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It's a Mother is everything its title promises--the individual songs seem like extended passages in one infinite, diamond-hard groove. The organic evolution and spontaneity of the performances suggests they were improvised in the studio, with James Brown barking orders and directing traffic more than he sings, at least in any conventional sense; the band follows his directions with the blind faith and respect of soldiers following a veteran general into battle, time and again summoning even greater intensity to ratchet the music to another level. Not quite yet funk, It's a Mother is nevertheless beyond soul music altogether--another brand new bag to bide the time until the next one comes along.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alfred Ellis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alfred Ellis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Clyde Stubblefield, ComposerLyricist - St. Clair Pinckney, ComposerLyricist - Alfonzo Kellum, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Nolen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bud Hobgood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bud Hobgood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist - Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hilliard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist - Cyril Ornadel, ComposerLyricist - Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis , Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Ted Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alfred Ellis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It's a Mother is everything its title promises--the individual songs seem like extended passages in one infinite, diamond-hard groove. The organic evolution and spontaneity of the performances suggests they were improvised in the studio, with James Brown barking orders and directing traffic more than he sings, at least in any conventional sense; the band follows his directions with the blind faith and respect of soldiers following a veteran general into battle, time and again summoning even greater intensity to ratchet the music to another level. Not quite yet funk, It's a Mother is nevertheless beyond soul music altogether--another brand new bag to bide the time until the next one comes along.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:01
- Main artists: James Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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