Think (About It) (album)

Think (About It)
Studio album by
Lyn Collins
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1972 (1972-09-27)[1]
Recorded
  • April 29 – December 9, 1968 (1968-04-29 – 1968-12-09) ("Just Won't Do Right", "Things Got to Get Better")[2][3]
  • January 26, 1971 – April 24, 1972 (1971-01-26 – 1972-04-24) (remainder of titles)[3][4]
Studio
Genre
Length30:35
LabelPeople
5602
ProducerJames Brown
Lyn Collins chronology
Think (About It)
(1972) 		Check Me Out If You Don't Know Me by Now
(1975)
Singles from Think (About It)
  1. "Wheels of Life / Just Won't Do Right"
    Released: December 1971 (1971-12)
  2. "Think (About It) / Ain't No Sunshine"
    Released: May 5, 1972 (1972-05-05)
  3. "Things Got To Get Better / Women's Lib"
    Released: 1972 (1972)
  4. "Fly Me to the Moon"
    Released: 1973 (1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Think (About It) is the first studio album by Lyn Collins released on September 27, 1972, by People Records.[1] The album includes two songs originally recorded in 1968 for Marva Whitney with Lyn Collins' voice overdubbed, "Just Won't Do Right" and "Things Got to Get Better".[2][3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Think (About It)"James Brown3:21
2."Just Won't Do Right"James Brown2:59
3."Wheels of Life"Joe Valentine, Johnny Terry3:02
4."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill Withers2:49
5."Things Got to Get Better"James Brown, Alfred Ellis3:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Never Gonna Give You Up"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Butler3:02
7."Reach Out for Me"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:30
8."Women's Lib"James Brown5:17
9."Fly Me to the Moon"Bart Howard2:45

Personnel

Musicians

The James Brown Band (April 29, 1968)

"Things Got to Get Better"[3]

Studio band arranged by Pee Wee Ellis (December 9, 1968)

"Just Won't Do Right"[2]

  • Roberta DuBois, DeDe Kinard, Gigi Kinard – backing vocals
  • Ken Tibbetts, probably Howard McGurty – trumpet
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – alto saxophone, conducting
  • Les Asch – tenor saxophone
  • David Parkinson – baritone saxophone
  • Tim Hedding – electric organ
  • "Fat Eddie" Setser – electric guitar
  • Dave Harrison – bass guitar
  • probably Julius Reliford – congas
  • William "Beau Dollar" Bowman – drums

The Original J.B.'s (January 26, 1971)

"Wheels of Life"[3]

The J.B.'s (April 18, 1972)

"Think (About It)"[3][4]

  • James Brown, Hank Ballard, Vicki Anderson, various band members – backing vocals
  • Russell Crimes, Isiah "Ike" Oakley – trumpet
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
  • St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
  • James Brown – electric organ
  • Hearlon "Cheese" Martin or Bobby Roach – electric guitar
  • Fred Thomas – bass guitar
  • probably John "Jabo" Starks – tambourine
  • John Morgan – drums

Production

  • James Brown – arrangement ("Think (About It)", "Things Got to Get Better", "Women's Lib")
  • Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – arrangement ("Just Won't Do Right")
  • David Matthews – arrangement ("Wheels of Life", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Never Gonna Give You Up", "Reach Out for Me", "Fly Me to the Moon")

References

  1. ^ a b "Think (About It) – Album by Lyn Collins – Apple Music". Apple Music. iTunes. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (January 2009). The Singles, Volume 7: 1970–1972. Hip-O Select (published April 3, 2009). B0012728-02.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Leeds, Alan (1998). James Brown's Original Funky Divas. Polydor. 537 709-2.
  4. ^ a b White, Cliff (1986). James Brown's Funky People. Polydor. 829 417-1 Y-1.
  5. ^ Allmusic review
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