Sho Is Funky Down Here
1971 studio album by James Brown
Sho Is Funky Down Here | ||||
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Studio album by James Brown | ||||
Released | April 1971 | |||
Recorded | King Studios, Cincinnati | |||
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Length | 30:00 | |||
Label | King | |||
Producer | James Brown | |||
James Brown chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Sho Is Funky Down Here is the 31st studio album by American musician James Brown, released in 1971 on King Records, his last album on the label after having been on the label since 1956.[1] It was #26 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and #137 on The Billboard 200 in 1971.[3]
An entirely instrumental album, it's full of heavy fuzzed-out guitars in a jazzy psychedelic rock style, resembling the first records by Funkadelic. All songs are by James Brown and David Matthews and the record is somewhat a second album by Matthews' Grodeck Whipperjenny group.[4] David Matthews worked as the band leader for James Brown at the time.
Track listing
All tracks composed by James Brown and David Matthews
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sho Is Funky Down Here" | 8:36 |
2. | "Don’t Mind" | 3:31 |
3. | "Bob Scoward" | 3:21 |
Total length: | 15:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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4. | "Just Enough Room For Storage" | 5:58 |
5. | "You Mother You" | 3:32 |
6. | "Can Mind" | 4:52 |
Total length: | 14:24 |
Personnel
- James Brown - organ, harpsichord, vocals
- Michael Moore - bass
- Jimmy Madison - drums
- Kenny Poole - guitar
- David Matthews - organ
References
- ^ a b Kurt Edwards. "Sho Is Funky Down Here - James Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sho Is Funky Down Here - James Brown | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "JAMES BROWN sho is funky down here, LP released on 1971 on label king". Groovecollector.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
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