James Brown – Funk Power - 1970: A Brand New Thang

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Label:	Polydor – 31453 1684-2, Chronicles – 31453 1684-2
Format:	CD, Compilation, Club Edition
Country:	US
Released:	1996
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk

Tracklist

1	Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine	5:16
2	Super Bad	9:03
3	Since You've Been Gone	4:58
4	Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose Written-By – Charles Bobbit	6:24
5	There Was A Time (I Got To Move) Written-By – Bud Hobgood	7:20
6	Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing	14:42
7	Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved	7:06
8	Soul Power Guitar – Bobby Roach Tenor Saxophone – St. Clair Pinckney*	12:05
9	Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine	10:31
10	Fight Against Drug Abuse (Public Service Announcement)	0:34

Companies, etc.

Manufactured For – BMG Direct – D113062
Licensed To – BMG Direct

Credits

Artwork By [Package Design] – Smay Vision
Baritone Saxophone – St. Clair Pinckney* (tracks: 6, 7)
Bass – William "Bootsy" Collins*
Congas – Johnny Griggs (tracks: 2 to 8, 10)
Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Terri Tierney
Drums – Clyde Stubblefield (tracks: 3, 4, 7), John "Jabo" Starks* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 to 10)
Engineer – Ron Lenhoff
Executive Producer – Bill Levenson
Guitar – Phelps "Catfish" Collins*, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin* (tracks: 6, 7, 10)
Liner Notes, Photography [Page 6 Left] – Alan Leeds
Mixed By – Danny Caccavo (tracks: 4, 5, 9), Joseph M. Palmaccio (tracks: 6, 7)
Organ – Bobby Byrd (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Other [Project Assistance] – Catherine Ladis
Photography By [Page 6 To 7 Center, 8 & 12] – William "Bootsy" Collins*
Photography [Page 11] – Guy Ferrell
Photography [Page 3 & 7 Right] – Michael Ochs
Photography [Page 5] – Charles Stewart
Piano – James Brown (tracks: 1, 3, 9)
Producer – James Brown
Producer [Compilation Produced By] – Alan Leeds, Harry Weinger
Remastered By [Digitally] – Gary N. Mayo*
Tenor Saxophone – Robert "Chopper" McCollough* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9, 10)
Trumpet – Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 10), Daryl "Hasaan" Jamison* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Vocals – James Brown
Vocals [Co-vocals] – Bobby Byrd (tracks: 1, 3, 6 to 9)
Written-By – Bobby Byrd (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 9), James Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9), Ron Lenhoff (tracks: 1, 7, 9)

Notes

Track 1 was recorded April 25, 1970, Starday Studios, Nashville TN. King Single, #2 R&B/#15 Pop.
Track 2 was recorded June 30, 1970, Starday Studios, Nashville TN. King Single, #1 R&B/#13 Pop.
Track 3 is the same session as "Super Bad". Previously unreleased original mix.
Track 4 was recorded July 23, 1970, King Studios, Cincinnati OH. Undubbed unedited mix.
Track 5 is a previously unreleased performance.
Track 6 was recorded October 1, 1970, Bobby Smith Studios, Macon GA. Polydor single, #1 R&B/#27 Pop. Previously unreleased complete version.
Track 7 was recorded November 3, 1970, King Studios, Cincinnati OH. King single, #4 R&B/#34 Pop.
Track 8 was recorded January 26, 1971, Rodel Studios, Washington D.C.. King single, #3 R&B/#29 Pop. Previously unreleased complete version.
Track 9 was recorded July 23, 1970, same session as "Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose". Undubbed Mix.
Track 10 was recorded October 1, 1970, same session as "Talkin' Loud". Promotional Single Release.

"Super Bad", "Since You Been Gone" and "Soul Power" are mono. "Since You Been Gone" was first issued in 1988 in remixed and re-edited form. All other songs are stereo.

Tracks 4, 5 & 9 mixed at This Way Studios.

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Funk Power - 1970: A Brand New Thang (CD, Compilation)	Polydor	31453 1684-2	Europe	1996
New Submission	Funk Power - 1970: A Brand New Thang (CD, Compilation)	Polydor, Chronicles	531 684-2	Europe	1996
New Submission	Funk Power - 1970: A Brand New Thang (Cassette, Compilation)	Polydor	31453 1684-4	US	1996
New Submission	Funk Power - 1970: A Brand New Thang (CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Polydor, Chronicles	POCP-1616	Japan	1996
New Submission	Funk Power - 1970: A Brand New Thang (CD, Compilation)	Polydor, Chronicles	31453 1684-2	US	1996