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The tenth volume in Hip-O Select's ongoing chronicle of James Brown's singles covers the second half of the '70s. That the first part of the '70s had to be covered in three volumes, and these five years fit rather comfortably onto one collection says a lot about JB's declining output and influence during the disco era. Brown was a fierce funk trailblazer, essentially creating a good chunk of the form, but he seemed to be playing catch-up after disco, going so far as to rework David Bowie's "Fame" for the "Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" single -- a sign that James was no longer setting the beat but following it. Lagging behind doesn't fit James Brown's image, so this music is often dismissed, and while The Singles, Vol. 10: 1975-1979 doesn't necessarily make a rousing case for this era being underappreciated, it does have its moments, including the hits "It's Too Funky in Here" and "Get Up Offa That Thing."
And for the hardcore -- and at this point, the fans of this series primarily consist of the devoted -- this set does have several rarities, including the J.B.'s final effort for People "Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time" and Brown's salute to the University of Georgia's football team, "Dooley's Junkyard Dogs," a tribute that's better in theory than in practice. Brown also dips his toe into quiet storm on "Kiss in 77," a move that bolsters the suspicion that he was following the winds of fashion of the time. But he could still pull a rabbit out of his hat on occasion, as on "It's Too Funky in Here," one of his few disco singles that has the grit, groove, and passion of his best funk, a difference so notable it's not a surprise that it became his first genuine disco hit.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Happy Howard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Happy Howard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVE MATTHEWS, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Deek Watson, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - William Thomas Best, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jules Lemare, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Gus Arnheim, ComposerLyricist - Harry Tobias, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, Clavichord, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Lee, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Deidra Brown, ComposerLyricist - Yamma Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist - St. Clair Pinckney, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Hollie Farris, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Nolen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Parker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Coleman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Crimes, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Poff, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Peyton Johnson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Yamma Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deidre Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yamma Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deidre Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Deidra Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Yamma Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deidra Jenkins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Yamma Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deidra Jenkins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Sweet Charles Sherrell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lowe, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
JAMES BROWN, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Dubose Heyward, Author
℗ 1977 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Deidra Brown, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Deanna Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Albertine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flower, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Elvis Presley, ComposerLyricist - VERA MATSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1977 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Polydor Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sweet Charles Sherrell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JOE BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Deidre Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JOE BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Deidre Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Deidre Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Deidre Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - St. Clair Pinckney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - St. Clair Pinckney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Miller, ComposerLyricist - George Jackson, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, MainArtist - Brad Shapiro, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Walter N. Shaw, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy McCormick, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, MainArtist - Brad Shapiro, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The tenth volume in Hip-O Select's ongoing chronicle of James Brown's singles covers the second half of the '70s. That the first part of the '70s had to be covered in three volumes, and these five years fit rather comfortably onto one collection says a lot about JB's declining output and influence during the disco era. Brown was a fierce funk trailblazer, essentially creating a good chunk of the form, but he seemed to be playing catch-up after disco, going so far as to rework David Bowie's "Fame" for the "Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" single -- a sign that James was no longer setting the beat but following it. Lagging behind doesn't fit James Brown's image, so this music is often dismissed, and while The Singles, Vol. 10: 1975-1979 doesn't necessarily make a rousing case for this era being underappreciated, it does have its moments, including the hits "It's Too Funky in Here" and "Get Up Offa That Thing."
And for the hardcore -- and at this point, the fans of this series primarily consist of the devoted -- this set does have several rarities, including the J.B.'s final effort for People "Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time" and Brown's salute to the University of Georgia's football team, "Dooley's Junkyard Dogs," a tribute that's better in theory than in practice. Brown also dips his toe into quiet storm on "Kiss in 77," a move that bolsters the suspicion that he was following the winds of fashion of the time. But he could still pull a rabbit out of his hat on occasion, as on "It's Too Funky in Here," one of his few disco singles that has the grit, groove, and passion of his best funk, a difference so notable it's not a surprise that it became his first genuine disco hit.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 02:31:30
- Main artists: James Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2011 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2011 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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