Give It Up or Turnit a Loose explained

Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
Cover:GiveItUpOrTurnitALoose.jpg
Type:single
Artist:James Brown
Album:Ain't It Funky
B-Side:I'll Lose My Mind
Recorded:October 29, 1968, Criteria Studios, Miami, FL
Genre:Funk
Label:King
6213
Producer:James Brown
Chronology:James Brown charting
Prev Title:Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Soul Pride (Part 1)
Next Year:1969

"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" is a funk song recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1969, the song was a #1 R&B hit and also made the top 20 pop singles chart.[1] [2] "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" appeared as an instrumental on the Ain't It Funky (1970) album, removing Brown's vocals and adding guitar overdubs, while the vocal version was released on It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In (1970).

Recorded history

Brown recorded "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" again with The J.B.'s for his 1970 live double album Sex Machine. Over five minutes long, this later recording used a substantially different instrumental arrangement, with an added organ riff and a florid bassline, as well as different lyrics. This version features Clyde Stubblefield on drum kit performing in tandem with congas.[3] A remix of this recording by Tim Rogers appears on the 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove. The remixed version has been extensively sampled. A genuine live version of the song appears on the album Live at Chastain Park (rec. 1985, rel. 1988).

In 1974 Lyn Collins recorded the song, with Brown producing.

Dick Hyman recorded a synthesizer version of "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" on his 1969 album The Age of Electronicus.

Charts

Chart (1969)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10015
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles1

Personnel

1969 version

with the James Brown Orchestra:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 84.
  2. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  3. Web site: The 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music. May 21, 2013. Spin magazine. February 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223165836/https://www.spin.com/2013/05/best-drummers-list-alternative-music/130520-stubblefield-starks/. February 23, 2019. dead. Note: The drums conga tandem is self-evident in minutes 4 and 5 of the recording.
  4. Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.