi)
- Bow Wow – "Crazy" (with Da Brat)
- Da BackWudz – "Mama Always Told Me"
- Earth, Wind & Fire – "This Is How I Feel" (with Big Boi and Kelly Rowland)
- Field Mob – "Nothing 2 Lose" (with Slimm Calhoun)
- Freeway – "Some Say Yes"
- Freeway – "Some Say Yes" (remix) (with Fabolous)
- Jayo Felony – "So into You"
- Jay-Z – "Poppin Tags" (with Killer Mike, Twista, Big Boi and Debra Killings)
- Journalist - "Back of Da Lack" (with Backbone A.K.A. Mr. Fat Face 100 of Dungeon Family)
- Kurupt – "Starstruck" (with Cool Breeze, Big Rube and Big Gipp)
- Ludacris – "Blueberry Yum Yum"
- Ludacris – "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)"
- Murphy Lee – "Luv Me Baby" (with Jazze Pha)
- Prozack Turner – "American Giant"
- Prozack Turner – "El Chepa"
- Sly and the Family Stone – "Runnin Away" (with Big Boi and Killer Mike)
- Styles P – "Watch Ya Self"
- T.I. – "We Pimpin'"
- UGK – "Swishas and Erb"
- UGK – "Shattered Dreams"
- Stacie Orrico – "Knock 'Em Out"
With Dungeon Family
- Big Boi – "808" (with Bun B, Big Gee and G-Rock)
- Big Gipp – "Steppin Out"
- Bubba Sparxxx – "All the Same" (with Backbone)
- Bubba Sparxxx – "That Man" (with Duddy Ken)
- Bubba Sparxxx – "The Otherside" (with Petey Pablo)
- Cool Breeze – "Weeestpointin
- Future – "Struggles" (from Superfly)
- Goodie Mob – "Play Yo Flute" (with Kurupt)
- Goodie Mob – "Cutty Buddy"
- Goodie Mob – "Soul Food"
- Joi – "It's Your Life"
- Killer Mike – "A.D.I.D.A.S." (with Big Boi)
- Outkast – "Bowtie" (with Jazze Pha)
- Outkast – "In Your Dreams" (with Killer Mike)
- Outkast – "Land of a Million Drums" (with Killer Mike)
- Outkast – "Morris Brown" (with Scar)
- Outkast – "So Fresh, So Clean" (Remix) (with Snoop Dogg)
- Outkast – "Spottieottiedopaliscious"
- Outkast – "The Way You Move"
- Outkast – "Tough Guy" (with UGK)
- Roscoe – "Head to Toe"
- Slimm Calhoun – "How Much Can I"
- Scar – "If You Want To" (from Superfly)
Filmography
- Idlewild (2006) – Syncopated Church Orchestra
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | Stankonia | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated | [6] |
| 1995 | "Waterfalls" | Grammy Award for Record of the Year | Nominated | [6] |
References
- "Biography by Cyril Cordor". Allmusic.com. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- Associated Press: Today in History – January 24, 2010
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 82. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Big Boi & Sleepy Brown - The Big Sleepover". Apple Music. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- Billboard.com
- "Patrick Brown". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019.