Get on the Good Foot (album)
Get On the Good Foot is the 34th studio album by American funk and soul musician James Brown. It was released as a double LP on November 20, 1972, by Polydor Records.
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| Released | November 20, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1970–72 | |||
| Genre | Funk, R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 66:09 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Creem | B+[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ( )[4] |
| The Village Voice | B−[5] |
In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone, Russell Gersten said most of the album comprises a few "horrible" new songs and many "inferior" renditions of older songs from Brown, whom Gersten accused of repetitiveness and "egomania".[6] Robert Christgau from The Village Voice said "if this were the world's only James Brown album it would be priceless. But there's a lot of waste here, and Brown's voice can't carry ballads the way it used to".[5]
Track listing
1972 LP
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get on the Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)" | Brown, Fred Wesley, Joe Mims | 5:46 |
| 2. | "The Whole World Needs Liberation" | Brown, Bobby Byrd | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Your Love Was Good for Me" | J. J. Barnes, Whiz Whisenhut | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Cold Sweat" | Brown, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 15:53 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Recitation by Hank Ballard" | Brown, Hank Ballard | 5:55 |
| 2. | "I Got a Bag of My Own" | Brown | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Nothing Beats a Try But a Fail" | Brown | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Lost Someone" | Brown, Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 16:51 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funky Side of Town" | Brown | 7:51 |
| 2. | "Please, Please" | Brown, Johnny Terry | 12:15 |
| Total length: | 20:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't It a Groove" | Brown, Nat Jones | 2:13 |
| 2. | "My Part/Make It Funky (Parts 3 & 4)" | Brown, Charles Bobbit | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Dirty Harri" | Brown | 6:12 |
| Total length: | 13:49 | ||
1992 CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get on the Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)" | Brown, Wesley, Mims | 5:44 |
| 2. | "The Whole World Needs Liberation" | Brown, Byrd | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Your Love Was Good for Me" | Barnes, Whisenhut | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Cold Sweat" | Brown, Ellis | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Recitation by Hank Ballard" | Brown, Ballard | 5:54 |
| 6. | "I Got a Bag of My Own" | Brown | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Nothing Beats a Failure (But a Try)" | Brown | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Lost Someone" | Brown, Byrd, Stallworth | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Funky Side of Town" | Brown | 7:50 |
| 10. | "Please, Please" | Brown, Terry | 12:19 |
| 11. | "Ain't It a Groove" | Brown, Jones | 2:10 |
| 12. | "My Part/Make It Funky (Parts 3 & 4)" | Brown, Bobbit | 5:14 |
| 13. | "Dirty Harri" | Brown | 6:15 |
| 14. | "I Know It's True" (bonus track) | Brown | 4:07 |
Personnel
- John'Jabo'Starks – Drums
- Fred Thomas – bass
- Bobby Roach – guitar
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- St.Clair Pinkney – sax
- Jimmy Parker – sax
- James Brown – Lead vocal
- Tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 12 and 13 produced and arranged by James Brown
- Tracks 3 and 8 produced by James Brown, arranged by Sammy Lowe
- Tracks 4, 6, 7 and 11 produced by James Brown, arranged by Dave Matthews
References
- Elias, Jason. "James Brown: Get on the Good Foot at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- Christgau, Robert (March 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide – Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard – Google Books. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
- Hull, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- Gersten, Russell (15 February 1973). "James Brown: Get On The Good Foot". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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