It's a Mother
| It's a Mother | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 37:08 | |||
| Label | King | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
It's a Mother is the 26th full-length studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in August 1969, by King Records.[1][3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1" | James Brown, Alfred Ellis | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Mother Popcorn, Pt. 2" | James Brown, Alfred Ellis | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Mashed Potato Popcorn, Pt. 1" | James Brown | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Mashed Potato Popcorn, Pt. 2" | James Brown | 3:18 |
| 5. | "I'm Shook" | James Brown | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Popcorn With a Feeling" (instrumental) | James Brown, Alfonzo Kellum, Clyde Stubblefield, Jimmy Nolen, St. Clair Pinckney | 2:56 |
| 7. | "The Little Groove Maker Me, Pt. 1" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:59 |
| 8. | "The Little Groove Maker Me, Pt. 2" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:18 |
| 9. | "Any Day Now" | Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard | 3:29 |
| 10. | "If I Ruled the World" | Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse | 4:01 |
| 11. | "You're Still Out of Sight" | James Brown | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Top of the Stack" (instrumental) | James Brown, Alfred Brown | 2:48 |
Personnel
[edit]- James Brown - lead vocal
- Charles Sherrell - bass guitar
- Clyde Stubblefield - drums
- Richard "Kush" Griffith - trumpet
- Joe Davis - trumpet
- Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
- Fred Wesley - trombone
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney - baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen - guitar
- Alphonso "Country" Kellum - guitar
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jason Ankeny. "It's a Mother - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - It's a Mother by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
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