| There It Is | ||||
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| Studio album by James Brown | ||||
| Released | June 9, 1972 (1972-06-09) | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1972 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from There It Is | ||||
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There It Is is the 33rd studio album by American musician James Brown. His second release for Polydor Records, it contained five of his early-1970s hits. The album was released on June 9, 1972. It reached #10 on the Billboard R&B charts and #60 on the Billboard 200.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A− |
| The Village Voice | A− |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There It Is, Part 1" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "There It Is, Part 2" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "King Heroin" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "I'm A Greedy Man, Part 1" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "I'm A Greedy Man, Part 2" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Who Am I" | 4:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Public Enemy #1, Part 1" | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Public Enemy #1, Part 2"" | 5:05 |
| 4. | "I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | 3:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There It Is, Pts. 1 & 2" | James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney | 5:50 |
| 2. | "King Heroin" | J. Brown, Charles Bobbit, Dave Matthews, Manny Rosen | 3:58 |
| 3. | "I'm a Greedy Man" | J. Brown, Bobbit | 7:06 |
| 4. | "Who Am I" | Johnny Terry | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" | J. Brown, Bobby Byrd | 7:49 |
| 6. | "Public Enemy No. 1, Pt. 1" | J. Brown, Bobbit, Henry Stallings | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Public Enemy No. 1, Pt. 2" | J. Brown, Bobbit, Stallings | 5:09 |
| 8. | "I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)" | Teddy Brown | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | J. Brown | 3:02 |
Personnel
- James Brown – lead vocal, record producer, arranger on tracks 1, 3, 5-8
- Bobby Byrd - organ, vocal
- Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar
- William "Bootsy" Collins - bass
- John "Jabo" Starks - drums
- Johnny Griggs
- Joe Beck – guitar
- Joe Farrell – sax
- Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpet
- Darryl "Hassan" Jamison - trumpet
- Robert McCollough - tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney - baritone saxophone
- Richard Tee – keyboard, organ
- Danny Stiles - trumpet
- Marvin Stamm - trumpet
- Jimmy Buffington - French horn
- Seldon Powell - flute, tenor saxophone
- Sam Brown - guitar
- Dave Matthews – arranger on tracks 2, 4
- Fred Wesley – arranger on track 9
- Joseph M. Palmaccio – digital remastering
References
- ^ Elias, Jason. "James Brown: There It Is Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- "There It Is > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- Christgau, Robert. "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- Brackett, N.; Hoard, C.D. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 111. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- Hull, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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