In the Jungle Groove
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| Compilation album by James Brown | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Recorded | 3 September 1969-July 12, 1971 | |
| Genre | Funk/R&B | |
| Length | 63:17 (2003 reissue 71:12) | |
| Label | Polydor | |
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In the Jungle Groove is a compilation album by James Brown. Released by Polydor Records in 1986 to capitalize on the burgeoning popularity of Brown's music in hip hop circles, it included the first ever album release of the much-sampled 1969 single "Funky Drummer" along with a selection of previously unreleased tracks, alternate versions, and remixes. A similar follow-up compilation, Motherlode, was released in 1988.
The album's title is taken from a song Brown recorded in the studio in August 1970. The song "In the Jungle Groove" remains unissued; however, on the album its introduction is appended to the beginning of "I Got to Move," another song recorded at the same session.
A remastered and expanded 2003 reissue of In the Jungle Groove added a bonus track, an extended version of "Blind Man Can See It" from the Black Caesar soundtrack album, as well as studio chatter at the beginning of several songs.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 330 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
[edit] Track listing
- "It's a New Day" (Brown) – 6:15
- "Funky Drummer" (Brown) – 9:13
- "Give It up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" (Bobbit) – 6:09
- "I Got to Move" (Brown) – 7:12
- "Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)" (Brown) – 2:54
- "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing (Remix)" (Brown, Byrd) – 7:40
- "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved (Mono)" (Brown, Byrd, Lenhoff) – 7:05
- "Soul Power (Re-edit) (Mono)" (Brown) - 8:07
- "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)" (Brown) – 8:42
- "Blind Man Can See It (Extended)" (Brown) - 7:19 (2003 reissue only)
