Food for Thought (The J.B.'s album)

Food for Thought
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1972 (1972-06)
RecordedMay 19, 1970 (1970-05-19) – February 1972 (1972-02)[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Studio
GenreFunk
Length35:46
LabelPeople
5601
ProducerJames Brown
The J.B.'s chronology
Food for Thought
(1972)
Doing It To Death
(1973)
Singles from Food For Thought
  1. "The Grunt"
    Released: June 1970 (1970-06)
  2. "These Are The J.B.'s"
    Released: 1971 (1971)
  3. "Escape-ism"
    Released: May 1971 (1971-05)
  4. "My Brother"
    Released: June 1971 (1971-06)
  5. "Gimme Some More"
    Released: November 5, 1971 (1971-11-05)
  6. "Theme from King Heroin"
    Released: February 1972 (1972-02)
  7. "Pass the Peas / Hot Pants Road"
    Released: April 3, 1972 (1972-04-03)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]

Food for Thought is the first studio album by The J.B.'s, released in June 1972 by People Records.[6] Every track was previously released as a single except for "Wine Spot" and "Blessed Blackness".[8]

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pass the Peas"James Brown, John Starks, Charles Bobbit3:30
2."Gimme Some More"James Brown, Charles Bobbit3:05
3."To My Brother"James Brown2:32
4."Wine Spot"Fred Wesley, Charles Bobbit3:29
5."Hot Pants Road"James Brown, Charles Bobbit, St. Clair Pinckney2:45
6."The Grunt"James Brown, Clyde Stubblefield, Robert McCollough, Darryl Jamison, William Collins, Phelps Collins, Frank Waddy, Clayton Gunnells, Johnny Griggs2:45
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Blessed Blackness"Fred Wesley, Charles Bobbit3:44
8."Escape-ism (Part 1)"James Brown, David Matthews3:16
9."Escape-ism (Part 2)"James Brown, David Matthews4:04
10."Theme From King Heroin"James Brown, David Matthews, Charles Bobbit3:08
11."These Are The J.B.'s"James Brown, Johnny Griggs, St. Clair Pinckney, John Starks, Robert McCollough, William Collins, Phelps Collins, Darryl Jamison, Frank Waddy, Clayton Gunnells3:01

Personnel

The J.B.'s (1970)

"The Grunt", "These Are The J.B.'s"[2][3][4]

The J.B.'s (1971)

"Pass the Peas", "Gimme Some More", "To My Brother", "Hot Pants Road", "Escape-ism"[1][2][3][5]

  • Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Russell Crimes, Isiah "Ike" Oakley – trumpet
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
  • St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
  • James Brown, Bobby Byrd – electric organ, piano
  • Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Robert Coleman – electric guitar
  • Fred Thomas – bass guitar
  • Johnny Griggs – congas
  • John "Jabo" Starks, Alfred Thomas – drums

Studio band arranged by James Brown and David Matthews (1971)

"Theme From King Heroin"[5]

Studio band arranged by Fred Wesley (1972)

"Wine Spot", "Blessed Blackness"[2][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d White, Cliff (1986). James Brown's Funky People. Polydor. 829 417-1 Y-1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Leeds, Alan (February 28, 1995). Funky Good Time: The Anthology. Polydor. 527 094-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Leeds, Alan (2000). Pass The Peas: The Best Of The J.B.'s. Polydor. 012 157 744-2.
  4. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (January 2009). The Singles, Volume 7: 1970–1972. Hip-O Select (published April 3, 2009). B0012728-02.
  5. ^ a b c d e Leeds, Alan (September 2009). The Singles, Volume 8: 1972–1973. Hip-O Select (published November 13, 2009). B0013349-02.
  6. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (2011). The Lost Album Featuring Watermelon Man. United States: Hip-O Select. B0016192-02.
  7. ^ Allmusic review
  8. ^ "Food for Thought – Album by The J.B.'s – Apple Music". Apple Music. iTunes.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)