Released August 1974 (1974-08) | Format 7" (stereo) | |
B-side "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part II" Recorded August 23, 1973, International Studios, Augusta, GA Length 4:30 (Part I)5:00 (Part II) | ||
"Papa Don't Take No Mess" is a funk song performed by James Brown. An edited version of the song released as a two-part single in 1974 was Brown's final number one R&B hit and peaked at number thirty-one on the Hot 100. The full-length version, nearly 14 minutes long, appeared on the double album Hell.
Contents
Like "The Payback," "Papa Don't Take No Mess" was originally recorded for a rejected soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Hell Up in Harlem.
Personnel
with Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s:
A piano solo, performed by Brown, is included in the longer edit that appears on the Hell album.
Covers
Steely Dan covered this song in the band introduction segment of their "Rarities night" concerts in September 2011.
References
Papa Don't Take No Mess Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA