American singer and record producer (born 1970)
Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, 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.
Brown was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 24, 1970.
Besides production work Brown records as an artist himself, both for his own recordings (including his 2004 single "I Can't Wait" from the "" film ) and on songs with collaborators such as Beyoncé and Big Boi (on the latter's US No. 1 and UK No. 7 hit "The Way You Move"). 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.
He is signed to Big Boi's label Purple Ribbon Records and released his second album, "Mr. Brown" on October 3, 2006.
Brown is the son of Jimmy Brown, the lead vocalist and saxophonist for the 1970s funk band Brick.
Awards and nominations.
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