Make It Funky

For the Information Society song of the same name, see here.

"Make It Funky"
Single by James Brown
A-side	"Make It Funky - Pt. 1"
B-side	"Make It Funky - Pt. 2"
Released	August 1971
Format	7"
Recorded	July 13, 1971, at Rodel Studios, Washington, D.C.
Genre	Funk
Length	3:34 (Pt. 1)
Label	Polydor PD14088
Writer(s)	James Brown Charles Bobbitt
Producer	James Brown

"Make It Funky" is a song recorded by James Brown with The J.B.'s. It was released as a two-part single in 1971, which reached #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #22 on the U.S. Pop chart.^[1]. The song features the band members chanting the song's title and a prominent organ part played by Brown himself. Brown recorded a continuation of "Make It Funky" (listed as "Parts 3 & 4") in a medley with "My Part" for his album Get on the Good Foot in 1972.

The rapper Ice-T sampled "Make It Funky" in a song of the same name on his 1987 album Rhyme Pays.

Personnel

• James Brown - lead vocal, organ

with The J.B.'s:

• Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford - trumpet, vocals
• Russell Crimes - trumpet, vocals
• Fred Wesley - trombone, vocals
• Jimmy Parker - alto saxophone, vocals
• St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone, vocals
• Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar, vocals
• Robert Coleman - guitar, vocals
• Fred Thomas - bass, vocals
• John "Jabo" Starks - drums, vocals
• Bobby Byrd - vocals
• Martha Harvin - vocals

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.

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 85. 

External links

• Song Review from Allmusic

Preceded by "Stick-Up" by The Honey Cone

Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles number-one single October 2, 1971 – October 9, 1971

Succeeded by "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" by The Persuaders

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