Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang
Compilation album by James Brown
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Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang is the third of several James Brown era overviews released by Polydor Records in the mid-1990s. This compilation covers Brown's period with a Cincinnati based band known as The Pacemakers, fronted by bassist Bootsy Collins and his older brother rhythm guitarist Catfish Collins.
ReleasedJune 4, 1996
RecordedApril 25, 1970 – January 26, 1971
Studio
- Starday-King (Nashville, Tennessee)
- King (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Criteria (Miami, Florida)
- Bobby Smith (Macon, Georgia)
- Rodel (Washington, D.C.)
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| Released | June 4, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | April 25, 1970 – January 26, 1971 | |||
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 77:59 | |||
| Label | Polydor 531 684-2 | |||
| Producer | James Brown, Alan Leeds, Harry Weinger | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Super Bad" | James Brown | 9:03 |
| 3. | "Since You Been Gone" | James Brown | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose" | Charles Bobbit | 6:24 |
| 5. | "There Was A Time (I Got To Move)" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 7:20 |
| 6. | "Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd | 14:42 |
| 7. | "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 7:06 |
| 8. | "Soul Power" | James Brown | 12:05 |
| 9. | "Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 10:31 |
| 10. | "Fight Against Drug Abuse (Public Service Announcement)" | 0:34 | |
| Total length: | 77:59 | ||
Personnel
- James Brown – lead vocals, piano
- Bobby Byrd – backing vocals, organ
- Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Daryl "Hasaan" Jamison – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Robert "Chopper" McCullough – tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone
- Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – guitar
- William "Bootsy" Collins – bass
- Johnny Griggs – congas
- John "Jabo" Starks, Clyde Stubblefield – drums
References