Ain't It Funky
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| Released | January 1970 | |||
| Recorded | May 1967 – October 14, 1969[1][2][3] | |||
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| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Label | King 1092 | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from Ain't It Funky | ||||
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Ain't It Funky is the 27th full-length studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was recorded between 1966 and 1969 and originally released in January 1970.[4] Much of the album is previously James Brown produced material with Kenny Poole's guitar replacing the vocal track.
Use Your Mother, which itself was an instrumental remix of the yet unreleased You Got To Have A Mother For Me, was used as the instrumental for Bobby Byrd's I Need Help.
After You Done It samples Marva Whitney's I Made A Mistake Because It's Only You, which was produced by James Brown.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't It Funky Now, Pts. 1-2" | Brown | 9:26 |
| 2. | "Fat Wood, Pts. 1-2" | Brown, Jimmy Nolen | 9:15 |
| Total length: | 17:46 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Cold Sweat" | Brown, Pee Wee Ellis | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" | Charles Bobbit | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Nose Job" | Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Use Your Mother" | Brown | 3:25 |
| 7. | "After You Done It" | Brown | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 18:07 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- James Brown – lead vocals, organ
- Richard "Kush" Griffith, Joe Davis – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Maceo Parker, Eldee Williams – tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen, Alfonzo Kellum – guitar
- Sweet Charles Sherrell – bass
- Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks – drums
Overdubs ("Cold Sweat", "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose", "Use Your Mother", "After You Done It")
- Kenny Poole – guitar
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[7] | 43 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leeds, Alan (August 2007). The Singles, Volume 4: 1966–1967. Polydor (published October 19, 2007).
- ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (October 2007). The Singles, Volume 5: 1967–1969. Polydor (published February 29, 2008).
- ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (October 2008). The Singles, Volume 6: 1967–1969. Polydor (published December 5, 2008).
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Ain't It Funky by James Brown & The James Brown Band". iTunes. May 3, 1933. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "James Brown: Ain't It Funky" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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