There It Is (James Brown album)

There It Is
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedJune 9, 1972 (1972-06-09)
RecordedOctober 1, 1970 – April 4, 1972 (1970-10-01 – 1972-04-04)[1][2]
Studio
Genre
Length43:21
LabelPolydor
2391 033
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Hot Pants
(1971) 		There It Is
(1972) 		Get on the Good Foot
(1972)
Singles from There It Is
  1. "I'm a Greedy Man"
    Released: November 1971 (1971-11)
  2. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"
    Released: January 1972 (1972-01)
  3. "King Heroin"
    Released: February 1972 (1972-02)
  4. "There It Is"
    Released: April 1972 (1972-04)

There It Is is the 33rd studio album by American musician James Brown. His second release for Polydor Records, it contained five of his early-1970s hits.[3] The album was released on June 9, 1972. It reached No. 10 on the Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's charts and No. 60 on the Top LP's & Tape.[4][5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[8]
The Village VoiceA−[6]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There It Is Part 1"James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney3:05
2."There It Is Part 2"James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney2:47
3."King Heroin"James Brown, David Matthews, Manny Rosen3:56
4."I'm A Greedy Man Part 1"James Brown2:47
5."I'm A Greedy Man Part 2"James Brown4:29
6."Who Am I"Johnny Terry4:30
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"James Brown, Bobby Byrd5:41
2."Public Enemy #1 Part 1"James Brown, Henry Stallings, Charles Bobbit5:05
3."Public Enemy #1 Part 2"James Brown, Henry Stallings, Charles Bobbit5:05
4."I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)"Teddy Brown2:56
5."Never Can Say Goodbye"James Brown3:00
1993 CD release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There It Is (Parts 1 & 2)"James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney5:50
2."King Heroin"James Brown, David Matthews, Manny Rosen3:58
3."I'm A Greedy Man"James Brown, Charles Bobbit7:06
4."Who Am I"Johnny Terry4:59
5."Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"James Brown, Bobby Byrd7:49
6."Public Enemy #1 (Part 1)"James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Henry Stallings5:06
7."Public Enemy #1 (Part 2)"James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Henry Stallings5:09
8."I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)"Teddy Brown3:31
9."Never Can Say Goodbye"James Brown3:02

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[5] 60
US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's[4] 10

References

  1. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (January 2009). The Singles, Volume 7: 1970–1972. Polydor (published April 3, 2009).
  2. ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (September 2009). The Singles, Volume 8: 1972–1973. Polydor (published November 13, 2009).
  3. ^ a b Elias, Jason. "James Brown: There It Is Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b "There It Is > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Brackett, N.; Hoard, C.D. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 111. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Hull, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 24, 2021.


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