In the Jungle Groove

In the Jungle Groove
Compilation album by James Brown
Released	August 1986
Recorded	September 3, 1969–July 12, 1971 King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio) Criteria Studio (Miami, Florida) Bobby Smith Studios (Macon, Georgia) A & R Studios (New York, New York)
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	63:17
Label	Polydor
Producer	James Brown (original recordings), Cliff White, Tim Rogers
James Brown chronology
Dead on the Heavy Funk (1985) In the Jungle Groove (1986) Groove (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Atlanta Journal-Constitution	(favorable)
Mojo
Philadelphia Inquirer	(favorable)
Pitchfork Media	(8.6/10)
PopMatters	(favorable)
Rolling Stone	2003
Rolling Stone	2004
Vibe	(favorable)
Virgin Encyclopedia

In the Jungle Groove is a compilation album by American funk and soul musician James Brown, released in August 1986 on Polydor Records in the United States. Originally issued to capitalize on the popularity of Brown's music in hip hop circles at the time, it includes the first album release of the much-sampled single "Funky Drummer" (1969), along with a selection of previously unreleased tracks, alternate takes, and remixes. The original recordings were produced by Brown, while the reissue was produced by Cliff White and Tim Rogers. A similar follow-up compilation, Motherlode, was released in 1988.

The album's title is taken from a song Brown recorded in the studio in August 1970. The full recording of the song "In the Jungle Groove" remains unissued; however, on the album its introduction is appended to the beginning of "I Got to Move", another previously unreleased song recorded at the same session. A remastered and expanded 2003 reissue of In the Jungle Groove added a bonus track, an extended version of "Blind Man Can See It" from the Black Caesar soundtrack album. In 2003, the album was ranked number 330 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

Side one

1. "It's a New Day" (Brown) – 6:15
2. "Funky Drummer" (Brown) – 9:13
3. "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" (Charles Bobbit) – 6:09
4. "I Got to Move" (Brown) – 7:12
5. "Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)" (Brown) – 2:54

Side two

1. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing (Remix)" (Brown, Bobby Byrd) – 7:40
2. "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved (Mono)" (Brown, Byrd, Lenhoff) – 7:05
3. "Soul Power (Re-edit) (Mono)" (Brown) - 8:07
4. "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)" (Brown) – 8:42

2003 reissue bonus track

10. "Blind Man Can See It (Extended)" (Brown) - 7:19

Personnel

Credits for In the Jungle Groove adapted from liner notes.

James Brown – Organ, Vocals, Producer Bobby Byrd – Organ, Vocals Robert Coleman – Guitar Bootsy Collins – Bass Phelps "Catfish" Collins – Guitar J.C. Convertino – Engineer Russell Crimes – Trumpet Joseph Davis – Trumpet Dennis M. Drake – Engineer, Digital Mastering Jeff Faville – Design Richard "Kush" Griffith – Trumpet Johnny Griggs – Conga Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells – Trumpet Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison – Trumpet Alphonso "Country" Kellum – Guitar Danny Krivit – Editing Art Lopez – Conga Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – Guitar

Robert McCollough – Tenor saxophone Jerone "Jasaan Sanford" Melson – Trumpet Jimmy Nolen – Guitar Jimmy Parker – Alto saxophone Maceo Parker – Tenor saxophone Melvin Parker – Drums St. Clair Pinckney – Baritone saxophone Tim Rogers – Producer, Mixing Sweet Charles Sherrell – Bass John "Jabo" Starks – Drums Clyde Stubblefield – Drums Fred Thomas – Bass Louis Tilford – Baritone saxophone Howie Weinberg – Mastering Fred Wesley – Trombone Clifford White – Producer, Liner Notes Eldee Williams – Tenor saxophone

References

• Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-74320-169-8. 
• Colin Larkin (1998). Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin Books. ISBN 0753502410. 

External links

• In the Jungle Groove at Discogs
• Reissue press release at Goliath