song
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetit ...
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, the song was a #1 R&B hit and also made the top 20 pop singles chart. "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" appeared as an instrumental on the '' Ain't It Funky'' (1970) album, removing Brown's vocals and adding guitar overdubs, while the vocal version was released on '' It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In'' (1970).
Recorded history
Brown recorded "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" again with The J.B.'s for his 1970 live double album '' Sex Machine''. Over five minutes long, this later recording used a substantially different instrumental arrangement, with an added organ
riff
A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music (also known as an ostinato figure in classical music); it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or acc ...
lyrics
Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a " libretto" and their writer, ...
. This version features Clyde Stubblefield on drum kit performing in tandem with congas. Note: The drums conga tandem is self-evident in minutes 4 and 5 of the recording. A remix of this recording by Tim Rogers appears on the 1986 compilation album '' In the Jungle Groove''. The remixed version has been extensively
sampled
Sample or samples may refer to:
Base meaning
* Sample (statistics), a subset of a population – complete data set
* Sample (signal), a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal
* Sample (material), a specimen or small quantity of so ...
. A genuine live version of the song appears on the album ''
Live at Chastain Park
''Live at Chastain Park'' is a live album recorded by James Brown in 1985 at Chastain Park, the titular city park in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally released in the UK and Europe in 1988 by Charly Records, it has been reissued numerous times on budget ...
'' (rec. 1985, rel. 1988).
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Lyn Collins
Gloria Lavern Collins (June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005), better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single, " Think (About It)".
A favorite ...
* James Brown - lead vocals
''with the James Brown Orchestra:''
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Waymon Reed
Waymon Reed (January 10, 1940, Fayetteville, North Carolina - November 25, 1983, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American jazz trumpeter. While he was principally a bebop soloist, he also worked in rhythm and blues ( R&B). He never had any children, ...
– trumpet
* Richard "Kush" Griffith – trumpet
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Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s.
Biography
Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band lead ...
– trombone
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Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis
Alfred James Ellis (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz, he was a member of James Brown's band in the ...
– alto saxophone
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Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many o ...
Jimmy Nolen
Jimmy Nolen (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) - accessed November 13, 2011 was an American
– guitar
* Alphonso "Country" Kellum – guitar
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Charles Sherrell
"Sweet" Charles Sherrell (born Charles Emanuel Sherrell, March 8, 1943) is an American bassist known for recording and performing with James Brown.
Biography
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Sherrell began his career playing drums with fellow Na ...
– bass
* Nate Jones – drumsLeeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In ''Star Time'' (pp. 46–53) D booklet New York: PolyGram Records.
* Chuck Kirkpatrick – recording engineer
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...