Gettin' Down to It

Gettin' Down to It
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1969
RecordedDecember 1968 - March 1969
GenreSoul jazz
Length48:35
LabelKing
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
(1969)
Gettin' Down to It
(1969)
The Popcorn
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Gettin' Down to It is the 24th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in May 1969, by King Records. A pet project of Brown's, the album consists of standards sung in the jazz ballad style of Frank Sinatra, whom Brown greatly admired. In addition, two of Brown's own compositions, "Cold Sweat" and an instrumental version of "There Was a Time", are included, reinterpreted in the same style.

Robert Christgau has called it "a ballad album that could scare the shades off Ray Charles".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunny" (Marva Whitney, vocals)Bobby Hebb3:17
2."That's Life"Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay4:29
3."Strangers in the Night"Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder3:26
4."Willow Weep for Me"Ann Ronell4:39
5."Cold Sweat"James Brown, Alfred Ellis5:02
6."There Was a Time" (Kenny Poole and Lee Garrett, guitar)James Brown, Bud Hobgood2:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chicago"Fred Fisher2:51
2."(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"William Best, Deek Watson7:40
3."Time After Time"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne4:48
4."All the Way"Sammy Cahn3:40
5."It Had to Be You"Isham Jones, Gus Kahn2:42
6."Uncle" (Kenny Poole, guitar)Frank Vincent2:35

Personnel

  • James Brown – vocals and producer
  • Dee Felice Trio:
    • Frank Vincent – piano
    • Lee Tucker – bass
    • Dee Felice – drums



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