[5][6][7] Brown's first album, Gravelands was originally recorded for and released by the London-based Dressed To Kill label in 1997 before being licensed to EMI Electrola in 1998.
[8] In 2000, Brown released his second album Return to Splendor which contained the hit "Under The Bridge" originally by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
[11][12] In 2005 Brown released his third studio album Any Way You Want Me via Browman Records – his first with original songs rather than cover versions.
[10] In 2009 Brown recorded "When the Rebel Comes Home", "Waiting for this Moment" and "Until it Happens" at Ardent Studios for the film Lonely Street (2009).
Brown continues to perform live in Northern Ireland but occasionally travels to other countries throughout Europe,mainly Germany, to perform"[6][15] September 2020 saw the release of the second Willow Springs (a project by fellow NI musician, Mark Crockard) album "Night-time Radio" featuring two original songs written for Jim - "Hello Friend" and "To be with you".