Recorded July 24–26, 1971 Producer James Brown Artist James Brown Label Polydor Records | Length 62:08 Revolution of the Mind Live at the Apollo, Volume III
(1971) Hot on the One
(1980) Release date December 1971 Genre Funk | |
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Released December 1971 (1971-12) Venue Apollo Theater, New York, NY Similar James Brown albums, Funk albums |
Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III is a live double album by James Brown released in 1971. As its subtitle suggests, it is Brown's third album recorded at the Apollo Theater, following the original Live at the Apollo (1963) and Live at the Apollo, Volume II (1968).
Contents
The album is notable as the first of his live albums to include a spoken introduction by his longtime master of ceremonies, Danny Ray.
Revolution of the Mind peaked at #39 on the pop album chart and at #7 R&B.
Track listing
Side A
- "It's a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn" (James Brown) - 3:47
- "Bewildered" (Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup) - 7:55
- "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff) - 5:05
Side B
- "Escape-ism" (James Brown, David Matthews) - 3:04
- "Make It Funky" (Charles Bobbit, James Brown) - 12:52
Side C
- "Try Me" (James Brown) - 2:43
- Fast Medley - 1:17
- "I Can't Stand It"
- "Mother Popcorn"
- "I Got the Feelin'" (James Brown)
- "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" (Charles Bobbit) - 2:22
- "Super Bad" (James Brown) - 4:22
- "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff) - 3:23
Side D
- "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff) (Part 2)- 4:55
- "Soul Power" (James Brown) - 1:47
- "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) (James Brown, Fred Wesley) - 8:35
1993 reissue
The track listing was amended to make note of the Danny Ray intro not mentioned on the original release, and a re-edit/re-tracking of the transition between "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" and "Soul Power."
- Intro/"It's a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn" (James Brown) - 3:47
- "Bewildered" (Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup) - 7:55
- "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff) - 5:05
- "Escape-ism" (James Brown, David Matthews) - 3:04
- "Make It Funky" (Charles Bobbit, James Brown) - 12:52
- "Try Me" (James Brown) - 2:43
- Fast Medley - 1:17
- "I Can't Stand It"
- "Mother Popcorn"
- "I Got the Feelin'" (James Brown)
- "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" (Charles Bobbit) - 2:22
- "Super Bad" (James Brown) - 4:22
- "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff) - 3:21
- "Soul Power" (James Brown) - 6:36
- "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) (James Brown, Fred Wesley) - 8:35
Songs
1Intro/It's a New Day So Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn3:51
2Bewildered7:58
3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:06