Gimme Some More (The J.B.'s song)

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"Gimme Some More"
Single by The J.B.'s
from the album Food for Thought
B-side "The Rabbit Got the Gun"
ReleasedNovember 1971 (1971-11)
RecordedSeptember 2, 1971 (1971-09-02) [1] [2]
Studio
Genre Funk
Length3:03
Label People
602
Songwriters James Brown, Charles Bobbit [1] [2]
Producer James Brown
The J.B.'s singles chronology
"My Brother Pt. 1"
(1971)		"Gimme Some More"
(1971)		"Pass the Peas"
(1972)
Audio video
"Gimme Some More" on YouTube

"Gimme Some More" is a 1971 song written by James Brown and recorded by his band, The J.B.'s. Released as a single on People Records, "Gimme Some More" also appeared on the 1972 album Food for Thought.

Contents

A 1972 live performance of "Gimme Some More" is included on The J.B.'s' 1995 compilation album Funky Good Time: The Anthology. Additionally, the song was reworked by Brown into "Happy For The Poor" for the soundtrack of the 1973 blaxpoitation film Slaughter's Big Rip-off. [3]

Background

The song's lyrics consist solely of the song title, chanted by the whole band throughout the record.

Personnel

Credits per liner notes by Alan Leeds. [1] [2]

Chart performance

"Gimme Some More" charted No. 11 R&B and No. 67 Pop.

Chart (1972)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 67
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles [5] 11

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The J.B.'s – Pass the Peas: The Best of the J.B.'s". discogs.com. 2000. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Liner-notes images at archive.org: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  3. ↑ James Brown - Slaughter's Big Rip-Off [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-10-23
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 429.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 617.


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