I've Got Money
{{Infobox song
| name = I've Got Money
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = James Brown
| album = Tour the U.S.A.
| A-side = Three Hearts in a Tangle
| released = {{Start date|1962|11}}
| recorded = May 21, 1962, King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rhythm and blues
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=30}}
| label = King
5701
| writer = James Brown
| producer = Unknown
| chronology = James Brown charting
| prev_title = Three Hearts in a Tangle
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Like a Baby
| next_year = 1963
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|7svRcrmykcY|"I've Got Money"}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
"I've Got Money" is a song written and recorded by James Brown. It was released as the B-side of Brown's 1962 R&B hit "Three Hearts in a Tangle". It charted on its own, reaching #93 on the Billboard Hot 100.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. Both songs appeared on the album Tour the U.S.A..
Biographer R.J. Smith describes "I've Got Money" as "one of the less-known great records of Brown's career":
It's a song whose time has yet to arrive, and it's barely a song. It's like a blueprint of some uncanny object. It's an assemblage of parts: a scimitar guitar chord coming down on the One, a show band horn chorus quoting Judy Garland's "The Trolley Song," and [Clayton Fillyau's] stampeding drums. The parts are arranged in a line, one beside the next - an incomprehensible rebus.Smith, R.J. (2012). The One: The Life and Music of James Brown, 119. New York: Gotham Books.
Both Smith and Allmusic's Richie Unterberger point to the song as a stylistic precursor to Brown's later funk recordings.{{cite web|author=Richie Unterberger |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/ive-got-money-mt0011856134 |title=I've Got Money - James Brown | Song Info |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2016-09-26}}
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown covered "I Got Money" on their 1968 self-titled debut album.
References
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External links
- [http://www.allmusic.com/song/ive-got-money-mt0011856134 AllMusic review]
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Category:Songs written by James Brown
Category:Arthur Brown (musician) songs
Category:King Records (United States) singles
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