Get on the Good Foot (album)

Get On the Good Foot
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedOctober 27, 1972 (1972-10-27)[1]
RecordedJuly 16, 1969 (1969-07-16) – October 1972 (1972-10)[1][2][3][4]
Studio
Genre
Length1:06:09
LabelPolydor
PD2-3004
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
There It Is
(1972) 		Get On the Good Foot
(1972) 		Black Caesar
(1973)
Singles from Get on the Good Foot
  1. "My Part/Make It Funky"
    Released: October 1971[3]
  2. "Get on the Good Foot"
    Released: July 1972[4]
  3. "I Got a Bag of My Own / I Know It's True"
    Released: October 1972[4]
  4. "Dirty Harri"
    Released: March 1973[4]

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 October 27, 1972 by Polydor Records.[1]

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated December 9, 1972, peaking at No. 68 during a seventeen-week run on the chart.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
CreemB+[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ()[9]
The Village VoiceB−[10]

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".[11] 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".[10]

Track listing

1972 LP

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get on the Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)"Brown, Fred Wesley, Joe Mims5:46
2."The Whole World Needs Liberation"Brown, Bobby Byrd3:52
3."Your Love Was Good for Me"J. J. Barnes, Whiz Whisenhut3:20
4."Cold Sweat"Brown, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis2:55
Total length:15:53
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Recitation by Hank Ballard"Brown, Hank Ballard5:55
6."I Got a Bag of My Own"Brown3:46
7."Nothing Beats a Try But a Fail"Brown3:15
8."Lost Someone"Brown, Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth3:55
Total length:16:51
Side 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Funky Side of Town"Brown7:51
10."Please, Please"Brown, Johnny Terry12:15
Total length:20:06
Side 4
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Ain't It a Groove"Brown, Nat Jones2:13
12."My Part/Make It Funky (Parts 3 & 4)"Brown, Charles Bobbit5:24
13."Dirty Harri"Brown6:12
Total length:13:49

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[5] 68

1992 CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get on the Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)"Brown, Wesley, Mims5:44
2."The Whole World Needs Liberation"Brown, Byrd3:41
3."Your Love Was Good for Me"Barnes, Whisenhut3:20
4."Cold Sweat"Brown, Ellis2:53
5."Recitation by Hank Ballard"Brown, Ballard5:54
6."I Got a Bag of My Own"Brown3:30
7."Nothing Beats a Failure (But a Try)"Brown3:06
8."Lost Someone"Brown, Byrd, Stallworth3:56
9."Funky Side of Town"Brown7:50
10."Please, Please"Brown, Terry12:19
11."Ain't It a Groove"Brown, Jones2:10
12."My Part/Make It Funky (Parts 3 & 4)"Brown, Bobbit5:14
13."Dirty Harri"Brown6:15
14."I Know It's True" (bonus track)Brown4:07

Personnel


The J.B.'s arranged by James Brown (Tracks 1, 10, 12 & 13)[1][3][4]


Studio band arranged by David Matthews (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 9 & 11)[1][4]


Studio band arranged by Sammy Lowe (Tracks 3, 8, 14)[1][4]

  • unidentified – backing vocals
  • Lou Soloff – trumpet
  • Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
  • Richard Tee – piano
  • unidentified – strings
  • Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – drums


The Original J.B.'s arranged by James Brown (Track 2, originally recorded as "The Wedge")[1][12]


Studio orchestra arranged by H. B. Barnum (Track 5, originally recorded as "World")[1][2]

  • A. D. Brisbois, Conte Candoli, Paul Hubinion, Allen DiRenzo – trumpet
  • Harry Sigismonte, William Hinshaw – french horn
  • Dick Leith – trombone
  • unidentified – baritone saxophone
  • Don Randi – organ
  • James Vaughn – piano
  • unidentified – strings
  • Arthur Adamas, probably Kenny Poole – electric guitar
  • Paul West – bass
  • Earl Palmer or Ben Barrett – drums


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Leeds, Alan (1993). Get on the Good Foot (CD ed.). Polydor. 523 982-2.
  2. ^ a b Leeds, Alan (October 2008). The Singles, Volume 6: 1969–1970. Hip-O Select (published December 5, 2008). B0012204-02.
  3. ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (January 2009). The Singles, Volume 7: 1970–1972. Hip-O Select (published April 3, 2009). B0012728-02.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Leeds, Alan (September 2009). The Singles, Volume 8: 1972–1973. Hip-O Select (published November 13, 2009). B0013349-02.
  5. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. ^ Elias, Jason. "James Brown: Get on the Good Foot at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide – Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard – Google Books. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Gersten, Russell (February 15, 1973). "James Brown: Get On The Good Foot". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  12. ^ Leeds, Alan (November 29, 2019). More Mess On My Thing. Now-Again Records. NA 5189.
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