Hell (James Brown album)

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Hell
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 28, 1974 (1974-06-28)
StudioSound Ideas Studios, New York City; A&R Studios, New York City; International Studios, Augusta, Georgia
Genre
Length68:20
Label Polydor
Producer James Brown
James Brown chronology
The Payback
(1973)
Hell
(1974)
Reality
(1974)
Singles from Hell
  1. "My Thang"
    Released: April 1974
  2. "Papa Don't Take No Mess"
    Released: August 1974
  3. "Coldblooded"
    Released: October 1974

Hell is the 38th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on June 28, 1974, by Polydor Records.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau B [2]
Džuboks unfavorable [3]
Rolling Stone favorable [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Coldblooded" James Brown 4:45
2."Hell"Brown5:03
3."My Thang"Brown4:20
4."Sayin' It and Doin' It"Brown3:05
5."Please, Please, Please" (Remake)Brown, John Terry4:07
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When the Saints Go Marchin' In"Traditional; arranged by David Matthews 2:43
2."These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey 3:14
3."Stormy Monday" T-Bone Walker 3:15
4."A Man Has to Go Back to the Cross Road Before He Finds Himself"Brown2:52
5."Sometime"Brown, Bud Hobgood4:15
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Stand It '76'" (Remake of "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)")Brown8:10
2."Lost Someone" (Remake)Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth 3:35
3."Don't Tell a Lie about Me and I Won't Tell the Truth on You"Brown, J. Maloy Roach5:05
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Papa Don't Take No Mess"Charles Bobbit, Brown, John Starks, Fred Wesley 13:51

Personnel

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References

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  2. Christgau, Robert. "James Brown". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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  4. Palmer, Bob (12 September 1974). "James Brown: Hell". Rolling Stone . No. RS 169. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08.
  5. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9780743201698 . Retrieved 2015-07-19.