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"My Thang" is a funk song written and recorded by James Brown. Unlike most of his songs, this song was released not as a two-part single, but instead issued with three different B-sides. It spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart - Brown's second #1 in a row, following "The Payback" - and reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1974.[1][2] The song also appeared on Brown's 1974 double album Hell.[3]
| "My Thang" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Hell | ||||
| B-side | "People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul","I Know It's True","Public Enemy No. 1 - Part I" | |||
| Released | April 1974 | |||
| Recorded | November 27, 1973, A&R Studios, New York, NY; additional recording March - April 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Polydor 14244 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
| James Brown charting singles chronology | ||||
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Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocals
- probably Lew Soloff - trumpet
- John Faddis - trumpet
- Michael Gipson - trombone
- David Sanborn - alto sax
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
- Joe Farrell - tenor sax
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - baritone sax
- Dave Matthews - piano
- Joe Beck - guitar
- Sam Brown - guitar
- Gordon Edwards - bass
- Jimmy Madison - drums
- Sue Evans - percussion
- Fred Wesley - tambourine, background vocals
- Bobby Roach - background vocals
- Johnny Scotton - background vocals[4]
Samples
"My Thang" is also sampled on various songs, including:
- "Brand New Funk" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- "Funky Child" by Lords Of The Underground
- "Gotta Have It (song)" by Kanye West & Jay-Z
- Guy - "Groove Me"
- Heavy D & The Boyz - "We Got Our Own Thang"
- Bell Biv DeVoe - "Something in Your Eyes"
In popular culture
- The song was featured in the 1990 psychological horror film Jacob's Ladder.
See also
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1974 (U.S.)
References
- White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 85.
- Leeds, Alan (1995). Hell [CD liner notes]. New York: PolyGram Records.
External links
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