| Sex Machine Today | ||||
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| Released | May 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Sound Ideas Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 39:45 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Charles Bobbit | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+ [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Sex Machine Today is the 40th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in May 1975, by Polydor Records. [1] [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 2" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 12:05 |
| 2. | "I Feel Good" | Brown | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Problems" | Brown, Lee Austin | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Dead on It" | Brown, Fred Wesley | 13:10 |
| 5. | "Get Up Off of Me" | Brown, Wesley | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Deep in It" | Brown | 4:44 |
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