Ain't That a Groove
"Ain't That a Groove Part 1" | ||||
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Single by James Brown | ||||
from the album It's a Man's Man's Man's World | ||||
B-side | "Ain't That a Groove Part 2" | |||
Released | February 1966 | |||
Recorded | December 13 (track) and 22 (rhythm guitar overdub), 1965 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound, New York City | |||
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Label | King (6025) | |||
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Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
James Brown charting singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't That a Groove" is a song written by James Brown and Nat Jones. Brown recorded it in 1965 with the female vocal group The Jewels and a studio band arranged and conducted by Sammy Lowe. Released in edited form as a two-part single in 1966, it charted #6 R&B and #42 Pop.[1][2] The unedited studio recording of the song was included in the 1991 box set Star Time.
Brown performs a live version of "Ain't That a Groove" on his 1967 album Live at the Garden He also performed the song live with his vocal group The Famous Flames on a 1966 telecast of the Ed Sullivan Show with The Jewels singing background offstage.[3]
The single was also featured in Dead Presidents.
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Categories:
- James Brown songs
- Songs written by James Brown
- 1966 singles
- 1966 songs
- King Records (United States) singles
- 1960s rhythm and blues song stubs