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1976 studio album by James Brown
Get Up Offa That Thing
Studio album by James Brown
ReleasedJuly 1976
Recorded1976
GenreFunk
Length42:20
LabelPolydor
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Hot
(1976)
Get Up Offa That Thing
(1976)
Bodyheat
(1976)
Singles from Get Up Offa That Thing
  1. "Get Up Offa That Thing"
    Released: May 1976
  2. "I Refuse to Lose"
    Released: 1976
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Review scores
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Robert ChristgauB−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Get Up Offa That Thing is the 43rd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in July 1976, by Polydor Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Deanna Brown, Deirdre Brown and Yamma Brown; except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the Pressure" 9:16
2."You Took My Heart"Deanna Brown, Deirdre Brown, St. Clair Pinckney, Yamma Brown3:23
3."I Refuse to Lose" 7:33
4."Can't Take It With You" 9:07
5."Home Again" 4:39
6."This Feeling" 8:22

Personnel

  • James Brown - lead vocals, arrangements
  • Jimmy Nolen – guitar
  • Robert Lee Coleman – guitar
  • Sweet Charles Sherrell – clavinet
  • Melvin Parker – drums
  • Will Lee – bass
  • Russell Crimes – trumpet
  • Holly Ferris – trombone
  • St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
  • Peyton Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Poff Jr. - alto saxophone
  • Patricia Dryden - cover illustration

References

  1. ^ Alex Henderson. "Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  2. Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "iTunes - Music - Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. January 1976. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
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