I'm Real (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = I'm Real
| type = Studio album
| artist = James Brown
| cover = Jamesbrownimreal.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1988
| recorded = 1988
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Funk, new jack swing
| length = 45:02
| label = Scotti Bros. Records
| producer = Full Force
| prev_title = Gravity
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Love Over-Due
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = I'mReal.jpeg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = This cover was released in the UK and other countries.
}}{{Singles
| name = I'm Real
| type = studio
| single1 = I'm Real
| single1date = April 1988
| single2 = Static
| single2date = July 1988
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = Robert Christgau
|rev2Score = B{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=June 9, 1980|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=james+brown|title=James Brown|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|chapter=James Brown|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/109 109]}}
}}
I'm Real is the 54th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1988 on Scotti Bros. Records.{{cite web|author=Steve Huey |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/im-real-mw0000652080 |title=I'm Real - James Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2015-07-02}} All of the tracks were produced, written and arranged by Full Force, with the exception of "I'm Real" (co-written by Full Force and Brown) and "It's Your Money $" (written and produced solely by Brown).James Brown I'm Real liner notes
Track listing
All tracks composed by James Brown and Full Force; except where indicated
{{track listing
| title1 = Tribute (Full Force)
| note1 =
| length1 = 0:22
| title2 = I'm Real
| note2 =
| length2 = 5:33
| title3 = Static (Part 1 & 2)
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:51
| title4 = Time To Get Busy
| note4 =
| length4 = 5:15
| title5 = You And Me
| note5 =
| length5 = 4:36
| title6 = Interview
| note6 =
| length6 = 0:46
| title7 = She Looks All Types A' Good
| note7 =
| length7 = 5:22
| title8 = Keep Keepin'
| note8 =
| length8 = 5:28
| title9 = Can't Git Enuf
| note9 =
| length9 = 4:43
| title10 = It's Your Money $
| note10 =
| length10 = 5:35
| title11 = Godfather Runnin' the Joint (Full Force)
| note11 =
| length11 = 2:31
}}
Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocals
- Full Force (B-Fine (drums), Shy Shy (bass), Paul Anthony (vocals), Bowlegged Lou (vocals), 'Curt-T-T' Bedeau (guitar), Baby Gerry (keyboards)).- music, arrangements, backing vocals
- Baby Gerry (Gerard Charles) - scratches
- Maceo Parker - saxophone on "You and Me", "She Looks All Types A' Good" and "Keep Keepin'"
References
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External links
- [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099391,00.html Review] from People magazine
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Category:Scotti Brothers Records albums
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