Sleepy Brown does what he can to show himself off on Mr. Brown and for the most part, the results are good. The album does have its share of shortcomings, though. For one thing, many of the songs sound too similar to each other and make too little of an impact. It would have been nice for there to have been one or two more collaborations with other artists to help break up the monotony.
Also, there are times (such as on the song "Dress Up") where Sleepy Brown sounds less like himself and more like Pharrell Williams (who ironically appears on the song "Margarita"). Yet, there are relatively few R & B artists making the type of music Sleepy Brown does on this album and that makes Mr. Brown worth listening to. I think Sleepy Brown certainly has a future as a solo artist and I hope next time, he can bring us an album that can stand up to the old-school greats he admires.
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