Hell is the 38th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on June 28, 1974, by Polydor Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 28, 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound Ideas Studios, New York City; A&R Studios, New York City; International Studios, Augusta, Georgia | |||
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| Length | 68:20 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| Džuboks | unfavorable [3] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coldblooded" | James Brown | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Hell" | Brown | 5:03 |
| 3. | "My Thang" | Brown | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Sayin' It and Doin' It" | Brown | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Please, Please, Please" (Remake) | Brown, John Terry | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" | Traditional; arranged by David Matthews | 2:43 |
| 2. | "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" | Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Stormy Monday" | T-Bone Walker | 3:15 |
| 4. | "A Man Has to Go Back to the Cross Road Before He Finds Himself" | Brown | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Sometime" | Brown, Bud Hobgood | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Can't Stand It '76'" (Remake of "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)") | Brown | 8:10 |
| 2. | "Lost Someone" (Remake) | Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Don't Tell a Lie about Me and I Won't Tell the Truth on You" | Brown, J. Maloy Roach | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Papa Don't Take No Mess" | Charles Bobbit, Brown, John Starks, Fred Wesley | 13:51 |
Personnel
edit- James Brown - lead vocals, arrangements (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, C1, C2, D)
- Fred Thomas - bass (tracks: A1, A2, D)
- Gordon Edwards - bass (tracks: A3, B6 to B10, C13)
- Joe Beck - guitar (tracks: A3)
- John "Jabo" Starks - drums (tracks: A1, A2, D)
- Jimmy Madison - drums (tracks: A3, A4, B6 to B10, C13)
- John Morgan - drums (tracks: A1, A2, C11)
- David Matthews - arrangements (tracks: A4, B1 to B5, C3)
- Technical
- Bob Both - production supervision
- Ted Pettus - cover design
- Joe Belt - artwork
References
edit- ^ Elias, Jason. "James Brown: Hell > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "James Brown". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Vrdoljak, Dražen. "James Brown - Hell". Džuboks (in Serbian) (10 (second series)). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine: 22–23.
- ^ Palmer, Bob (12 September 1974). "James Brown: Hell". Rolling Stone. No. RS 169. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
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