And then that whole late career period when he became an institution and found himself less leading the music forward to reacting to trends (disco, hip-hop), and touring more as a sort of legacy act than as a contemporary hit maker. The early funk period, from, say 1965, from the time where he all but single-handedly invented the genre, through the mid '70s when he became a globally triumphant major figure and funk had fully conquered the world as a sound, style and influence. And, to some degree, the fake live album Sex Machine.Р”В«rown really had three sort of periods: The early gospel-style R&B years from the late '50s through 1965.

The exception are the live albums - Live at the Apollo (probably the most famous R&B live album ever) Live at the Apollo Volume 2 Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo Volume 3 the archival release Love Power Peace. James Brown arrived during the era when albums were an afterthought or less in R&B and even after the album era, he never really made great albums - though there are some good ones: The Payback and I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me). I say, first of all, for the most part, forget the albums. James Brown's 1998 release ' Funk on Ah Roll' reuses/resamples the guitar and horn parts of 'Hot Pants'.The most important pop music creator of the last 60 years, but a daunting discography for sure. The J.B.'s recorded the instrumental 'Hot Pants Road' as the B-side of their 1971 hit ' Pass the Peas'. Byrd's wife Vicki Anderson also recorded an answer song, 'I'm Too Tough For Mr. The song was featured on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station. Notable sampling songs include ' Fight The Power' by Public Enemy, ' Fools Gold' by The Stone Roses, ' Papua New Guinea' by Future Sound of London, ' Step Back In Time' by Kylie Minogue and ' Good Vibrations' by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. This version of the song was also frequently sampled for its drum loop. Bobby Byrd recorded 'Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming', released on Brownstone Records in 1972. Several of Brown's associates also recorded Hot Pants-themed songs. It was included on the 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove. with the same personnel as the previous recording.

The 8:42 long album version, which was never released as a single, was recorded on July 12, 1971, at Rodel Studios, Washington, D.C. Soon after moving to Polydor, Brown re-recorded 'Hot Pants' for inclusion on the Hot Pants album to be released on his new label. Like much of Brown's funk repertoire, 'Hot Pants' has been extensively sampled in hip hop productions. The song's lyrics are an ode to the captivating power of the title garment, which members of the band first saw on their 1970 European tour. 'Hot Pants' was Brown's final release under King's purview before he (and the People label) moved to Polydor Records. along with reaching number ten on the Cashbox magazine charts. It was a number-one R&B hit and reached number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the U.S. Brown recorded the song in 1971 and released it that year as a three-part single on his People Records label, which was then distributed by his primary label King.

' Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)' is a funk song by James Brown. 1 (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)'

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