- funk, funk soul
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Polydor
Reality is the 39th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1974, by Polydor Records.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic1.5/5 ★
- Robert ChristgauB−
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Reality4:41
- A2Funky President (People It’s Bad)4:28
- A3Further on Up the Road4:14
- A4Check Your Body4:31
- A5Don’t Fence Me In3:57
- B1All for One6:38
- B2I’m Broken Hearted4:28
- B3Twist4:08
- B4Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)4:05
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- James Brown
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 1974
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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