Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Escape‐Ism
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Escape-ism
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
4:05
2Hot Pants, Parts 1 & 2
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
6:58
3I’m a Greedy Man
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
I’m a Greedy Man
writer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
7:11
4Make It Funky, Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
12:49
5King Heroin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
conductor:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger) (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
recording of:
King Heroin (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
lyricist:
Manny Rosen
composer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc. (in 1972) and Dynatone Publishing Co. (in 1972)
44:00
6I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
I Got Ants in My Pants (on 1971-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co. and Unichappell & Co.
37:29
7There It Is
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
recording of:
There It Is
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
5:50
8Get on the Good Foot
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Get on the Good Foot
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Joseph Mims and Fred Wesley
5:47
9Don’t Tell It (complete version)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Don’t Tell It
writer:
Deanna Brown (James Brown’s daughter), Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) and Yamma Brown (James Brown’s daughter)
8:29
10I Got a Bag of My Own
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
I Got a Bag of My Own
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
3:49
11Down and Out in New York City (version with spoken intro)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
Fred Wesley
recording of:
Down and Out in New York City
writer:
Bodie Chandler (singer, songwriter and composer) and Barry De Vorzon
publisher:
Dijon Music
5:24
12Think
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
cover recording of:
Think
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
3:14
13Make It Good to Yourself (interlude)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Make It Good to Yourself
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
2:20
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