Hot (James Brown album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1976[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 21, 1974 – September 1975[1][2][3] | |||
| Studio |
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 42:43 | |||
| Label | Polydor 6059 | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
| James Brown chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hot | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Hot is the 42nd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in January of 1976 by Polydor Records.[1][7][8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by James Brown; except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" | 5:56 | |
| 2. | "So Long" | Irving Melsher, Remus Harris, Russ Morgan | 3:20 |
| 3. | "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" | Deek Watson, William Best | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Try Me" | 5:41 | |
| 5. | "The Future Shock of the World" | 4:07 | |
| 6. | "Woman" | 3:45 | |
| 7. | "Most of All" | Hank Thompson | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Goodnight My Love" | Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare | 5:08 |
| 9. | "Please, Please, Please" | 6:54 |
Personnel
Musicians
- James Brown – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Bobby Byrd, Sylvester Keels – backing vocals
- Fred Wesley – trombone, backing vocals
"The Future Shock of the World"[2]
- Russell Crimes – trumpet
- Maceo Parker, Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- "Sweet" Charles Sherrell – clavinet
- Jimmy Nolen, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – electric guitar
- Fred Thomas – bass guitar
- Johnny Griggs – percussion
- probably John Morgan – drums
Studio band conducted by David Matthews
"Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved", "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", "Goodnight My Love"[1][3]
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Leon Pendarvis – electric piano
- Corky Hale, Margaret Ross – harp
- Joe Beck, John Tropea, Duncan Cleary, Sam Brown – electric guitar
- Will Lee, Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
- Sue Evans – congas, percussion
- Steve Gadd, Jimmy Madison – drums
Technical
- James Brown, David Matthews – arrangements
- Bob Both – recording supervisor, engineer
- David Stone, Major Little – engineer
- Michael Doret – artwork
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 (February 28, 1995). Funky Good Time: The Anthology. Polydor. 527 094-2.
- ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (December 2010). The Singles, Volume 10: 1975–1979. Hip-O Select (published February 11, 2011). B0015279-02.
- ^ "Hot - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ 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 - Hot by James Brown". iTunes. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Hot - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.