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James Brown
Make It Funky (The Big Payback: 1971-1975)

Compil. US 1996 on Polydor label
R&B/Soul

Mixed at PolyGram Studios Track 1-1 taken from the Escape-ism single and Hot Pants album. Track 1-2 taken from the Hot Pants single. Track 1-3 taken from the I'm A Greedy Man single and There It Is album. Track 1-4 taken from the Make It Funky single (parts 1 & 2) , and My Part / Make It Funky (Part 3/ Part 4) single and Get On The Good Foot album (parts 3 & 4). Track 1-5 taken from the King Heroin single and There It Is album. Track 1-6 taken from the I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) single. Track 1-7 taken from the There It Is single and There It Is album. Track 1-8 taken from the There It Is single and Get On The Good Foot album. Track 1-9 is a previously unreleased complete version. The 3.57 version was released on the Bodyheat album. Track 1-10 taken from the I Got A Bag Of My Own single and Get On The Good Foot album. It is unknown which one of the Acoustic Guitarists played on the track. Track 1-11 is a previously unreleased version with spoken intro. The version with edited intro was released on the Down And Out In New York City single and the Black Caesar (Original Soundtrack). It is unknown which one of the Acoustic Guitarists played on the track. Track 1-12 taken from the Think / Something single. It is unknown which one of the Guitarists played on the track. Track 1-13 is a previously unreleased version. The 0.22 portion was released as an interlude on the Fred Wesley & The JB's album Damn Right I Am Somebody. Track 2-1 taken from the The Payback single and the The Payback album. Track 2-2 taken from the Stone To The Bone single and the The Payback album. Track 2-3 is a previously unreleased alternate version. Track 2-4 is a previously unreleased performance, from the same session track 2-3. Track 2-5 taken from the Papa Don't Take No Mess single and the Hell album. Track 2-6 is a previously unreleased undubbed version issued with percussion overdubs on the Hell album. Track 2-7 taken from the Hell album. Track 2-8 taken from the My Thang / People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul single and the Hell album. Track 2-9 is a previously unreleased original speed master. The sped-up version was issued on the Funky President (People It's Bad) single and the Reality album. Track 2-10 taken from the Sex Machine Today album. Track 2-11 taken from the Sex Machine Today album. Track 2-12 taken from the Everybody's Doin' The Hustle & Dead On The Double Bump album. Track 2-13 is a previously unreleased version. ℗©1996 PolyGram Records, Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by A & M Records, Inc.

Musicians

	James Brown voc, 1933-2006 US producer, vocals, written by, album by, arranged by, organ, rap, vocal rap, organ, arranged by, arranged by, rap, vocal rap, electric piano, arranged by, electric piano, arranged by, piano
	Bob Both voc, *1952 US engineer, original
	Lowell Dorn , US engineer, original
	Ron Lenhoff , US engineer, original
	Alan Leeds , compilation producer, liner notes, essay & track annotation
	Jimmy Parker , alto saxophone, alto saxophone, vocals
	Fred Thomas b, bass, bass, vocals, bass, backing vocals
	John Jabo Starks dr, *1938 US drums, drums, vocals, written by, drums, backing vocals
	Hearlon Cheese Martin , guitar, guitar, vocals, guitar, backing vocals
	Bobby Byrd voc, bvoc, 1934-2007 US organ, vocals, piano
	St-Clair Pinckney ts, sax, 1930-1999 US tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocals, written by, saxophone, tenor, flute, backing vocals, saxophone, tenor
	Fred Wesley tb, *1943 US trombone, trombone, written by, trombone, vocals, arranged by, trombone, backing vocals, backing vocals, tambourine
	Jerone Jasaan Sanford , trumpet, trumpet, vocals, trumpet, backing vocals
	Robert Coleman , guitar, guitar, vocals
	Johnny Griggs perc, cng, US tambourine, tambourine, congas, congas, probably, percussion
	Russell Crimes , trumpet, vocals
	Danny Ray , vocals, voice, emcee
	Martha Harvin , vocals
	Vicki Anderson voc, *1939 US vocals
	Michael Moore b, *1945 US bass
	Billy Cobham dr, perc, *1944 CH drums
	Seldon Powell ts, sax, 1928-1997 US flute, tenor saxophone
	Joe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US flute, tenor saxophone, english horn
	Jim Buffington frh, *1922 GB french horn
	Unknown Artist , french horn
	Joe Beck g, 1945-2008 US guitar
	Sam Brown g, 1939-1977 US guitar, acoustic guitar, perhaps
	Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US organ
	Danny Stiles tr, *1932 US trumpet
	Marvin Stamm tr, *1939 US trumpet
	Dave Matthews p, *1942 US written by, arranged by, piano
	Isiah Ike Oakley , trumpet, trumpet, backing vocals
	Jeanette Washington voc, voice, introduction
	Bobby Roach g, voc, guitar
	Maceo Parker voc, as, *1943 US alto saxophone, alto saxophone, backing vocals
	Jimmy Nolen g, 1934-1983 US guitar, guitar, backing vocals
	Eldee Williams ts, sax, US tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
	Darryl Hassan Jamison tr, trumpet, trumpet, backing vocals
	David Spinozza g, acg, US acoustic guitar, perhaps
	Gordon Edwards b, US bass
	Jimmy Madison dr, US drums
	Hugh McCracken g, 1942-2013 US electric guitar, electric guitar, perhaps
	Michael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US tenor saxophone
	Jon Faddis tr, *1953 US trumpet
	Randy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US trumpet
	Buster Williams b, *1942 US bass
	Steve Gadd dr, *1945 US drums
	Charlie Brown eg, electric guitar, perhaps
	Pat Rebillot key, *1935 US electric piano
	Alfred Ellis ts, as, fl, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
	John Morgan dr, tam, drums, backing vocals, tambourine, percussion, sticks
	'Sweet' Charles Sherrell key, *1943 US bass, clavinet
	David Sanborn as, *1945 US alto saxophone
	Sue Evans cng, perc, dr, *1951 US percussion
	Frank Vicari ts, 1931-2006 US tenor saxophone
	Michael Gibson voc, tb, trombone
	Lew Soloff tr, fh, 1944-2015 US trumpet
	Wilbur Bascomb b, US bass
	Allan Schwartzberg dr, *1942 US drums
	Tom Malone tb, US trombone
	Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US guitar

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