''Universal James'' is the fifty-sixth studio album by American musician
James Brown
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. It was released on March 9, 1993, via
Scotti Brothers Records
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. Recording sessions took place at Soul II Soul Studios in
London
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and at Studio South in
Augusta, Georgia
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. Production was handled by
Jazzie B
Trevor Beresford Romeo OBE, (born 26 January 1963) better known as Jazzie B, is a British DJ and music producer. He is the founder of Soul II Soul.
Life and career
Jazzie was born in London UK to parents of Antiguan descent in Hornsey, Londo ...
guest appearance
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s from
C+C Music Factory
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and
Leaders of the New School
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History
The crew was composed of Uniondale, New York, natives Charlie Brown (born Bryan Higgins on September 19, 1970) and Dinco D (born James Jackson on No ...
on the album's
lead single
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Release s ...
"
Can't Get Any Harder
"Can't Get Any Harder" is a song by American singer James Brown from his fifty-sixth studio album, ''Universal James'' (1993). It was released in January 1993 via Scotti Brothers Records as the album's lead single. Written by C+C Music Factory me ...
", which peaked at number 59 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. The album itself found a mild success on the
Swiss Hitparade
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The Swiss charts include:
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