Sex Machine Today
| Sex Machine Today | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 4 – March 1, 1975[1][2][3] | |||
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 39:45 | |||
| Label | Polydor 6042 | |||
| Producer | Charles Bobbit | |||
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| Singles from Sex Machine Today | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Sex Machine Today is the 40th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in March 1975, by Polydor Records.[4][7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 2" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 12:05 |
| 2. | "I Feel Good" | James Brown | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Problems" | Brown, Lee Austin | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Dead on It" | Brown, Fred Wesley | 13:10 |
| 5. | "Get Up Off of Me" | Brown, Wesley | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Deep in It" | Brown | 4:44 |
Personnel
Musicians
- James Brown – lead vocals, clavinet
"Sex Machine". "I Feel Good", "Dead On It"[2][3]
- Russell Crimes – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Maceo Parker, Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – electric guitar
- “Sweet” Charles Sherrell – bass guitar, clavinet
- Fred Thomas – bass guitar
- Johnny Griggs – percussion
- John “Jabo” Starks, John Morgan – drums
Studio band arranged by James Brown
"Problems"[3]
- Maeretha Stewart, Hilda Harris, Tasha Thomas – backing vocals
- Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- probably Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – baritone saxophone
- Leon Pendarvis – clavinet
- Joe Beck, Cornell Dupree – electric guitar
- Wilbur Bascomb – bass guitar
- Jimmy Madison – drums
- Joe Beck – overdubbed electric guitar ("Sex Machine")
Technical
- Fred Wesley – arrangements
- Fred Wesley – production supervision, arrangements
- Bob Both – production supervision, engineer
- David Stone, Major Little – assistant engineer
- Roger Huyssen – artwork==References==
References
- ^ a b Weinger, Harry; Leeds, Alan (1985). Dead On The Heavy Funk 74-76. Polydor. 827 439-1 Y-1.
- ^ a b Leeds, Alan (January 2010). The Singles, Volume 9: 1973–1975. Hip-O Select (published July 2, 2010). B0014259-02.
- ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (July 23, 1996). Make It Funky – The Big Payback: 1971–1975. Polydor. 31453 3052-2.
- ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Sex Machine Today - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 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 - Sex Machine Today by James Brown". iTunes. January 1975. Retrieved June 28, 2015.