Mutha's Nature

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Mutha's Nature
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedJuly 22, 1977 (1977-07-22)[1]
RecordedFebruary–March 1977[2]
StudioInternational (Augusta, Georgia)
GenreFunk
Length36:40
LabelPolydor
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Bodyheat
(1976) 		Mutha's Nature
(1977) 		Jam 1980's
(1978)
Singles from Mutha's Nature
  1. "Give Me Some Skin"
    Released: July 7, 1977
  2. "If You Don't Give a Doggone About It"
    Released: November 1, 1977
  3. "Take Me Higher and Groove Me"
    Released: November 22, 1977

Mutha's Nature is an album by the American musician James Brown, released in 1977 through Polydor Records.[1][3] It was arranged by Charles Sherwell and James Brown, with Sarah Pergantis credited for the cover illustration. The album's title is a play on "Mother Nature".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[3]
Robert ChristgauC[4]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarHalf star[5]

The Bay State Banner praised "the skeletal, hard-driving, bottom-conscious funk with an equally hard-driving preaching vocal overhead."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give Me Some Skin"Deanna Brown, Yamma Brown3:58
2."People Who Criticize"James Brown, Flower (Larry John Gordon)4:27
3."Have a Happy Day"Charles Sherrell4:14
4."Bessie"James Brown, Charles Sherrell, Johnny Griggs, Melvin Parker, St. Clair Pinckney3:24
5."If You Don't Give a Doggone About It"James Brown, Deanna Brown6:31
6."Summertime"George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward5:29
7."People Wake Up and Live"James Brown3:32
8."Take Me Higher and Groove Me"James Brown, Deirdre Brown5:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "iTunes - Music - Mutha's Nature by James Brown". Apple Music. iTunes.
  2. ^ Leeds, Alan (December 2010). The Singles, Volume 10: 1975–1979 (published February 11, 2011). pp. 19–24.
  3. ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Mutha's Nature - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Freedberg, Mike (August 11, 1977). "Mutha's Nature James Brown". Bay State Banner. No. 95. p. 15.