Get It Together (James Brown song) explained

Get It Together (Part 1)
Type:	single
Artist:	James Brown
Album:	I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
B-Side:	Get It Together (Part 2)
Recorded:	September 5, 1967, Master Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA
Genre:	Soul, funk
Length:	(Part 1) (Part 2)
Label:	King 6122
Producer:	James Brown
Chronology:	James Brown charting
Prev Title:	Cold Sweat - Part 1
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
Next Year:	1967

"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 and .

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]

External links

• AllMusic review

Notes and References

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