Get It Together (James Brown song)

"Get It Together (Part 1)"
"Get It Together (Part 1)"
Single by James Brown
from the album I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
B-side	"Get It Together (Part 2)"
Released	October 1967
Recorded	September 5, 1967, Master Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	3:50 (Part 1); 3:50 (Part 2);
Label	King; 6122
Songwriter(s)	James Brown; Bud Hobgood; Alfred Ellis;
Producer(s)	James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology

"Get It Together" is a song performed by James Brown. Released in October 1967 as a two-part single, it charted #11 R&B and #40 Pop.^[1] Both parts also appeared on the album I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me. Donald A. Guarisco of Allmusic described the song as "a taut, minimalist tune that combines soulful but frantically paced verse melodies with a bubbling, two-note staccato chorus."^[2]

Brown performs "Get It Together" in the concert films James Brown: Man to Man and Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968.

Personnel

James Brown - lead vocal

with the James Brown Orchestra:

Waymond Reed - trumpet
Joe Dupars - trumpet
Levi Rasbury - trombone
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - alto saxophone
Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
Eldee Williams - tenor saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney - baritone saxophone
Jimmy Nolen - guitar
Alphonso "Country" Kellum - guitar
Bernard Odum - bass
John "Jabo" Starks - drums^[3]

References

^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) . New York: PolyGram Records.
^ Guarisco, Donald A. "'Get It Together' review". Accessed March 29, 2013.
^ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) . New York: PolyGram Records.

External links

AllMusic review

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[1] White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) . New York: PolyGram Records.

[2] Guarisco, Donald A. "'Get It Together' review". Accessed March 29, 2013.

[3] Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) . New York: PolyGram Records.

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