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Soul On Top

~ James Brown
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  • Audio CD (21 Jun 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B0001KAA7W
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 74,514 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. That's My Desire
2. Your Cheatin Heart
3. What Kind of Fool Am I?
4. It's a Man's, Man's Man's World
5. The Man in the Glass
6. It's Magic
7. September Song
8. For Once in My Life
9. Every Day I Have the Blues
10. I Need Your Key (To Turn Me On)
11. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Edited LP version)
12. There Was a Time
13. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Previously unissued unedited version)

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SOUL ON TOP is one of the more unusual entries in the JamesBrown catalogue. On this 1969 album, the Godfather of Soul is backed by jazz drummer Louie Bellson's big band, with arrangements by famed jazz orchestrator Oliver Nelson, for a program including numerous jazz standards, a country tune, andjazzy reworkings of classic Brown songs. Brown was a jazz fan and admirer of Bellson, and finally approached him to do an album, at which point Bellson suggested bringing Nelson aboard as arranger.
The results ostensibly take Brown out of his comfort zone. However, he sounds no less assured on ajazz boogaloo version of Hank Williams's "Your Cheatin' Heart" and a funked-up, horn-heavy take on Kurt Weill's "September Song" than he does on reinterpretations of his own "It'sa Man's, Man's, Man's World" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag". Brown brought longtime saxman Maceo Parker along for company, so there's a bit of JB's flavour here, but for the most part it's a strange-but-happy marriage of Brown's gritty R&B voice, Bellson's hard-charging big band, and Nelson's harmonically rich horn arrangements. If you never thought you'dhear a soulful version of the Anthony Newley tune "What Kind of Fool Am I?", SOUL ON TOP will change your mind.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Different band, different A & R, same excitement, 17 Jul 2004
Although reissue packages apparently aimed at new fans suggest that James Brown has recorded only R & B/Soul/Funk, this (expanded) reissue from '69 shows his interest in standards and traditional jazz.
Ofcourse he he tried this approach back in '64 with the "Showtime" album, but the only thing "non-traditional" was his impassioned intensity on the lead vocals. His work on "Sweet Lorraine" brought it to another level...and left afficionados of both genres uncomfortable.
There's little of that "worlds colliding" awkwardness here: except for a few occasions where Brown takes it a little too high - with screams more attuned to the stage arena.
All of the arrangements on this 1969 session are excellent, including the three JB catalogue items "It's A Man's, Man's Man's World", "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", and "There Was A Time"; "September Song" brings the old and the new together and is a highlight of the album - the mix is perfect and the lead vocal unifies any disparate elements.
Brown's singing is strong throughout, though the aforementioned non-verbal sounds can put the unitiated on edge. For example, on "Every Day I Have The Blues" and "For Once In My Life" it seems the focus gets lost.
The best track is the remake of "The Man In The Glass" (also heard on the "It's A New Day So Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn" album). Brown takes *control* and this lesser-known gem soars.
An extended track is "Papa's...Bag", the set closer, which features Maceo Parker. The final two minutes we are provided with are some of the most exciting ever offered by Brown and co.
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