Grits & Soul
| Grits & Soul | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 37:47 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Grits & Soul is the eighth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1964, by Smash Records. Brown does not sing on the album; he was sidestepping his contract obligations with King Records. Instead, Brown plays keyboards along with Fats Gonder.[1][4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by James Brown as "Ted Wright"; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Grits" | Nat Jones, Ted Wright | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Tempted" | 3:10 | |
| 3. | "There" | 3:30 | |
| 4. | "After You're Through" | 3:05 | |
| 5. | "Devil's Hideaway" | 5:13 | |
| 6. | "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" | Don Kirkpatrick, Kevin Knox | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Infatuation" | Nat Jones, Ted Wright | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Wee Wee" | 2:35 | |
| 9. | "Mister Hip" | 4:35 | |
| 10. | "Headache" | 2:22 |
Personnel
- James Brown - piano, organ
- Bernard Odum, Sam Thomas - bass
- Melvin Parker, Nat Kendrick, O.B. Williams - drums
- St. Clair Pinckney, Al Brisco Clark, Eldee Williams - tenor saxophone
- Maceo Parker - baritone saxophone
- Nat Jones - alto saxophone, arrangements
- Les Buie - guitar
- Al Lucas "Fats" Gonder - piano, organ
- Joe Dupars, Mack Johnson, Robert Knight, Ron Tooley - trumpet
- Wilmer Milton - trombone
References
- ^ a b Kurt Edwards. "Grits & Soul - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (August 14, 1965). "James Brown: Grits & Soul" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 231. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Grits and Soul by James Brown". iTunes. Retrieved July 7, 2015.