Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-1983

by James Brown

Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-1983 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1998-01-01
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:32:09
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

James Brown's 1975 to 1983 funk recordings collected, as the title states. These later Polydor sides, less celebrated than his peak, keep the JB's tight, minimal groove intact.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, groove-laden, ballad, vocal, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Sex Machine Part I And Part II (11:57)
  2. Hustle!!! (Dead On It) (5:00)
  3. Your Love (4:08)
  4. Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved) (5:57)
  5. Woman (3:45)
  6. Medley: Get Up Offa That Thing/Release The Pressure (9:14)
  7. I Refuse To Lose (7" Mix) (3:45)
  8. Bodyheat (9:20)
  9. Kiss In '77 (Previously Unreleased Live Version) (8:35)
  10. Give Me Some Skin (3:54)
  11. Bessie (3:15)
  12. If You Don't Give A Doggone About It (6:28)
  13. Jam 1980s (Live Version) (7:13)
  14. The Spank (7:07)
  15. Nature Part 1 (3:56)
  16. Eyesight (5:29)
  17. I Never, Never Will Forget (Previously Unreleased Long Version) (6:32)
  18. For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes (11:02)
  19. A Man Understands (8:29)
  20. It's Too Funky In Here (12" Version) (6:29)
  21. Regrets (6:28)
  22. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?) (12" Version) (10:01)
  23. Bring It On... Bring It On (4:05)

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