Nonstop!

Nonstop!
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedApril 1981 (1981-04)
Recorded
  • May – June 1979 (1979-06) ("World Cycle Inc.")
  • September 1980 (1980-09) (remainder of titles)
StudiosMastersound (Augusta, Georgia)
GenreFunk
Length38:46
LabelsPolydor
6318
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Soul Syndrome
(1980)		 Nonstop!
(1981)		 Bring It On!
(1983)
Singles from Nonstop!
  1. "Give That Bass Player Some"
    Released: 1981
  2. "I Go Crazy / World Cycle Inc."
    Released: 1981

Nonstop! is a studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1981 and was compiled of outtakes from his previous album, T.K. Records' Soul Syndrome; the album thereby fulfilled his contract.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Robert ChristgauB+
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
(The New) Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar

Robert Christgau noted that "the horn charts and rhythm arrangements are as tricky and on the one as in any newfangled funk you want to name."

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Brown; except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Popcorn 80's" 3:43
2."Give That Bass Player Some"Susaye Brown6:29
3."You're My Only Love"James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney4:58
4."World Cycle Inc."L. Rhodes3:03
5."Super Bull / Super Bad" 6:58
6."Love 80's"James Brown, Susaye Brown9:58
7."I Go Crazy" 3:35

Personnel

The musicians on "World Cycle Inc." are unknown.

References

  1. 1 2 3 William Ruhlmann. "Nonstop! - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Leeds, Alan (July 2011). The Singles, Volume 11: 1979–1981. Hip-O Select (published September 27, 2011). B0016037-02.
  3. ↑ Brown, Geoff (2009). The Life of James Brown. Omnibus Press.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 20.
  5. 1 2 "James Brown". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  7. ↑ 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.