Live at the Apollo 1995
Appearance
Live at the Apollo 1995 | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | July 18, 1995 | |||
Recorded | September 1994 | |||
Venue | Apollo Theater, New York, NY | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 74:43 | |||
Label | Scotti Bros. | |||
Producer | Brown | |||
James Brown live albums chronology | ||||
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Live at the Apollo 1995 is a live album by James Brown. It was the fourth and final album he recorded at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Contrary to the title, it was recorded in 1994,[1] 32 years after the original Live at the Apollo. It includes one studio track, "Respect Me".
Live at the Apollo 1995 was the last live album James Brown recorded.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:59 | |
2. | "Cold Sweat (Part 1)" | James Brown, Alfred Ellis | 4:54 |
3. | "Gonna Have a Funky Good Time" | Brown | 3:51 |
4. | "It's a Man's World" | Brown, Betty Newsome | 11:19 |
5. | "Get Up Offa That Thing" | Brown, Ira Newborn | 3:41 |
6. | "Try Me" | Brown | 3:47 |
7. | "The Payback" | Brown, Fred Wesley, John Starks | 0:36 |
8. | "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got, to Get What She Wants)" | Brown, Fred Wesley | 1:49 |
9. | "Prisoner of Love" | Leo Robin, Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill | 1:36 |
10. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" | Brown | 4:43 |
11. | "Living in America" | Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight | 3:49 |
12. | "Make It Funky" | Brown, Charles Bobbit | 8:04 |
13. | "Get on the Good Foot" | Brown, Fred Wesley, Joseph Mims | 2:38 |
14. | "Georgia on My Mind" | Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell | 2:35 |
15. | "Georgia-Lina" | Brown, "Sweet" Charles Sherrell | 4:39 |
16. | "(I Got You) I Feel Good" | Brown | 2:36 |
17. | "Please Please Please" | Brown, Johnny Terry | 3:01 |
18. | "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" | Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff, James Brown | 5:16 |
19. | "Respect Me" (New bonus track) | Brown, Derrick Monk | 3:41 |
Total length: | 74:43 |
Reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
The album was not as well received as previous albums in the series.
References
[edit]- ^ Bodley, Ivan (1995). Live at the Apollo 1995 [CD liner notes]. Santa Monica: Scotti Brothers Records.
- ^ "Album Search for "live at the apollo 1995"". AllMusic.
- ^ "Live at the Apollo 1995". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: James brown".