Soul Syndrome

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Soul Syndrome
James Brown Soul Syndrome.jpg
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedNovember 1980 (1980-11) [1]
RecordedSeptember – October 1980 (1980-10) [2]
StudioMastersound (Augusta, Georgia) [1] [2]
Genre Funk
Length40:16
Label TK
615
Producer James Brown
James Brown chronology
People
(1980)		Soul Syndrome
(1980)		 Nonstop!
(1981)
Singles from Soul Syndrome
  1. "Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)"
    Released: November 1980 (1980-11)
  2. "Stay with Me / Smokin' & Drinkin'"
    Released: March 1981 (1981-03)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau A− [4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Soul Syndrome is a studio album by American musician James Brown, released in 1980 by TK Records. [3] [7] It was reissued in 1991 by Rhino Records. [8]

Contents

Track listings

Original release
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)"James Brown, Susaye Brown, Henry Stallings13:58
2."Mashed Potatoes"James Brown5:18
Total length:19:16
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Funky Men"James Brown7:27
4."Smokin' & Drinkin'"Anne McLeod, David Weston4:33
5."Stay with Me" Bobby Byrd, Susaye Brown4:09
6."Honky Tonk" Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Clifford Scott, Henry Glover, Shep Shepherd 4:51
Total length:21:00
1991 UK T.K. Records reissue CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Bessie (Part 1)" Sweet Charles Sherrell, Johnny Griggs, Melvin Parker, St. Clair Pinckney  
8."Nature (Part 1)"Deidre Brown, Joe Brown  
9."Rock Groove Machine (Part 1)"James Brown 
10."Just Wanna Make You Dance (Part 1)"James Brown, Larry Tinsley 
11."Back from the Dead" Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke  
12."The Way to Get Down"Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke 
13."Headquarters (Augustus, GA)"Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke 
14."Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)" (7", Part 1)Henry Stallings, James Brown, Susaye Brown 
1991 US Rhino Records reissue CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
7."Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)" (12" Single Version) 
8."Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)" (Part II - 12" Single Version) 

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Weinger, Harry; Leeds, Alan (1985). Dead On The Heavy Funk 74–76. Polydor. 827 439-1 Y-1.
  2. 1 2 Leeds, Alan (July 2011). The Singles, Volume 11: 1979–1981. Hip-O Select (published September 27, 2011). B0016037-02.
  3. 1 2 Jason Elias. "Soul Syndrome - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "James Brown". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin Books. p. 42.
  7. ↑ "James Brown to Return". Oakland Post. No. 680. November 20, 1980. p. 6.
  8. ↑ Britt, Bruce (July 18, 1991). "Out-of-print Brown album to hit shelves". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 15.
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