Jam 1980's

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Jam 1980's
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Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1978
Genre Funk, disco
Length38:18
Label Polydor
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
  1. "Eyesight"
    Released: March 1978
  2. "The Spank"
    Released: June 1978

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

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Robert Christgau B+ [5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

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." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jam"James Brown, Deirdre Brown11:47
2."The Spank"James Brown, Charles Sherrell 6:45
3."Nature"Deirdre Brown, Joe Brown 10:17
4."Eyesight"James Brown, Deirdre Brown5:30
5."I Never, Never, Never Will Forget"James Brown3:59

References

  1. Baker, Arthur (March 23, 1978). "Breakdown". Bay State Banner. No. 24. p. 18.
  2. Vincent, Rickey (1996). Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 85.
  3. Johnson, Al (June 2, 1978). "James Brown Is Still Doing Dated Material". The Charlotte Observer. p. 7D.
  4. Jason Elias. "Jam/1980's - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  5. Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 42.
  8. Cobb, Chris (June 2, 1978). "Brown hits back". Ottawa Journal. p. D33.