Coldblooded (James Brown song)

"Coldblooded" is a song written and recorded by James Brown. It was released in 1974 as the B-side of "Funky President (People It's Bad)" and charted #99 Pop.^[1] It also appeared on the album Hell. Writing in Rolling Stone, Robert Palmer praised the song as a "sure-fire disco [smash], the kind of no-nonsense party music one expects from Soul Brother Number One."^[2]

"Coldblooded"
Single by James Brown
from the album Hell
A-side	"Funky President (People It's Bad)"
Released	October 1974 (1974-10)
Recorded	March 24, 1974, International Studios, Augusta, GA; additional recording April 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY
Genre	Funk
Length	4:45
Label	Polydor 14258
Songwriter(s)	James Brown
Producer(s)	James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Funky President (People It's Bad)" (1974) "Coldblooded" (1974) "Reality" (1975)
Audio video
"Coldblooded" on YouTube

Personnel

• James Brown - vocals
• Isaiah "Ike" Oakley - trumpet
• Fred Wesley - trombone
• Maceo Parker - alto sax
• Jimmy Parker - alto sax
• St. Clair Pinckney - tenor sax
• Jimmy Nolen - guitar
• Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar
• Fred Thomas - bass
• John "Jabo" Starks - drums
• Johnny Griggs - congas
• Fred Wesley or Bob Both - percussion^[3]

References

1. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
2. Palmer, Robert. "Out of the Brown Bag". Rolling Stone September 12, 1974. Rpt. in The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul. Ed. Nelson George and Alan Leeds. New York: Plume, 2008. 101-104.
3. Leeds, Alan (1995). Hell [CD liner notes]. New York: PolyGram Records.