Give It Up or Turnit a Loose

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"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"
Single by James Brown
from the album Ain't It Funky
B-side "I'll Lose My Mind"
Released January 1969 (1969-01)
Format 7"
Recorded October 29, 1968, Criteria Studios, Miami, FL
Genre Funk
Length 2:45 6:24 (complete version)
Label King
6213
Writer(s) Charles Bobbit
Producer(s) James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)"
(1968)
"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"
(1969)
"Soul Pride (Part 1)
(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 album, removing Brown's vocals and adding guitar overdubs.

Chart positions

Chart (1969) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 1

Personnel

  • James Brown - lead vocal

with the James Brown Orchestra:

Other versions

Brown recorded "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" again with The J.B.'s for his 1970 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. 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.

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.

Preceded by Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single
March 8, 1969 – March 15, 1969 (two weeks)
Succeeded by
"Runaway Child, Running Wild" by The Temptations

References

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  2. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  3. Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.

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