Money Won't Change You Explained
| Money Won't Change You Part 1 |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | James Brown |
| Album: | Sings Raw Soul |
| B-Side: | Money Won't Change You Part 2 |
| Recorded: | June 9, 1966, Talent Masters Studios, New York, NY |
| Genre: | Soul, funk |
| Length: |
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| Label: | King
6048 |
| Producer: | James Brown |
| Chronology: | James Brown charting |
| Prev Title: | It's a Man's Man's Man's World |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | Don't Be a Drop-Out |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
"Money Won't Change You" is a song recorded by James Brown in 1966. It was released in edited form as a two-part single which charted No. 11 R&B and No. 53 Pop.[1] Both parts of the single were included on Brown's 1967 album Sings Raw Soul.
An unedited version of the song appeared for the first time in the 1991 box set Star Time.[2] [3]
Background
It was his third message song, after "Don't Be a Drop-Out," and "Get it Together", songs recorded in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement.[4]
Billboard described the single as a "soulful wailer in the groove of the past Brown hits."[5] Cash Box said that it is a "pulsating, bluesy, danceable affair about a guy who appears to have serious problems with his gal."[6]
Cover versions
Popular culture
Notes and References
- White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- Web site: Record Brief . Peter. Watrous . May 5, 1991 . The New York Times . Some tracks - "Money Won't Change You" and "Papa's Got a Brand-New Bag" - have been restored to their original length after being pruned for radio play, and it's wonderful to hear the band stretching out, flexing its muscles in service of the groove, the almighty rhythm..
- Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- Web site: Biography of James Brown. Ricky. Vincent. Rock and Roll: An American Story. Brown wrote the first of his message songs, “Don’t Be a Dropout,” and followed it with “Get it Together,” and “Money Won’t Change You” within months. The rugged grooves and piercing screams of Brown became a trademark of the urgency and prideful presentation of the black man in full awakening.. 2015-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032331/http://www.teachrock.org/media/handouts/James_Brown_bio.edited.pdf. 2016-03-04. dead.
- News: Billboard. 2021-03-03. July 23, 1966. 16. Spotlight Singles.
- CashBox Record Reviews . July 30, 1966 . 20 . 2022-01-12 . Cash Box.
- Web site: Elias . Jason . AllMusic Review by Jason Elias . AllMusic . Netaktion LLC . 12 November 2020.
