Gravity (James Brown album)
Gravity is a 1986 album by James Brown and was released on the Scotti Bros. Records label. The album featured the previously-released single "Living in America" which had reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was prominantly featured in the film Rocky IV.
The album's title track ("Gravity") became a minor hit on both the pop and R&B charts, while the tango-based slow jam, "How Do You Stop" cracked the R&B top ten.
Track listing
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"Gravity" |
Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight |
5:58 |
| 2. |
"Let's Get Personal" |
Moyet, Hartman, Midnight |
4:29 |
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"How Do You Stop" |
Hartman, Midnight |
4:49 |
| 4. |
"Turn Me Loose, I'm Dr. Feelgood" |
Hartman, Midnight |
3:09 |
| 5. |
"Living in America" |
Hartman, Midnight |
5:58 |
| 6. |
"Goliath" |
Hartman, Midnight |
6:14 |
| 7. |
"Repeat the Beat (Faith)" |
Hartman, Midnight |
4:19 |
| 8. |
"Return to Me" |
Hartman, Midnight |
4:38 |
Reception
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Ron Wynn of Allmusic.com described the album as "moderately interesting" but that, ultimately, Brown was trying to "catch up" with contemporary trends.[1]
References
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| Studio albums |
Please Please Please · Try Me · Think! · The Amazing James Brown · James Brown Presents His Band/Night Train · Shout and Shimmy · James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA · Prisoner of Love · Excitement - Mr. Dynamite · Showtime · The Unbeatable James Brown · Grits and Soul · Out of Sight · Papa's Got a Brand New Bag · I Got You (I Feel Good) · James Brown Plays James Brown Today and Yesterday · Mighty Instrumentals · James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) · It's a Man's Man's Man's World · James Brown Sings Christmas Songs · Handful of Soul · Sings Raw Soul · James Brown Plays the Real Thing · Cold Sweat · I Can't Stand Myself · I Got the Feeling · James Brown Sings Out of Sight · Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things · A Soulful Christmas · Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud · Gettin' Down to It · The Popcorn · It's a Mother · Ain't It Funky · Soul on Top · It's a New Day - Let a Man Come In · Hey America · Super Bad · Sho' Is Funky Down Here · Hot Pants · There It Is · Get on the Good Foot · Black Caesar · Slaughter's Big Rip-Off · The Payback · Hell · Reality · Sex Machine Today · Everybody's Doin' the Hustle and Dead on the Double Bump · Hot · Get Up Offa That Thing · Bodyheat · Mutha's Nature · Jam 1980's · Take a Look at Those Cakes · The Original Disco Man · People · Nonstop! · Soul Syndrome · Bring It On · Gravity · I'm Real · Love Overdue · Universal James · I'm Back · The Merry Christmas Album · The Next Step
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Soul Classics · Soul Classics, Volume 2 · Solid Gold: 30 Golden Hits · The Fabulous James Brown · Can Your Heart Stand It? · The Best of James Brown · The Federal Years, Part 1 · The Federal Years, Part 2 · Roots of a Revolution - The James Brown Story 1956-1965 · Ain't That a Groove - The James Brown Story 1966-1969 · Doing It to Death - The James Brown Story 1970-1973 · Dead on the Heavy Funk 1974-1976 · The CD of JB: Sex Machine and Other Soul Classics · The LP of JB · In the Jungle Groove · The CD of JB II: Cold Sweat and Other Soul Classics · Motherlode · Messin' With the Blues · Star Time · 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! · Roots of a Revolution · JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection · Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 · Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang · Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975 · Dead On The Heavy Funk: 1975-1983 · Classic James Brown - The Universal Masters Collection · The Godfather - The Very Best of James Brown · Classic James Brown Vol. 2 - The Universal Masters Collection · 50th Anniversary Collection · The Singles, Volume One: The Federal Years: 1956-1960 · The Singles, Volume Two: 1960–1963 · The Singles, Volume Three: 1964-1965 · A Family Affair · Dynamite X · The Singles, Volume Four: 1966-1967 · The Singles, Volume Five: 1967-1969 · The Singles, Volume Six: 1969-1970 · The Singles, Volume 7: 1970-1972 · The Singles, Volume 8: 1972-1973 · The Singles, Volume 9: 1973-1975 · Icon · The James Brown Complete Christmas · The Singles, Volume 10: 1975-1979 · The Singles, Volume 11: 1979-1981
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