Hot Pants (album)
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| Released | August 1971 | |||
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 30:26 (LP) 49:35 (CD) | |||
| Label | Polydor 2425 086 | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from Hot Pants | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[5] |
Hot Pants is the 32nd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in August 1971, by Polydor Records.[3][6]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 4, 1971, peaking at No. 22 during an eighteen-week run on the chart.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by James Brown; except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blues & Pants" | Fred Wesley | 9:39 |
| 2. | "Can't Stand It" | 4:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Escape-Ism, Pt. 1" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Escape-Ism, Pt. 2" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)" | 8:42 |
| Total length: | 30:26 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Escape-Ism (complete take)" | 19:09 |
| Total length: | 49:35 | |
Charts
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[7] | 22 |
Personnel
- James Brown – lead vocals, organ
- Bobby Byrd – backing vocals, organ ("Blues & Pants"), tambourine ("Hot Pants")
- Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Russell Crimes – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
- Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Robert Coleman – guitar
- Fred Thomas – bass
- Johnny Griggs – congas (tracks 3, 4 & 6)
- John "Jabo" Starks – drums[3]
References
- ^ a b Leeds, Alan (March 23, 1993). Hot Pants (CD ed.). Polydor.
- ^ a b Leeds, Alan (January 2009). The Singles, Volume 7: 1970–1972. Polydor (published April 3, 2009).
- ^ a b c Jason Elias (July 12, 1971). "Hot Pants - James Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Hot Pants by James Brown". iTunes. May 3, 1933. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Polydor CD 314-517985-2