New Vinyl Record - James Brown - It's a Mother

It's a Mother, released in August 1969, goes far beyond soul: it anticipates the deeper funk to come. It features the monster two-part single, "Mother Popcorn," a #1 R&B and #11 Pop hit and one of the last of the classic Pee Wee Ellis arrangements for James Brown. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard R&B/Soul LP chart and #26 on the Billboard 200. Decades later, its sequence of hip tracks, "ballads and jams" makes it a benchmark for producers, neo-funk bands and crate digging DJs.

Side 1:

1. Mother Popcorn (Part 1)
2. Mother Popcorn (Part 2)
3. Mashed Potato Popcorn (Part 1)
4. Mashed Potato Popcorn (Part 2)
5. I'm Shook
6. Popcorn with a Feeling (Instrumental)

Side 2:

1. The Little Groove Maker Me (Part 1)
2. The Little Groove Maker Me (Part 2)
3. Any Day Now
4. If I Ruled the World
5. You're Still Out of Sight
6. Top of the Stack (Instrumental)