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"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" is a funk song recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1969, the song was a #1 R&B hit and also made the top 20 pop singles chart. "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" appeared as an instrumental on the Ain't It Funky (1970) album, removing Brown's vocals and adding guitar overdubs, while the vocal version was released on It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In (1970).




Recorded history



Brown recorded "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" again with The J.B.'s for his 1970 live double album Sex Machine. Over five minutes long, this later recording used a substantially different instrumental arrangement, with an added organ riff and a florid bassline, as well as different lyrics. This version features Clyde Stubblefield on drum kit performing in tandem with congas. A remix of this recording by Tim Rogers appears on the 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove. The remixed version has been extensively sampled. A genuine live version of the song appears on the album Live at Chastain Park (rec. 1985, rel. 1988).
In 1974 Lyn Collins recorded the song, with Brown producing.
Dick Hyman recorded a synthesizer version of "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" on his 1969 album The Age of Electronicus.




Charts






Personnel






= 1969 version

=
James Brown - lead vocals
with the James Brown Orchestra:

Waymon 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
Chuck Kirkpatrick – recording engineer




References






External links


Song Review at Allmusic
List of songs that sample "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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