• Source: Soul Power

      • "Soul Power" is a song by James Brown. Brown recorded it with the original J.B.'s (plus Fred Wesley) and it was released as a three-part single in 1971. Like "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and other hits from this period it features backing vocals by Bobby Byrd. It charted #3 R&B and #29 Pop.
      Part 1 of "Soul Power" appeared on the 1972 album Soul Classics. Live versions of the song were included on Revolution of the Mind (1971) and Love Power Peace (1992; recorded 1971), but no longer version of the original studio recording received an album release until an eight-minute re-edit was issued on the 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove. The complete studio recording, over 12 minutes long, appeared for the first time on the 1996 CD compilation Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang.


      Personnel


      James Brown - lead vocal
      with The J.B.'s
      Bobby Byrd - organ, vocals
      Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison - trumpet
      Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpet
      Fred Wesley - trombone
      St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone
      Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar
      Bobby Roach - guitar
      William "Bootsy" Collins - bass
      John "Jabo" Starks - drums
      Johnny Griggs - congas


      Soul Power 74



      In 1974, Brown created an instrumental version of "Soul Power" by having Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley overdub new horn parts onto the rhythm track of the original recording. Sound engineer Bob Both added sound effects at several points to conceal where the original horn track had bled through into the rhythm parts. Titled "Soul Power 74" and credited to "Maceo and the Macks", the new version was released as a two-part single on People Records and charted #20 R&B and #109 Bubbling Under Pop. It also appeared on the album Us!.


      Cover versions and sampling


      Alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins covered "Soul Power" on their 2000 album Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music.
      Rapper Chuck D performed it on his 2007 tribute album Tribb to JB.
      Soul band Tower of Power has performed "Soul Power" as an extended ending/jam to their popular hit "What Is Hip?".
      Both the "Soul Power" and "Soul Power 74" have been extensively sampled in hip hop music and other genres. "Soul Power 74" was sampled on Redman's "Rated R", MC Breed and 2Pac's "Gotta Get Mine", Spoonie Gee's "The Godfather", Black Machine's "How Gee" and Usher's "Ride" (later re-made by Jennifer Lopez as "Get Right"), among many others.


      Appearances in other media


      "Soul Power 74" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the radio station Master Sounds 98.3.


      References




      External links


      Song Review at AllMusic
      List of songs that sample "Soul Power"

    • Source: Soul Power!

      • Soul Power! is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes, which was recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.


      Reception



      Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, stating, "It's relaxed and funky, organ-paced small-combo music, Holmes perhaps breaking out less of a sweat than some of his more bop-influenced and frenetic contemporaries."


      Track listing


      "Soul Power" (Richard "Groove" Holmes) - 5:50
      "Gimme Little Sign" (Jerry Winn, Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven) - 2:30
      "How Can I Be Sure" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 5:00
      "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 5:35
      "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:25
      "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) - 7:15
      "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) - 5:50


      Personnel


      Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
      Wally Richardson, Steve Wolfe - guitar
      Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
      Ben Dixon - drums
      Dave Blume - congas


      References

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