Released 1988 Length 55:26 Label Polydor Records | Recorded 1967–73 James Brown's Funky People (Part 2)(1988) Motherlode(1988) Release date 1988 | |
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Motherlode(1988) Roots of a Revolution(1989) Similar There It Is, Gettin' Down to It, Get Up Offa That Thing, Hot on the One, Make It Funky – The Big P |
Motherlode is a 1988 James Brown compilation album. Created as a follow-up to the successful 1986 compilation In the Jungle Groove, it similarly focuses on Brown's funk recordings of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It includes live performances and remixes as well as studio recordings, most of them previously unissued. Writing in 2007, critic Robert Christgau called it "the finest of the classic [James Brown] comps". Highlights include a live "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud", the first album release of "I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)", the latter-day UK chart hit "She's the One", and a nine-minute-long remix of "People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul" from the Slaughter's Big Rip-Off soundtrack.
Contents
- James brown performs please please please at the tami show live
- Original 1988 release
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
In 2003 Motherlode was reissued with remastered sound, an unedited version of the track "Can I Get Some Help", and two bonus tracks, the 1969 song "You've Changed" and an alternate mix of 1976's "Bodyheat".
James brown performs please please please at the tami show live
Original 1988 release
- "There It Is" (Live) - 3:06
- "She's the One" - 2:52
- "Since You Been Gone" (Duet with Bobby Byrd) - 5:33
- "Untitled Instrumental" - 3:22
- "Say It Loud (Say It Live)" - 4:52
- "Can I Get Some Help" - 4:56
- "You Got to Have a Mother for Me" - 5:10
- "Funk Bomb" (Instrumental) - 4:12
- "Baby Here I Come" - 4:27
- "People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul" (Remix) - 9:04
Personnel
Songs
1There It Is (Live)3:06
2She's The One2:53
3Since You Been Gone5:34