Mutha's Nature
1977 studio album by James Brown
Mutha's Nature | ||||
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Studio album by James Brown | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 36:40 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | James Brown | |||
James Brown chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mutha's Nature | ||||
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Mutha's Nature is an album by the American musician James Brown, released in 1977 through Polydor Records.[1] It was arranged by Charles Sherwell and James Brown, with Sarah Pergantis credited for the cover illustration. The album's title is a play on "Mother Nature".
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Bay State Banner praised "the skeletal, hard-driving, bottom-conscious funk with an equally hard-driving preaching vocal overhead."[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Give Me Some Skin" | Deanna Brown, Yamma Brown | 3:58 |
2. | "People Who Criticize" | James Brown, Flower (Larry John Gordon) | 4:27 |
3. | "Have a Happy Day" | Charles Sherrell | 4:14 |
4. | "Bessie" | James Brown, Charles Sherrell, Johnny Griggs, Melvin Parker, St. Clair Pinckney | 3:24 |
5. | "If You Don't Give a Doggone About It" | James Brown, Deanna Brown | 6:31 |
6. | "Summertime" | George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | 5:29 |
7. | "People Wake Up and Live" | James Brown | 3:32 |
8. | "Take Me Higher and Groove Me" | James Brown, Deirdre Brown | 5:01 |
References
- ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Mutha's Nature - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Freedberg, Mike (11 Aug 1977). "Mutha's Nature James Brown". Bay State Banner. No. 95. p. 15.
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