It's Too Funky in Here
"It's Too Funky in Here"" | ||||
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Single by James Brown | ||||
from the album The Original Disco Man | ||||
B-side | "Are We Really Dancing?" | |||
Released | May 1979 | |||
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Genre | Disco, funk | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Polydor 14557 | |||
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Producer(s) | Brad Shapiro | |||
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"It's Too Funky In Here" on YouTube |
"It's Too Funky in Here" is a song recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in May 1979,[1] it charted #15 R&B.[2] It also appeared on the album The Original Disco Man. Critic Robert Christgau praised the song as the "disco disc of the year".[3]
Live performances of the song appear on the albums Hot On the One, Live in New York, and Live at Chastain Park.
References
[edit]- ^ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ^ "CG: James Brown". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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