Brown, James - 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.

Tracks:    
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)
7    The Little Groove Maker Me (Part 1)
8    The Little Groove Maker Me (Part 2)
9    Any Day Now
10    If I Ruled The World
11    You’re Still Out Of Sight
12    Top Of The Stack (Instrumental)