James Brown's Funky People

Various Artists - R&B/Soul - Funk, James Brown

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: June 20, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polydor / Umgd
• ASIN: B000001FJT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #71,909 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Gimme Some More - The J.B.'s

2. Pass the Peas - The J.B.'s

3. Think (About It) - Lyn Collins

4. Givin' up Food for Funk, Pt. 1 - The J.B.'s

5. Mama Feelgood - Lyn Collins

6. Hot Pants Road - The J.B.'s

7. Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again - Lyn Collins

8. Damn Right I Am Somebody, Pts. 1 & 2 - The J.B.'s, Fred Wesley

9. Take Me Just As I Am - Lyn Collins

10. If You Don't Get It the First Time, Back up and Try It Again, Party - The J.B.'s, Fred Wesley

11. Parrty, Pt. 1 - Maceo & the Macks

12. (It's Not the Express) It's the J.B.'s Monaurail, Pt. 1

13. Same Beat, Pt. 1 [*] - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential, December 14, 1999

By	W. Todd Dominey (Decatur, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This disc is one of the many odds and ends that floats around Brown's mammoth CD catalog. For most core listeners the "StarTime" box set is probably enough, but for true fans (and old school rap and hip hop freaks) this CD is the mutherload of beats and funky grooves. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can compare to the instrumental jam "JB's Monorail," a psychedelic funk jam that's out of this world. Lyn Collins is superb throughout. James pops in and out with yelps of encouragement, but for the most part it's Fred Wesley, Maceo and Collins laying down some serious groove.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 6 stars of funk ....... at LEAST, March 14, 2005

By	Magic Mike "magic mike" (Metro Atlanta, USA) - See all my reviews

This album is beyond describable, if you're a TRUE old school, funk fan that can appreciate the down home soul of James Brown's genius (and the talent of the JBs). My favorites slower funk grooves are "Same Beat" (smooth and awesome) and "Damn Right, I Am Somebody" (the bassline is unbeatable, it sounds great playing through speakers with an acoustic suspension cabinet) - favorite fast track is "If You Don't Get it the First Time..." (a hip, head-bobbing track that just makes you want to get up and jam). This CD deserves 6 stars but you can only give it 5. Only thing I would change is to omit the Lyn Collins tracks - I'm just not a fan of her voice - and add in Bobby Byrds' two biggest hits "Hot Pants - I'm Coming" and "I Know You Got Soul", and maybe "Doin' it To Death" (Funky Good Time). Then it would be a ten star album for sure!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ULTIMATE funk, November 30, 2001

By	"dniezing" (NL) - See all my reviews

Together with 'THE BEST OF KOOL&THE GANG'..... T H I S is the ULTIMATE bit of funk that i've found so far. The tracks may not always have a "song structure" (and for me the women singers may be omitted..) - the funkiest bits in history are found here!!!!!!! Back in the day i waited with buying the album (and pt. 2) - but you shouldn't!