Take a Look at Those Cakes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 41:30 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | James Brown | |||
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Singles from Take a Look at Those Cakes | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [4] |
Take a Look at Those Cakes is a studio album by the American musician James Brown.[5][6] It was released in December 1978 by Polydor Records. It was arranged by Brown and St. Clair Pinckney. The cover artwork was credited to Christoph Blumrich.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes" | James Brown, Deirdre Brown | 11:04 |
2. | "A Man Understands" | James Brown, Deirdre Brown | 8:30 |
3. | "Someone To Talk To" | James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney | 7:02 |
4. | "Spring" | James Brown, Deirdre Brown, St. Clair Pinckney | 6:37 |
5. | "As Long As I Love You" | James Brown, Deirdre Brown, St. Clair Pinckney | 8:17 |
References[edit]
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "Take a Look at Those Cakes - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 42.
- ^ Mullinax, Gary (Jan 21, 1979). "Four stalwarts of soul stick to well-trodden paths". The Morning News. p. C4.
- ^ Gibbons, Chris (Feb 9, 1979). "Not much food for thought on 'Cakes'". Bucks Examiner. p. 13.