The Iron Pot Cooker

by Camille Yarbrough

The Iron Pot Cooker cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1975
  • Label: Vanguard
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:00
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A profound and neglected masterpiece of the 1970s black arts movement, Camille Yarbrough's debut seamlessly blends socially conscious poetry with deeply soulful, psychedelic funk grooves. Featuring the original version of 'Take Yo' Praise'鈥攆amously sampled by Fatboy Slim鈥攖he record serves as a passionate, suspenseful protest narrative.

Genres

Descriptors: political, conscious, protest, alienation, soulful, spoken-word, spirituality, groove-laden, vocal

Tracklist

  1. But It Comes Out Mad (6:19)
  2. Dream - Panic - Sonny Boy The Rip-Off Man - Little Sally The Super Sex Star (Taking Care Of Business) (14:07)
  3. Ain't It A Lonely Feeling (3:54)
  4. Take Yo' Praise (4:13)
  5. Can I Get A Witness (4:14)
  6. All Hid (6:10)

Credits

  • Camille Yarbrough - primary artist, written-by
  • James Benjamin - bass
  • Linda Twine - clavinet
  • Leopoldo Fleming - congas, percussion
  • Jimmy Johnson - drums, percussion
  • Cornell Dupree - guitar

More from Camille Yarbrough: full discography