Grits & Soul is the eighth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1964, by Smash Records. Brown does not sing on the album; he was sidestepping his contract obligations with King Records. Instead, Brown plays keyboards along with Fats Gonder.[1][4]

Grits & Soul
Studio album by
Released1964
Recorded1964
GenreSoul
Length37:47
LabelSmash
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Showtime
(1964)
Grits & Soul
(1964)
Out of Sight
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by James Brown as "Ted Wright"; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grits"Nat Jones, Ted Wright4:01
2."Tempted" 3:10
3."There" 3:30
4."After You're Through" 3:05
5."Devil's Hideaway" 5:13
6."Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"Don Kirkpatrick, Kevin Knox4:46
7."Infatuation"Nat Jones, Ted Wright4:28
8."Wee Wee" 2:35
9."Mister Hip" 4:35
10."Headache" 2:22

Personnel

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  • James Brown - piano, organ
  • Bernard Odum, Sam Thomas - bass
  • Melvin Parker, Nat Kendrick, O.B. Williams - drums
  • St. Clair Pinckney, Al Brisco Clark, Eldee Williams - tenor saxophone
  • Maceo Parker - baritone saxophone
  • Nat Jones - alto saxophone, arrangements
  • Les Buie - guitar
  • Al Lucas "Fats" Gonder - piano, organ
  • Joe Dupars, Mack Johnson, Robert Knight, Ron Tooley - trumpet
  • Wilmer Milton - trombone

References

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  1. ^ a b Kurt Edwards. "Grits & Soul - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  2. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (14 August 1965). "James Brown: Grits & Soul" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 231. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  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 - Grits and Soul by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.