Hot Pants (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)


Caption =
Artist = James Brown
from Album =
A-side = "Hot Pants Pt. 1"
B-side = "Hot Pants Pt. 2 & 3"
Released = July 1971
Format = 7"
Recorded = May 13, 1971
Genre = Funk
Length = 3:06 (Pt. 1)
Label = People
2501
Writer = James Brown
Fred Wesley
Producer = James Brown
Certification =
Chart position =
* #1 R&B
* #15 Pop
Last single =
This single =
Next single =
Misc ="Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)" is a song by James Brown. Brown recorded the song in 1971 and released it that year as a three-part single on his People Records label, which was then distributed by his primary label King. "Hot Pants" was Brown's final release under King's purview before he (and the People label) moved to Polydor Records. The song's lyrics are an ode to the captivating power of the title garment, which members of the band first saw on their 1970 European tour.

Like much of Brown's funk repertoire, "Hot Pants" has been extensively sampled in hip hop productions, notably by Eric B. & Rakim on the title track of "Paid in Full".

Personnel

*James Brown - lead vocal

"with the J.B.'s:"
* Fred Wesley - trombone
* Jimmy Parker - alto saxophone
* St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone
* Bobby Byrd - organ
* Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar
* Robert Coleman - guitar
* Fred Thomas - bass
* John "Jabo" Starks - drums
* Johnny Griggs - congas

Other versions and related songs

Soon after moving to Polydor Brown re-recorded "Hot Pants" for inclusion on the "Hot Pants" album to be released on his new label. The 8:42 long album version, which was never released as a single, was recorded on July 12, 1971 at Rodel Studios, Washington, D.C. with the same personnel as the previous recording. It was included on the 1986 compilation album "In the Jungle Groove".

Several of Brown's associates also recorded hot pants-themed songs. Bobby Byrd recorded "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming", released on Brownstone Records in 1972. This song was featured on the on the station. Byrd's wife Vicki Anderson also recorded an answer song, "I'm Too Tough For Mr. Big Stuff (Hot Pants)", for Brownstone.

The J.B.'s recorded the instrumental "Hot Pants Road" as the B-side of their 1971 hit "Pass the Peas".

Infobox Single
Name = Hot Pants
Artist = Gene Summers & the Platinum Fog
A-side = Hot Pants
B-side = Young Voices of Children
Released = February 5, 1971
Format = Vinyl record, 45rpm
Recorded = February 2, 1971-Dallas, TX
Genre = Funk, Northern Soul
Length = 1:55
Label = [http://capitolsoulclub.homestead.com/Charaylisting.html Charay Records] , USA
W&G Records, Australia
Writer = Mary Tarver, Dea Summers, Maj. Bill Smith, Dan Edwards

One of the very "first" "Hot Pants" records was recorded on February 2, 1971 in Dallas, Texas by Gene Summers & the Platinum Fog and rush-released in the United States by [http://capitolsoulclub.homestead.com/Charaylisting.html Charay Records] on February 5, 1971. It was reviewed as a "Personal Pick" by The Gavin Report on February 5, 1971 and by Cashbox Magazine on February 13,1971; thus, preceding the James Brown song by at least five months. The Summers original was also issued in Australia on the W&G Records label on March 3, 1971 and became the "first" "Hot Pants" record to be released in that country.

An entirely different composition also titled "Hot Pants" was released in 1971 by a group called Savage on Odax Records.

Reviews of other versions and related songs

*The Cash Box Newcomer Picks - February 13, 1971
"HOT PANTS"
GENE SUMMERS (Charay 100) (1:55) [Softcharay, BMI - Tarver-Dea Summers-Edwards-Smith]
SAVAGE (Odax 420) (2:25) [VanLee-Emily, BMI - Vance, Pockriss]
With photo coverage still stunning the national eye, fashion's biggest sensation since the mini gives vent to two novelty sides on "hot pants." These songs capitalize on humor and quick entertainment for one-shot action. Here, both rush productions fuse slow-funk rhythm with bubble gum lyrics to gain maximum teen potential.

*THE SUN NEWS - New Releases - Monday, May 3, 1971 - Page 28 (Melbourne, Australia)
A SONG ON HOT PANTS
GENE SUMMERS and the Platinum Fog head a week of moderate new releases. Other records come from Booker T. and the MGs, Jacques Deray, the Hollies, Quincey Conserve, Anne Murray, Chairmen of the Board and Barbra Streisand.
HIT PICK
"HOT PANTS". Gene Summers and the Platinum Fog (W&G). The first of two records on this subject recently, but this one is worthwhile. Great rhythm, but with a limited subject. Flip side: The Young Voices Of Children.

Chart positions

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.

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&&sql=33:3pfpxqqrldke Song Review] at Allmusic
* [http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Hot+Pants&type=4 List of songs that sample "Hot Pants"]