| 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 | |||
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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. 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 | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | C |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
The Bay State Banner praised "the skeletal, hard-driving, bottom-conscious funk with an equally hard-driving preaching vocal overhead."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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.