Soul on Top
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| Studio album by James Brown | ||||
| Released | April 1970 | |||
| Recorded | November 10–11, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soul, jazz | |||
| Length | 51:57 (2004 reissue) | |||
| Label | King | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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Soul on Top is the 32nd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1970, by King. Brown and saxophonist Maceo Parker worked with arranger/conductor Oliver Nelson to record a big band, funk and jazz vocal album. It was recorded with Louie Bellson and his 18-piece jazz orchestra at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California in November 1969, and features jazz standards, show tunes, and middle of the road hits, as well as a new arrangement of Brown's funk hit "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
The album was reissued in 2004 with one previously unreleased bonus track, a big band version of Brown's 1967 hit "There Was a Time", and new liner notes by jazz critic Will Friedwald.
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Contents
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "That's My Desire" | Helmy Kressa, Carroll Loveday | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Your Cheatin' Heart" | Hank Williams | 2:59 |
| 3. | "What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | 3:06 |
| 4. | "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" (Unedited Version) | James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome | 6:40 |
| 5. | "The Man in the Glass" | Bud Hobgood | 5:56 |
| 6. | "It's Magic" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 3:14 |
| 7. | "September Song" (Unedited Version) | Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill | 5:02 |
| 8. | "For Once in My Life" (Unedited Version) | Ron Miller, Orlando Murden | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Unedited Version) | Memphis Slim | 4:28 |
| 10. | "I Need Your Key (To Turn Me On)" | Louie Bellson | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" | Brown | 4:41 |
| 12. | "There Was a Time" (2004 reissue only) | Brown, Bud Hobgood | 3:04 |
Personnel[edit]
- James Brown - vocal
- Oliver Nelson - arranger and conductor
- Ernie Watts - alto saxophone
- Joe Romano - alto saxophone
- Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
- Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone
- Pete Christlieb - tenor saxophone
- Jim Mulidore - baritone saxophone
- Al Aarons - trumpet
- Chuck Findley - trumpet
- John Audino - trumpet
- Tom Porello - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
- Nick DiMaio - trombone
- Kenny Shroyer - trombone
- Bill Tole - trombone
- Frank Vincent - piano
- Bill Pitman - guitar
- Louis Shelton - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass
- Louis Bellson - drums, bandleader
- Jack Arnold - percussion
Notes[edit]
- Terrel, Tom (October 5, 2004). "James Brown's 'Soul on Top' Reissued". National Public Radio. Retrieved on April 27, 2007.
References[edit]
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "James Brown: Soul on Top > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
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