The Popcorn (album)

The Popcorn
Studio album by James Brown
Released	August 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Funk, soul, R&B
Length	33:14
Label	King
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Gettin' Down to It (1969) The Popcorn (1969) It's a Mother (1969)
Singles from The Popcorn
"The Popcorn" Released: August 1968 "Soul Pride" Released: March 1969

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

The Popcorn is the 25th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in August 1969, by King Records. ^{[1] [3]}

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated August 23, 1969, peaking at No. 40 during a thirteen-week run on the chart. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Popcorn"	James Brown	3:01
2.	"Why Am I Treated So Bad"	Roebuck Staples	6:04
3.	"In the Middle, Pt. 1 & 2"	Alfred Ellis, Bud Hobgood	6:50
4.	"Soul Pride, Pts. 1 & 2"	James Brown, Alfred Ellis	4:28
5.	"A New Shift"	Alfred Ellis	3:37
6.	"Sudsy"	James Brown, Alfred Ellis	4:41
7.	"The Chicken"	Alfred Ellis	4:04
8.	"The Chase"	James Brown, Bud Hobgood	0:29

Personnel

• James Brown (lead vocal)
• Alphonso Kellum (bass)
• Clyde Stubblefield (drums)
• Waymon Reed and Richard "Kush" Griffith (trumpet)
• Levi Rasbury(valve trombone)
• Fred Wesley (trombone)
• Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone)
• St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone)
• Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (alto saxophone)
• Jimmy Nolen (guitar)

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [4]	40

References

1. "The Popcorn - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
2. 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.
3. "iTunes - Music - The Popcorn by James Brown & The James Brown Band". iTunes . Retrieved July 17, 2015.
4. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2025.