''Gettin' Down to It'' is the 24th

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by American musician

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. The album was released in May 1969, by King Records. A pet project of Brown's, the album consists of standards sung in the jazz ballad style of

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, whom Brown greatly admired. In addition, two of Brown's own compositions, "

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" and an instrumental version of " There Was a Time", are included, reinterpreted in the same style.

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has called it "a ballad album that could scare the shades off Ray Charles".

Track listing

Personnel

*James Brown – vocals and producer *Dee Felice Trio: **Frank Vincent – piano **Lee Tucker – bass **Dee Felice – drums

References

1969 albums James Brown albums Albums produced by James Brown King Records (United States) albums {{1960s-album-stub