Food for Thought (The J.B.'s album)

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Food for Thought
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Studio album by
The J.B.'s
ReleasedJune 1972 (1972-06)
RecordedMay 19, 1970 (1970-05-19) – February 1972 (1972-02) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Studio
Genre Funk
Length35:46
Label People
5601
Producer James Brown
The J.B.'s chronology
Food for Thought
(1972)		 Doing It To Death
(1973)
Singles from Food For Thought
  1. "The Grunt"
    Released: June 1970 (1970-06)
  2. "These Are The J.B.'s"
    Released: 1971 (1971)
  3. "Escape-ism"
    Released: May 1971 (1971-05)
  4. "My Brother"
    Released: June 1971 (1971-06)
  5. "Gimme Some More"
    Released: November 5, 1971 (1971-11-05)
  6. "Theme from King Heroin"
    Released: February 1972 (1972-02)
  7. "Pass The Peas / Hot Pants Road"
    Released: April 3, 1972 (1972-04-03)
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Food for Thought is the first studio album by The J.B.'s, released in June 1972 by People Records. [6] Every track was previously released as a single except for "Wine Spot" and "Blessed Blackness". [8]

Contents

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pass The Peas" James Brown, John Starks, Charles Bobbit3:30
2."Gimme Some More"James Brown, Charles Bobbit3:05
3."To My Brother"James Brown2:32
4."Wine Spot" Fred Wesley, Charles Bobbit3:29
5."Hot Pants Road"James Brown, Charles Bobbit, St. Clair Pinckney 2:45
6."The Grunt"James Brown, Clyde Stubblefield, Robert McCollough, Darryl Jamison, William Collins, Phelps Collins, Frank Waddy, Clayton Gunnells, Johnny Griggs2:45
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Blessed Blackness"Fred Wesley, Charles Bobbit3:44
8."Escape-ism (Part 1)"James Brown, David Matthews 3:16
9."Escape-ism (Part 2)"James Brown, David Matthews4:04
10."Theme From King Heroin"James Brown, David Matthews, Charles Bobbit3:08
11."These Are The J.B.'s"James Brown, Johnny Griggs, St. Clair Pinckney, John Starks, Robert McCollough, William Collins, Phelps Collins, Darryl Jamison, Frank Waddy, Clayton Gunnells3:01

Personnel

The J.B.'s (1970)

"The Grunt", "These Are The J.B.'s" [2] [3] [4]

The J.B.'s (1971)

"Pass The Peas", "Gimme Some More", "To My Brother", "Hot Pants Road", "Escape-ism" [1] [2] [3] [5]

Studio band arranged by James Brown and David Matthews (1971)

"Theme From King Heroin" [5]

Studio band arranged by Fred Wesley (1972)

"Wine Spot", "Blessed Blackness" [2] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 White, Cliff (1986). James Brown's Funky People. Polydor. 829 417-1 Y-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Leeds, Alan (February 28, 1995). Funky Good Time: The Anthology. Polydor. 527 094-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Leeds, Alan (2000). Pass The Peas: The Best Of The J.B.'s. Polydor. 012 157 744-2.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Leeds, Alan (January 2009). The Singles, Volume 7: 1970–1972. Hip-O Select (published April 3, 2009). B0012728-02.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Leeds, Alan (September 2009). The Singles, Volume 8: 1972–1973. Hip-O Select (published November 13, 2009). B0013349-02.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Leeds, Alan (2011). The Lost Album Featuring Watermelon Man. United States: Hip-O Select. B0016192-02.
  7. ↑ Allmusic review
  8. ↑ "Food for Thought - Album by The J.B.'s - Apple Music". Apple Music. iTunes.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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