Sex Machine Today
1975 studio album by James Brown
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Sex Machine Today is the 40th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in March 1975, by Polydor Records.[4][7]
ReleasedMarch 1975[1]
Studio
- A & R Studios (New York City, New York)
- Sound Ideas Studios (New York City, New York)
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| Released | March 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 4 – March 1, 1975[1][2][3] | |||
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 39:45 | |||
| Label | Polydor 6042 | |||
| Producer | Charles Bobbit | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 2" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 12:05 |
| 2. | "I Feel Good" | James Brown | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Problems" | Brown, Lee Austin | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Dead on It" | Brown, Fred Wesley | 13:10 |
| 5. | "Get Up Off of Me" | Brown, Wesley | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Deep in It" | Brown | 4:44 |
Personnel
Musicians
- James Brown – lead vocals, clavinet
The J.B.'s
"Sex Machine". "I Feel Good", "Dead On It"[2][3]
- Russell Crimes – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Maceo Parker, Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – electric guitar
- “Sweet” Charles Sherrell – bass guitar, clavinet
- Fred Thomas – bass guitar
- Johnny Griggs – percussion
- John “Jabo” Starks, John Morgan – drums
Studio band arranged by James Brown
"Problems"[3]
- Maeretha Stewart, Hilda Harris, Tasha Thomas – backing vocals
- Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- probably Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – baritone saxophone
- Leon Pendarvis – clavinet
- Joe Beck, Cornell Dupree – electric guitar
- Wilbur Bascomb – bass guitar
- Jimmy Madison – drums
- Joe Beck – overdubbed electric guitar ("Sex Machine")
Technical
- Fred Wesley – arrangements
- Fred Wesley – production supervision, arrangements
- Bob Both – production supervision, engineer
- David Stone, Major Little – assistant engineer
- Roger Huyssen – artwork==References==