Ain't That a Groove
"Ain't That a Groove Part 1" | ||||
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Single by James Brown | ||||
from the album It's a Man's Man's Man's World | ||||
B-side | "Ain't That a Groove Part 2" | |||
Released | February 1966 (1966-02) | |||
Recorded | December 13 (track) and 22 (rhythm guitar overdub), 1965 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
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Label | King (6025) | |||
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Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
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"Ain't That a Groove" is a song written by James Brown and Nat Jones. Brown recorded it in 1965 with the female vocal group The Jewels and a studio band arranged and conducted by Sammy Lowe. Released in edited form as a two-part single in 1966, it charted #6 R&B and #42 Pop.[1][2] The unedited studio recording of the song was included in the 1991 box set Star Time.
Cash Box described the single as a "rhythmic, throbbing chorus-backed romancer about a lucky twosome who seem aptly suited to each other."[3]
Brown performs a live version of "Ain't That a Groove" on his 1967 album Live at the Garden He also performed the song live with his vocal group The Famous Flames on a 1966 telecast of the Ed Sullivan Show with The Jewels singing background offstage.[4]
The single was also featured in Dead Presidents.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 19, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Youtube
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charting
singles
- "Hey America" (1970)
- "Bring It On...Bring It On" (1983)
- "Froggy Mix" (1985)
- "She's the One" (1988)
- "The Payback Mix" (1988)
- "I Got You (I Feel Good) [James Brown v. Dakeyne]" (1992)
- "Funk on Ah Roll" (1999)
productions
- "The Grunt" (1970)
- "Gimme Some More" (1971)
- "I Know You Got Soul" (1971)
- "Pass the Peas" (1972)
- "Think (About It)" (1972)
- "Doing It to Death" (1973)
- "Soul Power 74" (1973)
songs
- "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" (1960)
- "Maybe the Last Time" (1964)
- "Old Landmark" (1980)
- "Killing Is Out, School Is In" (2001)
- "Gut Bucket" (2006)
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