Get Up Offa That Thing (album)
| Get Up Offa That Thing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1976[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 19 – June 18, 1976[1][2] | |||
| Studio | ||||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Polydor 6071 | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from Get Up Offa That Thing | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Get Up Offa That Thing is the 43rd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in July of 1976 by Polydor Records.[1][2][3][6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Deanna Brown, Deirdre Brown and Yamma Brown; except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the Pressure" | 9:16 | |
| 2. | "You Took My Heart" | Deanna Brown, Deirdre Brown, St. Clair Pinckney, Yamma Brown | 3:23 |
| 3. | "I Refuse to Lose" | 7:33 | |
| 4. | "Can't Take It With You" | 9:07 | |
| 5. | "Home Again" | 4:39 | |
| 6. | "This Feeling" | 8:22 |
Personnel
Musicians
- James Brown – lead vocals, arrangement
- various bandmembers – backing vocals
- Hollie Farris, Russell Crimes – trumpet
- Joe Poff – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney, Peyton "P.J." Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Mike Lawler – clavinet, electric organ, piano
- Jimmy Nolen, Robert Coleman – electric guitar
- "Sweet" Charles Sherrell – bass guitar
- Melvin Parker – drums
Production
- Patricia Dryden – cover illustration
References
- ^ a b c d e Weinger, Harry; Leeds, Alan (1985). Dead On The Heavy Funk 74-76. Polydor. 827 439-1 Y-1.
- ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (December 2010). The Singles, Volume 10: 1975–1979. Hip-O Select (published February 11, 2011). B0015279-02.
- ^ a b Alex Henderson. "Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown". iTunes. July 1976. Retrieved June 29, 2015.