Live at the Apollo 1995
Live album by
James Brown
ReleasedJuly 18, 1995 (1995-07-18)
RecordedSeptember 1994
VenueApollo Theater, New York, NY
GenreSoul, funk
Length74:43
LabelScotti Bros.
ProducerBrown
James Brown live albums chronology
Love Power Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971
(1992) 		Live at the Apollo 1995
(1995) 		Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68
(1998)

Live at the Apollo 1995 is a live album by James Brown. It was the fourth and final album he recorded at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Contrary to the title, it was recorded in 1994,[1] 32 years after the original Live at the Apollo. It includes one studio track, "Respect Me".

Live at the Apollo 1995 was the last live album James Brown recorded.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 1:59
2."Cold Sweat (Part 1)"James Brown, Alfred Ellis4:54
3."Gonna Have a Funky Good Time"Brown3:51
4."It's a Man's World"Brown, Betty Newsome11:19
5."Get Up Offa That Thing"Brown, Ira Newborn3:41
6."Try Me"Brown3:47
7."The Payback"Brown, Fred Wesley, John Starks0:36
8."Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got, to Get What She Wants)"Brown, Fred Wesley1:49
9."Prisoner of Love"Leo Robin, Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill1:36
10."Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"Brown4:43
11."Living in America"Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight3:49
12."Make It Funky"Brown, Charles Bobbit8:04
13."Get on the Good Foot"Brown, Fred Wesley, Joseph Mims2:38
14."Georgia on My Mind"Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell2:35
15."Georgia-Lina"Brown, "Sweet" Charles Sherrell4:39
16."(I Got You) I Feel Good"Brown2:36
17."Please Please Please"Brown, Johnny Terry3:01
18."Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff, James Brown5:16
19."Respect Me" (New bonus track)Brown, Derrick Monk3:41
Total length:74:43

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Robert Christgau[4]

The album was not as well received as previous albums in the series.

References

  1. ^ Bodley, Ivan (1995). Live at the Apollo 1995 [CD liner notes]. Santa Monica: Scotti Brothers Records.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-apollo-1995-mw0000177909
  3. ^ https://ew.com/article/1995/07/21/live-apollo-1995/
  4. ^ https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=james+brown
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