"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. 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."
Brown performs "Get It Together" in the concert films James Brown: Man to Man and Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968.
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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