Live at the Apollo 1995

Live at the Apollo 1995 is a live album by James Brown. It was the fourth and final album he recorded at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Contrary to the title, it was recorded in 1994,[1] 32 years after the original Live at the Apollo. It includes one studio track, "Respect Me".

Live at the Apollo 1995
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 1995 (1995-07-18)
RecordedSeptember 1994
VenueApollo Theater, New York, NY
GenreSoul, funk
Length74:43
LabelScotti Bros.
ProducerBrown
James Brown live albums chronology
Love Power Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971
(1992)
Live at the Apollo 1995
(1995)
Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68
(1998)

Live at the Apollo 1995 was the last live album James Brown recorded.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 1:59
2."Cold Sweat (Part 1)"James Brown, Alfred Ellis4:54
3."Gonna Have a Funky Good Time"Brown3:51
4."It's a Man's World"Brown, Betty Newsome11:19
5."Get Up Offa That Thing"Brown, Ira Newborn3:41
6."Try Me"Brown3:47
7."The Payback"Brown, Fred Wesley, John Starks0:36
8."Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got, to Get What She Wants)"Brown, Fred Wesley1:49
9."Prisoner of Love"Leo Robin, Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill1:36
10."Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"Brown4:43
11."Living in America"Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight3:49
12."Make It Funky"Brown, Charles Bobbit8:04
13."Get on the Good Foot"Brown, Fred Wesley, Joseph Mims2:38
14."Georgia on My Mind"Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell2:35
15."Georgia-Lina"Brown, "Sweet" Charles Sherrell4:39
16."(I Got You) I Feel Good"Brown2:36
17."Please Please Please"Brown, Johnny Terry3:01
18."Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff, James Brown5:16
19."Respect Me" (New bonus track)Brown, Derrick Monk3:41
Total length:74:43

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Robert Christgau     [4]

The album was not as well received as previous albums in the series.

References

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  1. ^ Bodley, Ivan (1995). Live at the Apollo 1995 [CD liner notes]. Santa Monica: Scotti Brothers Records.
  2. ^ "Album Search for "live at the apollo 1995"". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Live at the Apollo 1995". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: James brown".