Take a Look at Those Cakes

Take a Look at Those Cakes
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedNovember 1978 (1978-11)[1]
RecordedSeptember – October 1978 (1978-10)[1][2]
StudiosMastersound (Augusta, Georgia)[1][2]
GenreFunk
Length41:30
LabelsPolydor
6181
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Jam 1980's
(1978)		 Take a Look at Those Cakes
(1978)		 The Original Disco Man
(1979)
Singles from Take a Look at Those Cakes
  1. "For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Someone to Talk To"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[3]
Robert ChristgauB−[4]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and SoulStarStarStar[6]

Take a Look at Those Cakes is a studio album by the American musician James Brown.[7][8] It was released in December 1978 by Polydor Records. It was arranged by Brown and St. Clair Pinckney. The cover artwork was credited to Christoph Blumrich.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes"James Brown, Deirdre Brown11:04
2."A Man Understands"James Brown, Deirdre Brown8:30
3."Someone to Talk To"James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney7:02
4."Spring"James Brown, Deirdre Brown, St. Clair Pinckney6:37
5."As Long as I Love You"James Brown, Deirdre Brown, St. Clair Pinckney8:17

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Weinger, Harry; Leeds, Alan (1985). Dead On The Heavy Funk 74-76. Polydor. 827 439-1 Y-1.
  2. 1 2 Leeds, Alan (December 2010). The Singles, Volume 10: 1975–1979. Hip-O Select (published February 11, 2011). B0015279-02.
  3. ↑ William Ruhlmann. "Take a Look at Those Cakes - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 42.
  7. ↑ Mullinax, Gary (January 21, 1979). "Four stalwarts of soul stick to well-trodden paths". The Morning News. p. C4.
  8. ↑ Gibbons, Chris (February 9, 1979). "Not much food for thought on 'Cakes'". Bucks Examiner. p. 13.
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