Gettin' Down to It
1969 studio album by James Brown
Gettin' Down to It | ||||
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Studio album by James Brown | ||||
Released | May 1969 | |||
Recorded | December 1968–March 1969 | |||
Genre | Soul jazz | |||
Length | 48:35 | |||
Label | King | |||
Producer | James Brown | |||
James Brown chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Gettin' Down to It is the 24th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in May 1969, by King Records.[3][1] A pet project of Brown's, the album consists of standards sung in the jazz ballad style of Frank Sinatra, whom Brown greatly admired.[1] In addition, two of Brown's own compositions, "Cold Sweat" and an instrumental version of "There Was a Time", are included, reinterpreted in the same style.
Robert Christgau has called it "a ballad album that could scare the shades off Ray Charles".[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sunny" (Marva Whitney, vocals) | Bobby Hebb | 3:17 |
2. | "That's Life" | Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay | 4:29 |
3. | "Strangers in the Night" | Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder | 3:26 |
4. | "Willow Weep for Me" | Ann Ronell | 4:39 |
5. | "Cold Sweat" | James Brown, Alfred Ellis | 5:02 |
6. | "There Was a Time" (Kenny Poole and Lee Garrett, guitar) | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chicago" | Fred Fisher | 2:51 |
2. | "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" | William Best, Deek Watson | 7:40 |
3. | "Time After Time" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 4:48 |
4. | "All the Way" | Sammy Cahn | 3:40 |
5. | "It Had to Be You" | Isham Jones, Gus Kahn | 2:42 |
6. | "Uncle" (Kenny Poole, guitar) | Frank Vincent | 2:35 |
Personnel
- James Brown – vocals and producer
- Dee Felice Trio:
- Frank Vincent – piano
- Lee Tucker – bass
- Dee Felice – drums
References
- ^ a b c Al Campbell. "Gettin' Down to It - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ 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 - Gettin' Down to It by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ "Album: James Brown: Star Time". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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