The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown cover
Studio album by Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Released 1968
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 57:56
Label Polydor
Producer Kit Lambert
Professional reviews
Crazy World of Arthur Brown chronology
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
(1968)		 Backtrack 12
(1970)

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is a psychedelic rock album by Arthur Brown and his band Crazy World of Arthur Brown, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). Considered a classic of the late-1960s psychedelic scene, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown includes covers of Screamin' Jay Hawkins and James Brown.

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown peaked at #7 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. The hit single "Fire" reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in the UK in August 1968, and #19 in Australia in October 1968.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Prelude/Nightmare" (Arthur Brown) – 3:28
  2. "Fanfare/Fire Poem" (Brown, Vincent Crane) – 1:51
  3. "Fire" (Brown, Crane, Mike Finesilver, Peter Ker) – 2:54
  4. "Come and Buy" (Brown, Crane) – 5:40
  5. "Time/Confusion" (Brown, Crane) – 5:11
  6. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 3:41
  7. "Spontaneous Apple Creation" (Brown, Crane) – 2:54
  8. "Rest Cure" (Brown, Crane) – 2:44
  9. "I've Got Money" (James Brown) – 3:09
  10. "Child of My Kingdom" (Brown, Crane) – 7:01

In 1991, the album was reissued on CD, with the addition of the original Side 1 (the first five songs) in monaural.

[edit] 1991 reissue track listing

  1. "Prelude/Nightmare" (Brown) (mono) – 3:49
  2. "Fanfare/Fire Poem" (Brown, Crane) (mono) – 2:02
  3. "Fire" (Brown, Crane, Finesilver, Ker) (mono) – 3:01
  4. "Come and Buy" (Brown, Crane) (mono) – 5:06
  5. "Time/Confusion" (Brown, Crane) (mono) – 4:57
  6. "Prelude/Nightmare" (Brown) – 3:28
  7. "Fanfare/Fire Poem" (Brown, Crane) – 1:51
  8. "Fire" (Brown, Crane, Finesilver, Ker) – 2:54
  9. "Come and Buy" (Brown, Crane) – 5:40
  10. "Time/Confusion" (Brown, Crane) – 5:11
  11. "I Put a Spell on You" (Hawkins) – 3:41
  12. "Spontaneous Apple Creation" (Brown, Crane) – 2:54
  13. "Rest Cure" (Brown, Crane) – 2:44
  14. "I've Got Money" (James Brown) – 3:09
  15. "Child of My Kingdom" (Brown, Crane) – 7:01

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