Sex Machine Today

1975 studio album by James Brown

Sex Machine Today

Studio album by

James Brown

Released| May 1975
Recorded| 1975
Studio| Sound Ideas Studios, New York City
Genre| Funk
Length| 39:45
Label| Polydor
Producer| Charles Bobbit
James Brown chronology
| Reality
(1974)  | Sex Machine Today
(1975)  | Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump
(1975)

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Singles from  Sex Machine Today

1. "Sex Machine"
Released: March 24, 1975

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| C+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [3]

Sex Machine Today is the 40th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in May 1975, by Polydor Records.[1][4]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 2"| James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff| 12:05
2.| "I Feel Good"| Brown| 3:05
3.| "Problems"| Brown, Lee Austin| 2:45
4.| "Dead on It"| Brown, Fred Wesley| 13:10
5.| "Get Up Off of Me"| Brown, Wesley| 3:56
6.| "Deep in It"| Brown| 4:44

## Personnel[edit]

* James Brown - lead vocals, arrangements
* Fred Wesley \- production supervision, arrangements
* Bob Both \- production supervision, engineer
* David Stone, Major Little - assistant engineer
* Roger Huyssen - artwork

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Sex Machine Today - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
3. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
4. ^ "iTunes - Music - Sex Machine Today by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. January 1975. Retrieved 2015-06-28.

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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
* 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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