His First All-Studio Double Album

With the title tune a certified Soul Classic, it wasn't surprising that an l.p. was soon delivered in its name, carrying with it five Classic ALBUM cuts: "The Whole World Needs Liberation", a stirring uptempo Brown/Byrd composition with muted percussion, very effective strings, and Bootsy himself on (you guessed it) bass; and four exceptionally fine ballads including "Your Love Was Good For Me" (which should have been an earlier smash for Marva Whitney), "Nothing Beats A Try But A Fail", a new Brown number, and two recuts rearranged by Mr. Sammy Lowe. Unfortunately the remainder are merely interesting, i.e., "Ain't It A Groove" is not the remake you might imagine; "Cold Sweat" without Maceo just isn't the same; "I Got A Bag Of My Own" does not fully succeed because the zealous lead vocal overpowers the progressive band performance which features a fine *acoustic* guitar; and the the Hank Ballard solo is a spoken "promo" for the album itself! Yes, the tired cliche does apply: it-would-have-made-a-great-single-album.

His First All-Studio Double-LP Now On CD!

With a Monster like the title cut to contend with, it made sense to capitalize on it with a major release, and here it was and is. Although the tired cliche "It would have made a GREAT single album" does apply, there are four exceptionally fine ballads which sound even greater 28 years later: "Your Love Was Good For Me" (also a 1968 Marva Whitney recording which should have been a smash single); "Nothing Beats A Try But A Fail" and two Sammy Lowe-related ballad recuts "Lost Someone" and "I Know It's True" (aka "I Found Someone"),the latter originally left off the domestic issue. The remainder are very well-produced and are still required listening.

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James Brown Grooves on this Set.The Title Cut Alone is a Classic.Hearing His Sense OF Rhythm is Amazing Because He did these Grooves 30 Years back.His Production was so far ahead Of It's Time.You Feel The Genius&Depth that is The Godfather.