Jam 1980's

Jam 1980's
Jam 1980's
Studio album by James Brown
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Funk, disco
Length	38:18
Label	Polydor
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Singles from Jam 1980's
	"Eyesight"; Released: March 1978; "The Spank"; Released: May 1978;

Jam 1980's is an album by the American musician James Brown.^[1]^[2] It was released in 1978 by Polydor Records.^[3] The album was arranged by James Brown, with Sweet Charles Sherrell arranging "Nature".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Robert Christgau	B+^[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	^[7]

The Ottawa Journal called Jam 1980's "a slick album meeting the current disco craze head on," writing that the song "Jam" is "a masterpiece of disco soul."^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jam"	James Brown, Deirdre Brown	11:47
2.	"The Spank"	James Brown, Charles Sherrell	6:45
3.	"Nature"	Deirdre Brown, Joe Brown	10:17
4.	"Eyesight"	James Brown, Deirdre Brown	5:30
5.	"I Never, Never, Never Will Forget"	James Brown	3:59

References

^ Baker, Arthur (23 Mar 1978). "Breakdown". Bay State Banner. No. 24. p. 18.
^ Vincent, Rickey (1996). Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 85.
^ Johnson, Al (2 Jun 1978). "James Brown Is Still Doing Dated Material". The Charlotte Observer. p. 7D.
^ Jason Elias. "Jam/1980's - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
^ 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.
^ Cobb, Chris (2 Jun 1978). "Brown hits back". Ottawa Journal. p. D33.

[1] Baker, Arthur (23 Mar 1978). "Breakdown". Bay State Banner. No. 24. p. 18.

[2] Vincent, Rickey (1996). Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 85.

[3] Johnson, Al (2 Jun 1978). "James Brown Is Still Doing Dated Material". The Charlotte Observer. p. 7D.

[AllMusic-4] Jason Elias. "Jam/1980's - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-29.

[Christgau-5] Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

[Cross-6] 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.

[7] Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 42.

[8] Cobb, Chris (2 Jun 1978). "Brown hits back". Ottawa Journal. p. D33.

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