I'm Real (James Brown song)

Last updated
"I'm Real"
Single by James Brown
from the album I'm Real
B-side "Tribute"
ReleasedApril 1988 (1988-04)
Genre Funk, hip hop, new jack swing
Length4:30
Label Scotti Bros.
07783
Songwriters
  • Curt Bedeau
  • Gerry Charles
  • Hugh L Clarke
  • Brian George
  • Lucien George
  • Paul George
  • James Brown
Producer Full Force
James Brown chartingsingles chronology
"The Payback Mix"
(1986)		"I'm Real"
(1988)		"Static"
(1988)
Audio video
"I'm Real" on YouTube

"I'm Real" is a hip hop-R&B song recorded by James Brown. It was co-written and produced by Full Force and appeared on Brown's 1988 album of the same name. The song's horn section is reminiscent of both "Soul Power" and "Think (About It)" [1] Released as a single the same year, it charted #2 R&B. [2] Described in Rolling Stone as "[Brown's] I'm-the-original rapper song", [3] its lyrics assert his primacy and relevance as a performer over and against the many musicians who sample his work.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [4] 19

References

  1. ↑ "Full Force – Credits". allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. ↑ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  3. ↑ "James Brown: I Feel Good!". Rolling Stone . 27 June 1991.
  4. ↑ "Playlist Report: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 26. 25 June 1988. p. 6.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.