Hey America (album)

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Hey America
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1970 (1970-12) [1]
Recorded
  • October 6, 1970 (1970-10-06)(instrumentals)
  • October 7, 1970 (1970-10-07)(vocals)
  • October 8, 1970 (1970-10-08)(strings, vibes)
  • October 19, 1970 (1970-10-19)(Track 5 vocals)
Studio
Genre
Length34:06
Label King
Producer James Brown
James Brown chronology
Sex Machine
(1970)
Hey America
(1970)
Super Bad
(1971)
Singles from Hey America
  1. "Hey America"
    Released: November 1970 (1970-11)
  2. "Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay"
    Released: November 1970 (1970-11)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Hey America is the 30th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1970 by King Records. [2] [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nat Jones; except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hey America"Addie Williams, Nat Jones3:36
2."A Lonely Little Boy Around One Little Christmas Toy" 4:01
3."Go Power At Christmas Time" 3:11
4."Christmas Is Love" 6:01
5."Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay" 4:22
6."My Rapp" 6:01
7."I'm Your Christmas Friend, Don't Be Hungry" 3:10
8."Merry Christmas My Baby and a Very, Very Happy New Year" 3:54
Total length:34:06

Personnel

References

  1. Leeds, Alan (2024). The Complete James Brown Christmas (Vinyl ed.). p. 3.
  2. 1 2 "Hey America - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  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 - Hey America by James Brown". iTunes. December 1970. Retrieved July 19, 2015.