"Get It Together" is a song performed by James Brown. Released in October 1967 as a two-part single, it charted #11 R&B and #40 Pop.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. Both parts also appeared on the album I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me. Donald A. Guarisco of Allmusic described the song as "a taut, minimalist tune that combines soulful but frantically paced verse melodies with a bubbling, two-note staccato chorus."Guarisco, Donald A. "'Get It Together' review". Accessed March 29, 2013.
Brown performs "Get It Together" in the concert films James Brown: Man to Man and Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968.
Personnel James Brown – lead vocal
with the James Brown Orchestra: Waymon Reed – trumpet Joe Dupars – trumpet Levi Rasbury – valve trombone Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – alto saxophone Maceo Parker – tenor saxophone St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone Alfonzo Kellum – electric guitar Bernard Odum – bass guitar John "Jabo" Starks – drums
Gittin' A Little Hipper
An instrumental version of the "Get It Together" entitled "Gittin' A Little Hipper" arranged by Pee Wee Ellis and performed by the James Brown Orchestra was released as the B-side of the single "Bringing Up The Guitar" in January of 1968 miscredited as The Dapps. The song featured on the album James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul.
Personnel Waymon Reed – trumpet Joe Dupars – trumpet Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – alto saxophone Maceo Parker – tenor saxophone St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone Jimmy Nolen – electric guitar Alfonzo Kellum – electric guitar Bernard Odum – bass guitar John "Jabo" Starks – drums
References
External links AllMusic review