James Brown - Reality
Label:
Catalog#:
PD 6039
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1974
Genre:
Funk / Soul
Style:
Soul,
Funk
Tracklist
| A1 | Reality | 4:14 | ||
| A2 | Funky President (People It's Bad) | 4:01 | ||
| A3 | Further Up The Road | 3:47 | ||
| A4 | Check Your Body | 4:04 | ||
| A5 | Don't Fence Me In | 3:26 | ||
| B1 | All For One | 6:09 | ||
| B2 | I'm Broken Hearted | 4:09 | ||
| B3 | The Twist | 3:53 | ||
| B4 | Who Can I Turn To | 4:02 |
Credits
Arranged By -
Dave Matthews (3)
(tracks: B3)
,
Fred Wesley
(tracks: A1 to B2, B5)
,
James Brown
(tracks: A1 to B2, B5)
Artwork By [Illustration] - Don Brautigam
Engineer - Bob Both
Engineer [Assistant] - David Stone , Major (7)
Other [Production Supervision] - Bob Both , Fred Wesley
Producer - James Brown
Artwork By [Illustration] - Don Brautigam
Engineer - Bob Both
Engineer [Assistant] - David Stone , Major (7)
Other [Production Supervision] - Bob Both , Fred Wesley
Producer - James Brown
Notes
Recorded & mixed at Sound Ideas "Studio A" N.Y.C.
Additional recording at A & R Studios, N.Y.C.
© 1974 Polydor Incorporated
℗ 1974 Polydor Incorporated
Additional recording at A & R Studios, N.Y.C.
© 1974 Polydor Incorporated
℗ 1974 Polydor Incorporated
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Reviews & Discussion
"Reality" finds JB mostly treading water with an uninspired batch of second rate tunes and occasionally embarrassing attempts at socially conscious/relevant lyrics (the bottom of the barrel is reached with "All For One," in which a chorus of voices insists "All for one! and! one for all!"). The exceptions are the title track, "Funky President," and his surprisingly potent, funky and straight-faced workout of Chubby Checker's "The Twist" (which concludes with a voice over reminding us to treat JB like the superstar he is). Sure, the lyrics of the good originals are ridiculous (Let's get together, buy some land/grown our food just like the man/save our money, like the mob..."), but for me, "Funky President" alone has enough killer funk to buoy the whole album to 3 stars.