Reality cover

Reality

Released

‘Reality’ sees the Godfather stretching out a little. It contains stone-cold funk classics like ‘Funky President’ alongside the beautiful, orchestrated ‘Broken Hearted’, one of the few James Brown tracks where you get to hear just how pretty he could sing when he wasn’t screaming for funk redemption. Like a few of his albums, ‘Reality’ contains some weaker tracks - his takes on ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ and ‘The Twist’ feel very much like filler - but there are some great funk jams here, the JBs sound in fine form and many of the Fred Wesley horn arrangements soar.

Harold Heath

Suggestions
Back to the World cover

Back to the World

Curtis Mayfield
Us cover

Us

Maceo
Hang On In There cover

Hang On In There

Mike James Kirkland
My World cover

My World

Lee Fields & the Expressions
Happiness In Every Style cover

Happiness In Every Style

Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators
McFadden & Whitehead cover

McFadden & Whitehead

McFadden & Whitehead
Breakin' Bread cover

Breakin' Bread

Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s