Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump

Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1975 (1975-08)[1]
RecordedSeptember 20, 1973 (1973-09-20) – July 1975 (1975-07)[1][2][3][4][5]
Studio
Genre
Length41:17
LabelPolydor
6054
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Sex Machine Today
(1975)
Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump
(1975)
Hot
(1976)
Singles from Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump
  1. "Hustle!!! (Dead on It)"
    Released: June 1975 (1975-06)
  2. "Superbad, Superslick"
    Released: September 1975 (1975-09)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[6]
Robert ChristgauB−[7]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar[8]

Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump is the 41st studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in August 1975 by Polydor Records.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Brown; except where specified.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hustle!!! (Dead on It)" 5:01
2."Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" 5:33
3."Your Love" 4:09
4."Turn On The Heat And Build Some Fire" 6:08
5."Superbad, Superslick" 6:49
6."Calm & Cool" 5:48
7."Kansas City"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller7:47

Personnel

Musicians

The J.B.'s (1973)

"Your Love"; originally recorded as "I Got A Good Thing"[1][4]

The J.B.'s (1975)

"Turn On The Heat And Build Some Fire", "Kansas City"[2][3]

Studio band conducted by David Matthews

"Hustle!!! (Dead On It)", "Superbad, Superslick"[1][5]

Technical

  • James Brown – arrangements
  • Fred Wesley – production supervision, arrangements
  • Bob Both – production supervision, engineer
  • David Stone, Major Little – assistant engineer
  • Roger Huyssen – artwork
  • Bob Both - production supervision, recording and mixing engineer
  • David Stone, Major Little - assistant engineer
  • Douglas Gervasi - cover photography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Weinger, Harry; Leeds, Alan (1985). Dead On The Heavy Funk 74-76. Polydor. 827 439-1 Y-1.
  2. ^ a b c Cliff, White; Weinger, Harry (1990). Messing With The Blues. Polydor. 847 258-2.
  3. ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (July 23, 1996). Make It Funky – The Big Payback: 1971–1975. Polydor. 31453 3052-2.
  4. ^ a b c d e Leeds, Alan (January 2010). The Singles, Volume 9: 1973–1975. Hip-O Select (published July 2, 2010). B0014259-02.
  5. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (December 2010). The Singles, Volume 10: 1975–1979. Hip-O Select (published February 11, 2011). B0015279-02.
  6. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  8. ^ 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.