Dawn Penn

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Dawn Penn (born Dawn Pickering, 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 References

[edit] Career

In 1967 she recorded and had released the rocksteady single "You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)", produced by Coxsone Dodd at Studio One. ^[1]

In 1970, she left the music industry and moved to the Virgin Islands. However, in 1987 she returned to Jamaica and music.

In the summer of 1994 she re-recorded and re-released the single "You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)" (with Steely & Clevie on production), topping the charts in the U.S., Europe, and her native Jamaica. ^[2]

Subsequently, her music has been sampled by the artists Kano and Hexstatic, with both songs renamed as "No, No, No".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• No, No, No (1994)
• Come Again (1996)

[edit] Singles

• "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (1967)
• "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (1994)
• "Night & Day (Baby I Love You So)" (1994)
• "Growing Up" / "Be Gone" (2004)

[edit] References

1. ^ VH1 http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/penn_dawn/bio.jhtml
2. ^ Reggae Reviews http://www.reggae-reviews.com/dawnpenn.html