It's a Mother is the 26th full-length studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in August 1969, by King Records.[1][3]

It's a Mother
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1969
Recorded1969
GenreFunk, soul, R&B
Length37:08
LabelKing
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
The Popcorn
(1969)
It's a Mother
(1969)
Ain't It Funky
(1970)
Singles from It's a Mother
  1. "Mother Popcorn"
    Released: June 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1"James Brown, Alfred Ellis3:16
2."Mother Popcorn, Pt. 2"James Brown, Alfred Ellis3:01
3."Mashed Potato Popcorn, Pt. 1"James Brown2:59
4."Mashed Potato Popcorn, Pt. 2"James Brown3:18
5."I'm Shook"James Brown2:50
6."Popcorn With a Feeling" (instrumental)James Brown, Alfonzo Kellum, Clyde Stubblefield, Jimmy Nolen, St. Clair Pinckney2:56
7."The Little Groove Maker Me, Pt. 1"James Brown, Bud Hobgood2:59
8."The Little Groove Maker Me, Pt. 2"James Brown, Bud Hobgood2:18
9."Any Day Now"Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard3:29
10."If I Ruled the World"Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse4:01
11."You're Still Out of Sight"James Brown3:07
12."Top of the Stack" (instrumental)James Brown, Alfred Brown2:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jason Ankeny. "It's a Mother - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  2. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ^ "iTunes - Music - It's a Mother by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.