Get On the Good Foot is the 34th studio album by American funk and soul musician James Brown. It was released as a double LP on November 20, 1972, by Polydor Records.
Get On the Good Foot | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 20, 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1970–72 | |||
Genre | Funk, R&B, soul | |||
Length | 66:09 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | James Brown | |||
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Singles from Get on the Good Foot | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Creem | B+[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ( )[4] |
The Village Voice | B−[5] |
In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone, Russell Gersten said most of the album comprises a few "horrible" new songs and many "inferior" renditions of older songs from Brown, whom Gersten accused of repetitiveness and "egomania".[6] Robert Christgau from The Village Voice said "if this were the world's only James Brown album it would be priceless. But there's a lot of waste here, and Brown's voice can't carry ballads the way it used to".[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get on the Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)" | Brown, Fred Wesley, Joe Mims | 5:46 |
2. | "The Whole World Needs Liberation" | Brown, Bobby Byrd | 3:52 |
3. | "Your Love Was Good for Me" | J. J. Barnes, Whiz Whisenhut | 3:20 |
4. | "Cold Sweat" | Brown, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis | 2:55 |
Total length: | 15:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Recitation by Hank Ballard" | Brown, Hank Ballard | 5:55 |
2. | "I Got a Bag of My Own" | Brown | 3:46 |
3. | "Nothing Beats a Try But a Fail" | Brown | 3:15 |
4. | "Lost Someone" | Brown, Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth | 3:55 |
Total length: | 16:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Funky Side of Town" | Brown | 7:51 |
2. | "Please, Please" | Brown, Johnny Terry | 12:15 |
Total length: | 20:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ain't It a Groove" | Brown, Nat Jones | 2:13 |
2. | "My Part/Make It Funky (Parts 3 & 4)" | Brown, Charles Bobbit | 5:24 |
3. | "Dirty Harri" | Brown | 6:12 |
Total length: | 13:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get on the Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)" | Brown, Wesley, Mims | 5:44 |
2. | "The Whole World Needs Liberation" | Brown, Byrd | 3:41 |
3. | "Your Love Was Good for Me" | Barnes, Whisenhut | 3:20 |
4. | "Cold Sweat" | Brown, Ellis | 2:53 |
5. | "Recitation by Hank Ballard" | Brown, Ballard | 5:54 |
6. | "I Got a Bag of My Own" | Brown | 3:30 |
7. | "Nothing Beats a Failure (But a Try)" | Brown | 3:06 |
8. | "Lost Someone" | Brown, Byrd, Stallworth | 3:56 |
9. | "Funky Side of Town" | Brown | 7:50 |
10. | "Please, Please" | Brown, Terry | 12:19 |
11. | "Ain't It a Groove" | Brown, Jones | 2:10 |
12. | "My Part/Make It Funky (Parts 3 & 4)" | Brown, Bobbit | 5:14 |
13. | "Dirty Harri" | Brown | 6:15 |
14. | "I Know It's True" (bonus track) | Brown | 4:07 |