Hey America (album)

Hey America
Hey America
Studio album by James Brown
Released	December 1970
Recorded	October 6, 1970 (instrumentals); October 7, 1970 (vocals); October 8, 1970 (strings, vibes); October 19, 1970 (Track 5 vocals);
Studio	King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio); Bobby Smith Studios (Macon, Georgia) (Track 5 vocals);
Genre	Funk; Christmas;
Length	34:06
Label	King
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Singles from Hey America
	"Hey America"; Released: December 1970; "Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay"; Released: December 1970;

ReleasedDecember 1970^[1]

Recorded

October 6, 1970 (1970-10-06) (instrumentals)
October 7, 1970 (1970-10-07) (vocals)
October 8, 1970 (1970-10-08) (strings, vibes)
October 19, 1970 (1970-10-19) (Track 5 vocals)

Studio

King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Bobby Smith Studios (Macon, Georgia) (Track 5 vocals)

Genre

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Hey America is the 30th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1970 by King Records.^[2]^[4]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hey America"	Addie Williams, Nat Jones	3:36
2.	"A Lonely Little Boy Around One Little Christmas Toy"		4:01
3.	"Go Power At Christmas Time"		3:11
4.	"Christmas Is Love"		6:01
5.	"Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay"		4:22
6.	"My Rapp"		6:01
7.	"I'm Your Christmas Friend, Don't Be Hungry"		3:10
8.	"Merry Christmas My Baby and a Very, Very Happy New Year"		3:54
Total length:			34:06

v t e James Brown
Studio albums	Please Please Please Try Me! Think! The Amazing James Brown James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. Prisoner of Love Showtime Grits & Soul Out of Sight Papa's Got a Brand New Bag James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday I Got You (I Feel Good) Mighty Instrumentals James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) It's a Man's Man's Man's World James Brown Sings Christmas Songs Handful of Soul James Brown Sings Raw Soul James Brown Plays the Real Thing Cold Sweat I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me I Got the Feelin' James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things A Soulful Christmas Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud Gettin' Down to It The Popcorn It's a Mother Ain't It Funky Soul on Top It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In Hey America Sho Is Funky Down Here Hot Pants There It Is Get on the Good Foot Black Caesar The Payback Hell Reality Sex Machine Today Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump Hot Get Up Offa that Thing Bodyheat Mutha's Nature Jam 1980's Take a Look at Those Cakes The Original Disco Man People Soul Syndrome Nonstop! Bring It On! Gravity I'm Real Love Over-Due Universal James I'm Back The Merry Christmas Album The Next Step
Live albums	Live at the Apollo Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal The James Brown Show Live at the Garden Live at the Apollo, Volume II Sex Machine Super Bad Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III Hot on the One Live in New York Live at Chastain Park Soul Session Live Love, Power, Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971 Live at the Apollo 1995 Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68
Notable compilation albums	Good, Good, Twistin' Solid Gold: 30 Golden Hits In the Jungle Groove Motherlode Roots of a Revolution Star Time 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969 Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang The Godfather: The Very Best of James Brown JB40 – 40th Anniversary Collection Make It Funky – The Big Payback: 1971–1975 The Singles (1 - 2 - 3 - 4)
Band members	Bobby Byrd Lyn Collins Catfish Collins Bootsy Collins Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis Maceo Parker Melvin Parker St. Clair Pinckney John "Jabo" Starks Clyde Stubblefield Fred Thomas Fred Wesley
Associated acts	The Famous Flames The J.B.'s
Related articles	Discography Record labels owned by James Brown Super Bowl XXXI halftime show "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" James Brown: Man to Man Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968 Future Shock Tomi Rae Hynie Get on Up

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