| Mutha's Nature | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 36:40 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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Mutha's Nature is an album by the American musician James Brown, released in 1977 through Polydor Records. [1] It was arranged by Charles Sherwell and James Brown, with Sarah Pergantis credited for the cover illustration. The album's title is a play on "Mother Nature".
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
The Bay State Banner praised "the skeletal, hard-driving, bottom-conscious funk with an equally hard-driving preaching vocal overhead." [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Give Me Some Skin" | Deanna Brown, Yamma Brown | 3:58 |
| 2. | "People Who Criticize" | James Brown, Flower (Larry John Gordon) | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Have a Happy Day" | Charles Sherrell | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Bessie" | James Brown, Charles Sherrell, Johnny Griggs, Melvin Parker, St. Clair Pinckney | 3:24 |
| 5. | "If You Don't Give a Doggone About It" | James Brown, Deanna Brown | 6:31 |
| 6. | "Summertime" | George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | 5:29 |
| 7. | "People Wake Up and Live" | James Brown | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Take Me Higher and Groove Me" | James Brown, Deirdre Brown | 5:01 |
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