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Dead On THe Heavy Funk
1975 - 1983
1996
2 CD
Polydor

James Brown

A must have ! Wonderful booklet, remastered tracks, and some rare and previously unreleased tracks
To get the whole picture, you MUST buy "Foundation of Funk - 1964-1969", "Funk Power - 1970", "The J.B's : Funky Good Time", "Make It Funky - The big Payback - 1971-1975" and Dead On the Heavy Funk - 1976-1983"


CD1
1: Sex Machine Part I and II
2: Hustle!!! (Dead on It)
3: Your Love
4: Hot (I Need to be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)
5: Woman
6: Medley: Get Up Offa That Thing/Release the Pressure
7: I Refuse to Lose (7" mix)
8: Bodyheat
9: Kiss in '77 (live)
10: Give Me Some Skin
11: Bessie
12: If You Don't Give a Doggone About It

CD2
1: Jam 1980s
2: The Spank
3: Nature Part 1
4: Eyesight
5: I Never, Never Will Forget
6: For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes
7: A Man Understands
8: It's Too Funky In Here
9: Regrets
10: Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)
11: Bring It On... Bring It On

Related discography : Anthologies

Personnel :
James Brown (vocals, electric piano);
Fred Wesley (vocals, trombone);
Charles Sherrell (vocals, keyboards, piano,electric piano, Clavinet, bass);
Jimmy Nolen, Ron Laster, Joe Beck, Jimmy Johnson (guitar);
Joe Poff (flute, alto & tenor saxophones);
Jimmy Parker, Maceo Parker (alto saxophone);

St. Clair Pinckney (flute, tenor saxophone);
Peyton Johnson, Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone);
Ronnie Eades (baritone saxophone);
Hollie Farris (trumpet, trombone);
Russell Crimes, Jerone Sanford (trumpet);
Charles Rose, Tyrone Jefferson (trombone);
Mike Lawlor (Clavinet);
John "Jabo" Starks, Jimmy Madison, John Morgan, Melvin Parker (drums);

Sue Evans (percussion);
Martha Harvin, Anne McLeod (background vocals).
Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds.
Includes liner notes by Steve Bloom and Rickey
Vincent.Digitally remastered by Gary N. Mayo at Polygram Studios.

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