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Coldblooded (James Brown song)

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Released
  
October 1974 (1974-10)

Genre
  
Funk

Format
  
7"

Length
  
4:45

A-side
  
"Funky President (People It's Bad)"

Recorded
  
March 24, 1974, International Studios, Augusta, GA; additional recording April 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY

"Coldblooded" is a song written and recorded by James Brown. It was released in 1974 as the B-side of "Funky President (People It's Bad)" and charted #99 Pop. It also appeared on the album Hell. Writing in Rolling Stone, Robert Palmer praised the song as a "sure-fire disco [smash], the kind of no-nonsense party music one expects from Soul Brother Number One."

Personnel

  • James Brown - vocals
  • Isaiah "Ike" Oakley - trumpet
  • Fred Wesley - trombone
  • Maceo Parker - alto sax
  • Jimmy Parker - alto sax
  • St. Clair Pinckney - tenor sax
  • Jimmy Nolen - guitar
  • Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar
  • Fred Thomas - bass
  • John "Jabo" Starks - drums
  • Johnny Griggs - congas
  • Fred Wesley or Bob Both - percussion
  • References

    Coldblooded (James Brown song) Wikipedia