James Brown Plays the Real Thing
James Brown Plays the Real Thing is the sixteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in June 1967, by Smash Records. The entire album was arranged by Pee Wee Ellis, who'd joined the band a year prior.
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 15, 1967, peaking at No. 164 during a five-week run on the chart.
Personnel
- James Brown – organ
- Richard Harris, Jimmy Cleveland, Garnett Brown – trombone
- Pee Wee Ellis – alto saxophone, arrangement
- St. Clair Pinckney, Alfred Corley – tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone
- Ernie Hayes – piano
- Jimmy Nolen, Carl Lynch or Wallace Richardson – guitar
- Al Lucas or Jimmy Tyrell – bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums