Jam 1980's

Jam 1980's
Studio album by James Brown
Released	March 1978 (1978-03) [1]
Recorded	December 1977 (1977-12) [1] [2]
Studio	Mastersound (Augusta, Georgia) [1] [2]
Genre	Funk disco
Length	38:18
Label	Polydor 6140
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Mutha's Nature (1977) Jam 1980's (1978) Take a Look at Those Cakes (1978)
Singles from Jam 1980's
"Eyesight / I Never, Never, Never Will Forget" Released: April 1978 (1978-04) "The Spank" Released: July 1978 (1978-07) "Nature" Released: September 1978 (1978-09)

Jam 1980's is an album by the American musician James Brown. ^{[3] [4]} It was released in March of 1978 by Polydor Records. ^{[1] [2] [5]} The album was arranged by James Brown, with Sweet Charles Sherrell arranging "Nature".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Robert Christgau	B+ [7]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[9]

The Ottawa Journal called Jam 1980's "a slick album meeting the current disco craze head on," writing that the song "Jam" is "a masterpiece of disco soul." ^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jam"	James Brown, Deirdre Brown	11:47
2.	"The Spank"	James Brown, Charles Sherrell	6:45
3.	"Nature"	Deirdre Brown, Joe Brown	10:17
4.	"Eyesight"	James Brown, Deirdre Brown	5:30
5.	"I Never, Never, Never Will Forget"	James Brown	3:59

Personnel

• James Brown – lead vocals, clavinet ("The Spank")
• Hollie Farris – trumpet
• Joe Poff – alto saxophone
• Peyton "P.J." Johnson, St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Nolen, Keith Gregory – electric guitar
• "Sweet" Charles "Sherrell – bass guitar, electric piano, clavinet
• David Weston – bass guitar
• Johnny Griggs – percussion
• Tony Cook – drums

References

1. Weinger, Harry; Leeds, Alan (1985). Dead on the Heavy Funk 74-76. Polydor. 827 439-1 Y-1.
2. Leeds, Alan (December 2010). The Singles, Volume 10: 1975–1979. Hip-O Select (published February 11, 2011). B0015279-02.
3. Baker, Arthur (March 23, 1978). "Breakdown". Bay State Banner. No. 24. p. 18.
4. Vincent, Rickey (1996). Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 85.
5. Johnson, Al (June 2, 1978). "James Brown Is Still Doing Dated Material". The Charlotte Observer. p. 7D.
6. Jason Elias. "Jam/1980's - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
7. Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
8. 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.
9. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 42.
10. Cobb, Chris (June 2, 1978). "Brown hits back". Ottawa Journal. p. D33.