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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
|name = Sleepy Brown
| name = Sleepy Brown
|image = Sleepy Brown.jpg
| image = Sleepy Brown.jpg
|caption = Sleepy Brown performing in Detroit, Michigan at the Bodega Event, Theatre District on August 8, 2006.
| caption = Sleepy Brown performing in Detroit, Michigan at the Bodega Event, Theatre District on August 8, 2006.
|background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Patrick Brown
| birth_name = Patrick Brown
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1970|1|24}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1970|1|24}}
|origin = [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| origin = [[Savannah, Georgia]], U.S.
|genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Southern hip hop]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Southern hip hop]]|[[R&B]]|[[Soul music|soul]]}}
|occupation = Singer-songwriter, record producer
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Singer-songwriter]]|[[record producer]]}}
|years_active = 1992–present
| years_active = 1992–present
|label = [[Purple Ribbon Records]]
| label = [[Purple Ribbon Records]]
|associated_acts = [[Organized Noize]], [[OutKast]]
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Dungeon Family]]|[[Organized Noize]]|[[Outkast]]|[[Society of Soul]]}}
|website = {{URL|sleepybrown.com}}
| website = {{URL|sleepybrown.com}}
}}
}}


'''Patrick "Sleepy" Brown''' (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]]. He is one-third of the successful [[Atlanta]]-based production team of [[Organized Noize]],<ref name="AMG"/> which has created [[hit record|hits]] for [[musician|acts]] such as [[OutKast]], [[Goodie Mob]], and [[TLC (band)|TLC]]. TLC's "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]", penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray, was a [[chart-topper|#1]] [[hit single]] on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] in the summer of 1995.
'''Patrick "Sleepy" Brown''' (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from [[Savannah, Georgia]]. He is one-third of the successful [[Atlanta]]-based production team of [[Organized Noize]],<ref name="AMG"/> which has created [[hit record|hits]] for [[musician|acts]] such as [[Outkast]], [[Goodie Mob]] and [[TLC (group)|TLC]]. TLC's "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]", penned by Brown and Organized Noize's [[Rico Wade]] and Ray Murray, was a [[chart-topper|#1]] [[hit single]] on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] in the summer of 1995.


==Career==
==Career==
Patrick Brown was born in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]] on January 24, 1970.<ref>[http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2502/Brown-Patrick-Sleepy.html/ Patrick "Sleepy" Brown Biography]</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/01/24/general-history_7298161.html?partner=alerts/ Associated Press: Today in History – January 24, 2010]</ref>
Patrick Brown was born in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]] on January 24, 1970.<ref>[http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2502/Brown-Patrick-Sleepy.html/ Patrick "Sleepy" Brown Biography]</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/01/24/general-history_7298161.html?partner=alerts/ Associated Press: Today in History – January 24, 2010]</ref>


Besides production work, Brown also [[sound recording and reproduction|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 #1 and UK #7 hit "[[The Way You Move]]").<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p464443|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Cyril Cordor |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=January 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> 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.<ref name="AMG"/>
Besides production work, Brown also [[sound recording and reproduction|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 [[Barbershop 2: Back in Business (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]), and on songs with collaborators such as [[Beyoncé]] and [[Big Boi]] (on the latter's US #1 and UK #7 hit "[[The Way You Move]]").<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p464443|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Cyril Cordor |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=January 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> 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.<ref name="AMG"/>


He is now signed to Big Boi's label [[Purple Ribbon Records]] and released his second album, ''[[Mr. Brown (album)|Mr. Brown]]'' on October 3, 2006.<ref name="AMG"/>
He is now signed to Big Boi's label [[Purple Ribbon Records]] and released his second album, ''[[Mr. Brown (album)|Mr. Brown]]'' on October 3, 2006.<ref name="AMG"/>


Brown is the son of Jimmy Brown, the lead vocalist and saxophonist for the 1970s [[funk]] band, [[Brick (group)|Brick]].<ref name="AMG"/>
Brown is the son of Jimmy Brown, the lead vocalist and saxophonist for the 1970s [[funk]] band, [[Brick (band)|Brick]].<ref name="AMG"/>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Singles===
===Singles===
* 2004: "I Can't Wait" ([[Billboard Hot 100|US]] #40, [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] #18)<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=sleepy brown|chart=all}} Billboard.com]</ref>
* 2004: "I Can't Wait" ([[Billboard Hot 100|US]] #40, [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] #18)<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=sleepy brown|chart=all}} Billboard.com]</ref>
* 2006: "Margarita" <small>(feat. [[Big Boi]] & [[Pharrell]])</small> (US #108)
* 2006: "[[Margarita (Sleepy Brown song)|Margarita]]" <small>(feat. [[Big Boi]] & [[Pharrell Williams]])</small> (US #108)


;'''Featured singles'''
;'''Featured singles'''
* 2002: "[[Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)]]" <small>([[Ludacris]] featuring Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #22, US R&B #10, US [[Hot Rap Tracks|Rap]] #5, [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #5)
* 2002: "[[Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)]]" <small>([[Ludacris]] featuring Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #22, US R&B #10, US [[Hot Rap Tracks|Rap]] #5, [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #5)
* 2002: "Land of a Million Drums" <small>([[OutKast]] featuring [[Killer Mike]] and Sleepy Brown)</small> (US R&B #116, UK #46)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
* 2002: "[[Land of a Million Drums]]" <small>([[Outkast]] featuring [[Killer Mike]] and Sleepy Brown)</small> (US R&B #116, UK #46)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| last= Roberts
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| page= 82}}</ref>
| page= 82}}</ref>
* 2003: "[[A.D.I.D.A.S. (Killer Mike song)|A.D.I.D.A.S.]]" <small>([[Killer Mike]] featuring Big Boi & Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #60, US R&B #42, US Rap #20, UK #22)
* 2003: "[[A.D.I.D.A.S. (Killer Mike song)|A.D.I.D.A.S.]]" <small>([[Killer Mike]] featuring Big Boi & Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #60, US R&B #42, US Rap #20, UK #22)
* 2003: "[[The Way You Move]]" <small>(OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #1, US Pop #1, US R&B #2, US Rap #1, UK #7)
* 2003: "[[The Way You Move]]" <small>(Outkast featuring Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #1, US Pop #1, US R&B #2, US Rap #1, UK #7)
* 2005: "The Otherside" <small>([[Bubba Sparxxx]] featuring [[Petey Pablo]] and Sleepy Brown)</small>
* 2005: "The Otherside" <small>([[Bubba Sparxxx]] featuring [[Petey Pablo]] and Sleepy Brown)</small>
* 2006: "[[Morris Brown (song)|Morris Brown]]" <small>(OutKast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #95, US R&B #102, UK #43)
* 2006: "[[Morris Brown (song)|Morris Brown]]" <small>(Outkast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown)</small> (US #95, US R&B #102, UK #43)


===Select guest appearances===
===Select guest appearances===
(excluding songs with the [[Dungeon Family]])
(excluding songs with the [[Dungeon Family]])


*[[2Pac]] – "Hennessy" ([[Red Spyda]] Remix) (with [[E.D.I.]])
*[[2Pac]] – "Hennessy" ([[Red Spyda]] Remix) (with [[E.D.I. Mean]])
*[[Beyoncé Knowles]] – "Hip-Hop Star" (with Big Boi)
*[[Beyoncé]] – "Hip-Hop Star" (with Big Boi)
*[[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] – "Crazy" (with [[Da Brat]])
*[[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] – "Crazy" (with [[Da Brat]])
*[[Da Backwudz]] – "Mama Always Told Me"
*[[Da BackWudz]] – "Mama Always Told Me"
*[[Earth Wind & Fire]] – "This Is How I Feel" (with Big Boi and [[Kelly Rowland]])
*[[Earth, Wind & Fire]] – "This Is How I Feel" (with Big Boi and [[Kelly Rowland]])
*[[Field Mob]] – "Nothing 2 Lose" (with [[Slimm Calhoun]])
*[[Field Mob]] – "Nothing 2 Lose" (with Slimm Calhoun)
*[[Freeway (rapper)|Freeway]] – "Some Say Yes"
*[[Freeway (rapper)|Freeway]] – "Some Say Yes"
*Freeway – "Some Say Yes" ([[remix]]) (with [[Fabolous]])
*Freeway – "Some Say Yes" ([[remix]]) (with [[Fabolous]])
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*[[Kurupt]] – "Starstruck" (with [[Cool Breeze (rapper)|Cool Breeze]], [[Big Rube]] and [[Big Gipp]])
*[[Kurupt]] – "Starstruck" (with [[Cool Breeze (rapper)|Cool Breeze]], [[Big Rube]] and [[Big Gipp]])
*[[Ludacris]] – "Blueberry Yum Yum"
*[[Ludacris]] – "Blueberry Yum Yum"
*Ludacris – "[[Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)]]"
*Ludacris – "[[Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)]]"
*[[Murphy Lee]] – "Luv Me Baby" (with [[Jazze Pha]])
*[[Murphy Lee]] – "Luv Me Baby" (with [[Jazze Pha]])
*Prozack Turner – "American Giant"
*Prozack Turner – "American Giant"
*Prozack Turner – "El Chepa"
*Prozack Turner – "El Chepa"
*[[Sly & The Family Stone]] – "Runnin Away" (with Big Boi and [[Killer Mike]])
*[[Sly and the Family Stone]] – "Runnin Away" (with Big Boi and [[Killer Mike]])
*[[Styles P]] – "Watch Ya Self"
*[[Styles P]] – "Watch Ya Self"
*[[T.I.]] – "We Pimpin'"
*[[T.I.]] – "We Pimpin'"
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*Big Boi – "808" (with [[Bun B]], Big Gee and G-Rock)
*Big Boi – "808" (with [[Bun B]], Big Gee and G-Rock)
*Big Gipp – "Steppin Out"
*Big Gipp – "Steppin Out"
*[[Bubba Sparxxx]] – "All the Same" (with [[Backbone (rapper)|Backbone]])
*[[Bubba Sparxxx]] – "All the Same" (with Backbone)
*Bubba Sparxxx – "That Man" (with Duddy Ken)
*Bubba Sparxxx – "That Man" (with Duddy Ken)
*Bubba Sparxxx – "The Otherside" (with [[Petey Pablo]])
*Bubba Sparxxx – "The Otherside" (with [[Petey Pablo]])
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*Outkast – "Bowtie" (with [[Jazze Pha]])
*Outkast – "Bowtie" (with [[Jazze Pha]])
*Outkast – "In Your Dreams" (with [[Killer Mike]])
*Outkast – "In Your Dreams" (with [[Killer Mike]])
*Outkast – "Land of a Million Drums" (with [[Killer Mike]])
*Outkast – "[[Land of a Million Drums]]" (with [[Killer Mike]])
*Outkast – "[[Morris Brown (song)|Morris Brown]]" (with Scar)
*Outkast – "[[Morris Brown (song)|Morris Brown]]" (with Scar)
*Outkast – "[[So Fresh, So Clean]]" (Remix) (with [[Snoop Dogg]])
*Outkast – "[[So Fresh, So Clean]]" (Remix) (with [[Snoop Dogg]])
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*Outkast – "Tough Guy" (with [[UGK]])
*Outkast – "Tough Guy" (with [[UGK]])
*[[Roscoe (rapper)|Roscoe]] – "Head to Toe"
*[[Roscoe (rapper)|Roscoe]] – "Head to Toe"
*[[Slimm Calhoun]] – "How Much Can I"
*Slimm Calhoun – "How Much Can I"


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' (2006) – Syncopated Church Orchestra
* ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' (2006) – Syncopated Church Orchestra

== Awards and nominations ==
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|align=center|[[44th Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
|''[[Stankonia]]''
|[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/patrick-brown|title=Patrick Brown|date=November 19, 2019|website=GRAMMY.com}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|[[38th Annual Grammy Awards|1995]]
|"[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]"
|[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/patrick-brown|title=Patrick Brown|date=November 19, 2019|website=GRAMMY.com}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:00, 4 December 2019

Sleepy Brown
Sleepy Brown performing in Detroit, Michigan at the Bodega Event, Theatre District on August 8, 2006.
Sleepy Brown performing in Detroit, Michigan at the Bodega Event, Theatre District on August 8, 2006.
Background information
Birth namePatrick Brown
Born (1970-01-24) January 24, 1970 (age 54)
OriginSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
Years active1992–present
LabelsPurple Ribbon Records
Websitesleepybrown.com

Patrick "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Savannah, Georgia. He is one-third of the successful 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.

Career

Patrick Brown was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 24, 1970.[2][3]

Besides production work, Brown also 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 #1 and UK #7 hit "The Way You Move").[1][4] 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 now 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

Singles

Featured singles

Select guest appearances

(excluding songs with the Dungeon Family)

With Dungeon Family

Filmography

  • Idlewild (2006) – Syncopated Church Orchestra

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2001 Stankonia Grammy Award for Album of the Year Nominated [6]
1995 "Waterfalls" Grammy Award for Record of the Year Nominated [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Biography by Cyril Cordor". Allmusic.com. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  2. ^ Patrick "Sleepy" Brown Biography
  3. ^ Associated Press: Today in History – January 24, 2010
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 82. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Billboard.com
  6. ^ "Patrick Brown". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Patrick Brown". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019.
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