Hell (James Brown album)

1974 studio album by James Brown

Hell

Studio album by

James Brown

Released| June 28, 1974 (1974-06-28)
Studio| Sound Ideas Studios, New York City; A&R Studios, New York City; International Studios, Augusta, Georgia
Genre|

* Funk
* soul

Length| 68:20
Label| Polydor
Producer| James Brown
James Brown chronology
| The Payback
(1973)  | Hell
(1974)  | Reality
(1974)

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Singles from  Hell

1. "My Thang"
Released: April 1974
2. "Papa Don't Take No Mess"
Released: August 1974
3. "Coldblooded"
Released: October 1974

Hell is the 38th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on June 28, 1974, by Polydor Records.

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| B[2]
Džuboks| unfavorable [3]
Rolling Stone| favorable[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [5]

## Track listing

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Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

Side CNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

Side DNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Papa Don't Take No Mess"| Charles Bobbit, Brown, John Starks, Fred Wesley| 13:51

## Personnel

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* 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

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1. ^ Elias, Jason. "James Brown: Hell > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "James Brown". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
3. ^ Vrdoljak, Dražen. "James Brown - Hell". Džuboks (in Serbian) (10 (second series)). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine: 22–23.22-23&rft.aulast=Vrdoljak&rft.aufirst=Dražen&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Hell+(James+Brown+album)" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Palmer, Bob (12 September 1974). "James Brown: Hell". Rolling Stone. No. RS 169. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08.
5. ^ 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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James Brown

Studio albums|

* Please Please Please
* Try Me!
* Think!
* The Amazing James Brown
* James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A.
* Prisoner of Love
* Showtime
* Grits & Soul
* Out of Sight
* Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
* James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday
* I Got You (I Feel Good)
* Mighty Instrumentals
* James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo)
* It's a Man's Man's Man's World
* James Brown Sings Christmas Songs
* Handful of Soul
* James Brown Sings Raw Soul
* James Brown Plays the Real Thing
* Cold Sweat
* I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
* I Got the Feelin'
* James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul
* Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things
* A Soulful Christmas
* Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
* Gettin' Down to It
* The Popcorn
* It's a Mother
* Ain't It Funky
* Soul on Top
* It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In
* Hey America
* Sho Is Funky Down Here
* Hot Pants
* There It Is
* Get on the Good Foot
* Black Caesar
* The Payback
* Hell
* Reality
* Sex Machine Today
* Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump
* Hot
* Get Up Offa that Thing
* Bodyheat
* Mutha's Nature
* Jam 1980's
* Take a Look at Those Cakes
* The Original Disco Man
* People
* Soul Syndrome
* Nonstop!
* Bring It On!
* Gravity
* I'm Real
* Love Over-Due
* Universal James
* I'm Back
* The Merry Christmas Album
* The Next Step

Live albums|

* Live at the Apollo
* Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal
* The James Brown Show
* Live at the Garden
* Live at the Apollo, Volume II
* Sex Machine
* Super Bad
* Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III
* Hot on the One
* Live in New York
* Live at Chastain Park
* Soul Session Live
* Love, Power, Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971
* Live at the Apollo 1995
* Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68

Notable compilation albums|

* Good, Good, Twistin'
* Solid Gold: 30 Golden Hits
* In the Jungle Groove
* Motherlode
* Star Time
* 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
* Roots of a Revolution
* Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969
* Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang
* JB40 – 40th Anniversary Collection
* Make It Funky – The Big Payback: 1971–1975
* The Singles, Volume I: The Federal Years: 1956–1960
* The Singles, Volume II: 1960–1963
* The Singles, Volume III: 1964–1965
* The Singles, Volume IV: 1966–1967

Band members|

* Bobby Byrd
* Lyn Collins
* Catfish Collins
* Bootsy Collins
* Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis
* Maceo Parker
* Melvin Parker
* St. Clair Pinckney
* John "Jabo" Starks
* Clyde Stubblefield
* Fred Thomas
* Fred Wesley

Associated acts|

* The Famous Flames
* The J.B.'s

Related articles|

* Discography
* Record labels owned by James Brown
* Super Bowl XXXI halftime show
* "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"
* James Brown: Man to Man
* Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968
* Future Shock
* Tomi Rae Hynie
* Get on Up

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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