The Payback

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The Payback is a 1973 funk album by James Brown, widely regarded as one of his most influential and sampled works, featuring extended grooves and socially charged themes.

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The Payback canonical 1
The Payback (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funk album
studio album
artist James Brown
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely regarded as one of James Brown's most influential albums
era 1970s funk
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drum kit
electric guitar
horn section
featuresPerformer The J.B.'s
follows Get on the Good Foot
genre funk
hasCoverArt The Payback album cover
hasMusicalStyle extended grooves
hasPart Doin’ the Best I Can
surface form: Doing the Best I Can

Forever Suffering
Mind Power
Shoot Your Shot
Stone to the Bone
Take Some... Leave Some
The Payback self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Payback (song)

Time Is Running Out Fast
hasTheme revenge
social commentary
urban struggle
influence R&B music
funk music
hip hop music
isPartOf James Brown discography
language English
length approximately 73 minutes
mediaType compact disc
digital album
vinyl record
notableCharacteristic heavily sampled in hip hop
minimalist, repetitive arrangements
prominent rhythm section grooves
notableWorkOf James Brown
numberOfDiscs 2
numberOfTracks 8
performer James Brown
precedes Hell
producer Fred Wesley
James Brown
James Brown Productions
recordedIn 1973
recordLabel Polydor Records
releaseDate 1973

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James Brown notableAlbum The Payback
The Payback hasPart The Payback self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Payback (song)