Papa Don't Take No Mess
| "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part I" | ||||
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Hell | ||||
| B-side | "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part II" | |||
| Released | August 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" (stereo) | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1973, International Studios, Augusta, GA | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
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| Label | Polydor 14255 |
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| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
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"Papa Don't Take No Mess" is a funk song performed by James Brown. An edited version of the song released as a two-part single in 1974 was Brown's final number one R&B hit and peaked at number thirty-one on the Hot 100.[1][2] The full-length version, nearly 14 minutes long, appeared on the double album Hell.
Like "The Payback," "Papa Don't Take No Mess" was originally recorded for a rejected soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Hell Up in Harlem.
Contents
Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocal
with Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s:
- Fred Wesley - trombone
- Ike Oakley - trumpet
- Maceo Parker - alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen - guitar
- Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar
- Fred Thomas or Charles Sherrell - bass
- John "Jabo" Starks - drums
- John Morgan or Johnny Griggs - percussion[3]
A piano solo, performed by Brown, is included in the longer edit that appears on the Hell album.
Covers
Steely Dan covered this song in the band introduction segment of their "Rarities night" concerts in September 2011.
References
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- ↑ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ↑ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
External links
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Soul Singles number one single October 12, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" by B.T. Express |
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