Sleepy Brown

Patrick Leroy"Sleepy"Brown(born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of theAtlanta-based production team ofOrganized Noize,which has created hits for acts such asOutkast,Goodie MobandTLC.TLC's "Waterfalls",penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray, was a #1 hit single onBillboard'sHot 100in the summer of 1995.

Sleepy Brown
Brown performing in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Leroy Brown
Born	(1970-01-24)January 24, 1970
Origin	Savannah, Georgia,U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B soul neo soul
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Virgin EMI Purple Ribbon
Website	sleepybrown

Career

Brown was born inSavannah, Georgiaon January 24, 1970.

Besides production work Brownrecordsas an artist himself, both for his own recordings (including his 2004 single "I Can't Wait" from theBarbershop 2: Back in Businessfilmsoundtrack) and on songs with collaborators such asBeyoncéandBig 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 Roomin 1998. He was slated to release an album on theDreamWorks Recordslabel called 'For the Grown and Sexy', but the release was scrapped when DreamWorks label folded.

He is signed to Big Boi's labelPurple Ribbon Recordsand released his second album,Mr. Brownon October 3, 2006.

Brown is the son of Jimmy Brown, the lead vocalist and saxophonist for the 1970sfunkbandBrick.

Discography

Albums

• Society of Soul–Brainchild(1995)
• Sleepy's Theme – The Vinyl Room(1998)
• Phunk-O-Naut(2004)
• Mr. Brown(2006)
• Sex, Drugs, & Soul(2012)
• The Big Sleepover(withBig Boi)(2021)

Singles

• 2004: "I Can't Wait" (USNo. 40,US R&B#18)
• 2006: "Margarita"(feat.Big Boi&Pharrell Williams)(US #108)

Featured singles

• 2002: "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)"(Ludacrisfeaturing Sleepy Brown)(US No. 22, US R&B No. 10, USRapNo. 5,UK#5)
• 2002: "Land of a Million Drums"(OutkastfeaturingKiller Mikeand Sleepy Brown)(US R&B No. 116, UK #46)
• 2003: "A.D.I.D.A.S."(Killer Mikefeaturing Big Boi & Sleepy Brown)(US No. 60, US R&B No. 42, US Rap No. 20, UK #22)
• 2003: "The Way You Move"(Outkast featuring Sleepy Brown)(US No. 1, US Pop No. 1, US R&B No. 2, US Rap No. 1, UK #7)
• 2005: "The Otherside"(Bubba SparxxxfeaturingPetey Pabloand Sleepy Brown)
• 2006: "Morris Brown"(Outkast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown)(US No. 95, US R&B No. 102, UK #43)

Select guest appearances

(excluding songs with theDungeon Family)

• 2Pac– "Hennessy" (Red SpydaRemix) (withE.D.I. Mean)
• Beyoncé– "Hip-Hop Star" (with Big Boi)
• Bow Wow– "Crazy" (withDa Brat)
• Da BackWudz– "Mama Always Told Me"
• Earth, Wind & Fire– "This Is How I Feel" (with Big Boi andKelly Rowland)
• Field Mob– "Nothing 2 Lose" (with Slimm Calhoun)
• Freeway– "Some Say Yes"
• Freeway – "Some Say Yes" (remix) (withFabolous)
• Jayo Felony– "So into You"
• Jay-Z– "Poppin Tags" (withKiller Mike,Twista,Big Boi andDebra Killings)
• Journalist– "Back of Da Lack" (with Backbone A.K.A. Mr. Fat Face 100 ofDungeon Family)
• Kurupt– "Starstruck" (withCool Breeze,Big RubeandBig Gipp)
• Ludacris– "Blueberry Yum Yum"
• Ludacris – "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)"
• Murphy Lee– "Luv Me Baby" (withJazze Pha)
• Prozack Turner – "American Giant"
• Prozack Turner – "El Chepa"
• Sly and the Family Stone– "Runnin Away" (with Big Boi andKiller Mike)
• Stacie Orrico– "Knock 'Em Out"
• Styles P– "Watch Ya Self"
• T.I.– "We Pimpin'"
• UGK– "Swishas and Erb"
• UGK – "Shattered Dreams"

With Dungeon Family

• Big Boi – "808" (withBun B,Big Gee and G-Rock)
• Big Gipp – "Steppin Out"
• Bubba Sparxxx– "All the Same" (with Backbone)
• Bubba Sparxxx – "That Man" (with Duddy Ken)
• Bubba Sparxxx – "The Otherside" (withPetey Pablo)
• Cool Breeze– "Weeestpointin
• Future– "Struggles" (fromSuperfly)
• Goodie Mob– "Play Yo Flute" (withKurupt)
• Goodie Mob – "Cutty Buddy"
• Goodie Mob – "Soul Food"
• Joi– "It's Your Life"
• Killer Mike– "A.D.I.D.A.S." (withBig Boi)
• Outkast – "Bowtie" (withJazze Pha)
• Outkast – "In Your Dreams" (withKiller Mike)
• Outkast – "Land of a Million Drums"(withKiller Mike)
• Outkast – "Morris Brown"(with Scar)
• Outkast – "So Fresh, So Clean"(Remix) (withSnoop Dogg)
• Outkast – "Spottieottiedopaliscious"
• Outkast – "The Way You Move"
• Outkast – "Tough Guy" (withUGK)
• Roscoe– "Head to Toe"
• Slimm Calhoun – "How Much Can I"
• Scar – "If You Want To" (fromSuperfly)

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
1995	"Waterfalls"	Grammy Award for Record of the Year	Nominated

External links

• Official website
• Official Twitter
• Dungeon Family Official SiteArchivedDecember 31, 2011, at theWayback Machine
• Sleepy Brown Interview: September 2006 with Crave Online
• Sleepy Brown interview with Luke Davis (The Situation)