"Coldblooded" is a song written and recorded by James Brown. It was released in 1974 as the B-side of "Funky President (People It's Bad)" and charted #99 Pop.[1] It also appeared on the album Hell. Writing in Rolling Stone, Robert Palmer praised the song as a "sure-fire disco [smash], the kind of no-nonsense party music one expects from Soul Brother Number One."[2]
| "Coldblooded" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Hell | ||||
| A-side | "Funky President (People It's Bad)" | |||
| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | March 24, 1974, International Studios, Augusta, GA; additional recording April 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | Polydor 14258 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
| James Brown charting singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Coldblooded" on YouTube | ||||
Personnel
edit- James Brown - vocals
- Isaiah "Ike" Oakley - trumpet
- Fred Wesley - trombone
- Maceo Parker - alto sax
- Jimmy Parker - alto sax
- St. Clair Pinckney - tenor sax
- Jimmy Nolen - guitar
- Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar
- Fred Thomas - bass
- John "Jabo" Starks - drums
- Johnny Griggs - congas
- Fred Wesley or Bob Both - percussion[3]
References
edit- ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ^ Palmer, Robert. "Out of the Brown Bag". Rolling Stone September 12, 1974. Rpt. in The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul. Ed. Nelson George and Alan Leeds. New York: Plume, 2008. 101-104.
- ^ Leeds, Alan (1995). Hell [CD liner notes]. New York: PolyGram Records.
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