The Original Disco Man

The Original Disco Man
Studio album by James Brown
Released	June 1979 (1979-06) [1]
Recorded	March 5 – April 1979 (1979-04) [1] [2] [3]
Studio	Muscle Shoals (Sheffield, Alabama) The Soundshop (Nashville, Tennessee) [1] [2] [3]
Genre	Funk disco
Length	43:52
Label	Polydor 6212
Producer	Brad Shapiro, James Brown ("Love Me Tender")
James Brown chronology
Take a Look at Those Cakes (1978) The Original Disco Man (1979) People (1980)
Singles from The Original Disco Man
"It's Too Funky in Here" Released: May 1979 "Star Generation / Women Are Something Else" Released: August 1979

The Original Disco Man is a studio album by the American musician James Brown. ^[4] It was released in June of 1979 by Polydor Records. ^{[1] [5]} The front cover photograph was taken by Joel Bernstein. Brown supported the album with a North American tour. ^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Smash Hits	8/10 [8]
The Village Voice	A− [9]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[10]

The New York Times wrote that "the performances aren't really up to the fevered level of his great days." ^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brad Shapiro and Randy McCormick; except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Too Funky in Here"	Brad Shapiro, George Jackson, Robert Alton Miller, Walter N. Shaw	6:32
2.	"Let the Boogie Do the Rest"		7:22
3.	"Still"	Bill Anderson	6:04
4.	"Star Generation"		8:07
5.	"Women Are Something Else"		5:59
6.	"The Original Disco Man"	Brad Shapiro	6:58
7.	"Love Me Tender" (CD bonus track)	Elvis Presley, Vera Matson	2:47

Personnel

• James Brown – lead vocals
• Cynthia Douglas, Donna Davis, Pamela Vincent – backing vocals
• Ben Cauley, Harrison Calloway Jr. – trumpet
• Charles Rose – trombone
• Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
• Ronnie Eades – baritone saxophone
• Clayton Ivey, Randy McCormick – keyboards
• Jimmy Johnson, Larry Byrom – electric guitar
• David Hood – bass guitar
• Roger Hawkins – 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. The Original Disco Man (Limited ed.). Europe: Elemental Music. November 4, 2016.
4. Lane, George (July 19, 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 41. p. 19.
5. Jason Elias. "The Original Disco Man - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
6. Partipilo, Vic (February 1, 1980). "On Location". Oakland Post. No. 432. p. 10.
7. 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.
8. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (September 6–19, 1979): 25.
9. Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
10. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 42.
11. Rockwell, John (July 13, 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C15.