James Brown

The title track may be one reason this album has been so successful, but the whole disc is a solid set of enduring Funk grooves, such as the twelve-minute "Mind Power." Classic R&B ballads such as "Doing The Best I Can" show Brown's affectionate side.

Because more is often more with JB, a studio double comprising eight long songs isn't necessarily a gyp. Especially when all the songs have new titles. Not only does most of this work as dance music, but two slow ones are actually sung. "Time Is Running Out Fast," however, is a spectacularly inaccurate title for a horn-and-voice excursion that shambles on for 12:37. (Grade - B+)