- funk, soul, funk soul
- 73 min
- 8 tracks
- Polydor
The Payback is the 37th studio album by the American musician James Brown. Originally slated to serve as the soundtrack for the 1973 blaxploitation film Hell Up in Harlem, it was ultimately not used for that film and instead released as a separate album in December 1973 by Polydor Records.
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Character
Spare, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Robert ChristgauB+
- eMusic5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1The Payback7:40
- A2Doing the Best I Can7:42
- B1Take Some... Leave Some8:34
- B2Shoot Your Shot8:09
- C1Forever Suffering5:52
- C2Time Is Running Out Fast12:48
- D1Stone to the Bone10:14
- D2Mind Power12:05
8 tracks, 73 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- James Brown
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 1973-12
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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