Hell (James Brown album)
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| Released | June 28, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1973 – May 1974[1][2] | |||
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| Length | 68:20 | |||
| Label | Polydor 2-9001 | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from Hell | ||||
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Hell (sometimes referred to as It's Hell) is the 38th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on June 28, 1974, by Polydor Records.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B[4] |
| Džuboks | unfavorable [5] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coldblooded" | James Brown | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Hell" | Brown | 5:03 |
| 3. | "My Thang" | Brown | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Sayin' It and Doin' It" | Brown | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Please, Please, Please" (Remake) | Brown, John Terry | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" | Traditional; arranged by David Matthews | 2:43 |
| 2. | "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" | Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Stormy Monday" | T-Bone Walker | 3:15 |
| 4. | "A Man Has to Go Back to the Cross Road Before He Finds Himself" (Remake) | Brown | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Sometime" (Remake) | Brown, Bud Hobgood | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Can't Stand It '76'" (Remake) | Brown | 8:10 |
| 2. | "Lost Someone" (Remake) | Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Don't Tell a Lie about Me and I Won't Tell the Truth on You" | Brown, J. Maloy Roach | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Papa Don't Take No Mess" | Charles Bobbit, Brown, John Starks, Fred Wesley | 13:51 |
Personnel
- James Brown – lead vocals, electric organ, piano, synthesizer
The J.B.'s arranged by James Brown (Tracks A1, A2, C1, D1)[1][2]
- Lyn Collins, Martha High – backing vocals
- Isiah "Ike" Oakley – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone, tambourine
- Maceo Parker, Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – electric guitar
- Fred Thomas, "Sweet" Charles Sherrell – bass guitar
- Johnny Griggs – congas
- John Morgan – percussion, drums
- John "Jabo" Starks – drums
Studio band arranged by David Matthews (Tracks A3, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, C3)[1][2]
- Hilda Harris, Debbie McDuffie, Maeretha Stewart, Fred Wesley, Bobby Roach, Johnny Scotton – backing vocals
- Jon Faddis, Lou Soloff – trumpet
- Michael Gibson, Tom Harrell – trombone
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell, Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Buffington – french horn
- Joe Farrell, Eddie Daniels, David Tofani – reed
- David Matthews – piano
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster for unknown string section
- Joe Beck, Sam Brown, Charlie Brown – electric guitar
- Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
- Bob Both – tambourine
- Sue Evans – agogô, brushes
- Ralph McDonald – percussion
- Jimmy Madison – drums
Tracks A4, A5 and C2 feature unidentified studio bands arranged by James Brown.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (1995). Hell (CD ed.). Polydor. 314 523 983-2.
- ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (January 2010). The Singles, Volume 9: 1973–1975. Hip-O Select (published July 2, 2010). B0014259-02.
- ^ Elias, Jason. "James Brown: Hell > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "James Brown". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ Vrdoljak, Dražen. "James Brown - Hell". Džuboks (in Serbian) (10 (second series)). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine: 22–23.
- ^ Palmer, Bob (September 12, 1974). "James Brown: Hell". Rolling Stone. No. RS 169. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved July 19, 2015.