Sho Is Funky Down Here

Sho Is Funky Down Here
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1971
RecordedKing Studios, Cincinnati
Genre
Length30:00
LabelKing
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Super Bad
(1971)
Sho Is Funky Down Here
(1971)
Hot Pants
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Sho Is Funky Down Here is the 31st studio album by American musician James Brown, released in 1971 on King Records, his last album on the label after having been on the label since 1956.[1] It was #26 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and #137 on The Billboard 200 in 1971.[3]

An entirely instrumental album, it's full of heavy fuzzed-out guitars in a jazzy psychedelic rock style, resembling the first records by Funkadelic. All songs are by James Brown and David Matthews and the record is somewhat a second album by Matthews' Grodeck Whipperjenny group.[4] David Matthews worked as the band leader for James Brown at the time.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by James Brown and David Matthews

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Sho Is Funky Down Here"8:36
2."Don’t Mind"3:31
3."Bob Scoward"3:21
Total length:15:36
Side B
No.TitleLength
4."Just Enough Room For Storage"5:58
5."You Mother You"3:32
6."Can Mind"4:52
Total length:14:24

Personnel

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  • James Brown - organ, harpsichord, vocals
  • Michael Moore - bass
  • Jimmy Madison - drums
  • Kenny Poole - guitar
  • David Matthews - organ

References

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  1. ^ a b Kurt Edwards. "Sho Is Funky Down Here - James Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Sho Is Funky Down Here - James Brown | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  4. ^ "JAMES BROWN sho is funky down here, LP released on 1971 on label king". Groovecollector.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.