My Thang
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| "My Thang" | ||||
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Hell | ||||
| B-side | "Public Enemy No. 1 - Part I" | |||
| Released | April 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" (stereo) | |||
| Recorded | November 27, 1973, A&R Studios, New York, NY; additional recording March - April 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Polydor 14244 |
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| Writer(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
| James Brown charting singles chronology | ||||
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"My Thang" is a funk song written and recorded by James Brown. It was released as a two-part single which spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart - Brown's second #1 in a row, following "The Payback" - and reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1974.[1][2] The song also appeared on Brown's 1974 double album Hell.[3]
Personnel
- James Brown - vocals
- probably Lew Soloff - trumpet
- John Faddis - trumpet
- Michael Gipson - trombone
- David Sanborn - alto sax
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
- Joe Farrell - tenor sax
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - baritone sax
- Dave Matthews - piano
- Joe Beck - guitar
- Sam Brown - guitar
- Gordon Edwards - bass
- Jimmy Madison - drums
- Sue Evans - percussion
- Fred Wesley - tambourine, background vocals
- Bobby Roach - background vocals
- Johnny Scotton - background vocals[4]
See also
References
- ↑ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ↑ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
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- ↑ Leeds, Alan (1995). Hell [CD liner notes]. New York: PolyGram Records.
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