Give It Up or Turnit a Loose

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For the En Vogue song, see Give It Up, Turn It Loose.

“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
Format	7" (stereo)
Recorded	October 29, 1968, Criteria Studios, Miami, FL
Genre	Funk
Length	3:10
Label	King 6213
Writer(s)	Charles Bobbit
Producer	James Brown

"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" is a funk song recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1969, it was a #1 R&B hit. The song was written by Brown's personal manager Charles Bobbit.

1 Personnel
2 Other versions
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Personnel

James Brown - lead vocal

with the James Brown Orchestra:

Waymond Reed - trumpet
Richard "Kush" Griffith - trumpet
Fred Wesley - trombone
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - alto saxophone
Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney - baritone saxophone
Jimmy Nolen - guitar
Alphonso "Country" Kellum - guitar
Charles Sherrell - bass
Nate Jones - drums

[edit] 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 rapid, ornate bassline, as well as different lyrics. A remix of this recording by Tim Rodgers appears on the 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove. The remixed version has been extensively sampled.

Dick Hyman recorded a synthesizer rendition of "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" on his 1969 album The Age of Electronicus.

[edit] References

Leeds, Alan M., and Harry Weinger (1991). Star Time: Song by Song. In Star Time (pp. 46-53) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
White, Cliff (1991). Discography. In Star Time (pp. 54-59) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.