Get on the Good Foot
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| Single by James Brown from the album Get on the Good Foot |
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| A-side | "Get on the Good Foot - Pt. 1" | |
| B-side | "Get on the Good Foot - Pt. 2" | |
| Released | July 1972 | |
| Format | 7" (mono) | |
| Recorded | May 9, 1972, at Soundcraft Studios, North Augusta, SC | |
| Genre | Funk | |
| Length | 4:07 | |
| Label | Polydor PD14139 |
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| Writer(s) | James Brown Fred Wesley Joseph Mims |
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| Producer | James Brown | |
For the album, see Get On the Good Foot (album).
"Get on the Good Foot" (sometimes known simply as "Good Foot") is a funk song performed by James Brown. It was released in 1972 as a two-part single and became a #1 R&B hit. The song was also included on the double album of the same name released that year.
The song's co-writer Fred Wesley analyzes the individual elements of the song on a bonus track of the DVD release of the PBS American Masters documentary James Brown: Soul Survivor.
[edit] Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocal, organ
with The J.B.'s:
- Russell Crimes - trumpet
- Ike Oakley - trumpet
- Fred Wesley - trombone
- Jimmy Parker - alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone
- Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar
- Bobby Roach - guitar
- John "Jabo" Starks - drums
[edit] References
- Leeds, Alan M., and Harry Weinger (1991). Star Time: Song by Song. In Star Time (pp. 46-53) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
- White, Cliff (1991). Discography. In Star Time (pp. 54-59) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "Back Stabbers" by The O'Jays |
Billboard's Best Selling Soul Singles number one single September 16 - October 7, 1972 |
Succeeded by "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners |
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