Get Up Offa That Thing is the 43rd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in July 1976, by Polydor Records.[1][4]
| Get Up Offa That Thing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Deanna Brown, Deirdre Brown and Yamma Brown; except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the Pressure" | 9:16 | |
| 2. | "You Took My Heart" | Deanna Brown, Deirdre Brown, St. Clair Pinckney, Yamma Brown | 3:23 |
| 3. | "I Refuse to Lose" | 7:33 | |
| 4. | "Can't Take It With You" | 9:07 | |
| 5. | "Home Again" | 4:39 | |
| 6. | "This Feeling" | 8:22 |
Personnel
edit- James Brown - lead vocals, arrangements
- Jimmy Nolen – guitar
- Robert Lee Coleman – guitar
- Sweet Charles Sherrell – clavinet
- Melvin Parker – drums
- Will Lee – bass
- Russell Crimes – trumpet
- Holly Ferris – trombone
- St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- Peyton Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Joe Poff Jr. - alto saxophone
- Patricia Dryden - cover illustration
References
edit- ^ a b Alex Henderson. "Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. January 1976. Retrieved 2015-06-29.