I’m in Love With a Dreadlocks: Brown Sugar and the Birth of Lovers Rock, 1977-80 cover

I’m in Love With a Dreadlocks: Brown Sugar and the Birth of Lovers Rock, 1977-80

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They never released an album, but the female vocal trio Brown Sugar (which included Caron Wheeler, who would go on to mainstream fame with Soul II Soul) were among the most important contributors to the development of the British lovers rock sound. Unlike most others in this genre, they blended the typical romantic lovers fare with more conscious messages — notably the title track of this collection, as well as the deceptively sweet and gentle-sounding “Black Pride.” This album is a compilation that brings together all of the singles from the trio’s all-too-brief career.

Rick Anderson

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