Another boom tune, this time a reggae classic.
Dawn Penn (born 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer. She had a short career during the rocksteady era between 1967 and 1969, but is best known for this track, which which became a huge hit worldwide in the nineties.
Originally recorded for Studio One back in 1967 as 'You Don't Love Me', she re-recorded it in 1992 for producers Steely & Clevie as 'You Don't Love Me (No No No)' and it hit BIG two years later.
(Although uncredited, Jackie Mitto's 'Ghetto Organ' (for the beat) and Willie Cobbs' "You Don't Love Me" (for the vocals) which shared strong similarities with Bo Diddley's "She's Fine She's Mine", are both deep within the DNA of this particular song (It's really interesting to literally see/hear the evolution from a blues song to a reggae banger).
Anyway, it's a great track, the lyrics are minimal and arguably slightly repetitive, but it gets away with by virtue of being so damn wicked.
I don't much care for the remix, but it is an interesting curio.
I go all in with the Extended Mix for maximum goodness.
Tracklist
- You Don't Love Me (No No No) (Original Radio)
- You Don't Love Me (No No No) (Extended Mix)
- You Don't Love Me (No No No) (Remix)
- You Don't Love Me (No No No) (Instrumental Dub)
- You Don't Love Me (No No No) (Remix Instrumental)
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