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You Got To Have A Job (If You Don't Work You Can't Eat)
By
Marva Whitney & James Brown
Recording of "
You Got To Have A Job (If You Don't Work You Can't Eat)
" (
James Brown
,
Waymond Reed
)
Duration
4:12
Year
1969
Type
Studio
Recording Date
January 13, 1969
RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recording Credits
Producer
James Brown
Lead Vocals
James Brown
,
Marva Whitney
Tenor Saxophone Solo
Maceo Parker
Guitar
Jimmy Nolen
,
Alphonso Kellum
Bass
Charles Sherrell
Drums
Clyde Stubblefield
Percussion
Bennie Parks
Trumpet
Waymond Reed
,
Richard Griffith
Trombone
Fred Wesley
Alto Saxophone
Alfred Ellis
Tenor Saxophone
Maceo Parker
Baritone Saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney
Arrangements
James Brown
Appears On
Release
Artist
Released
The Singles, Volume 5: 1967-1969
James Brown
February 29, 2008
Session Details
Recording done
RCA Studios
Hollywood, CA
January 13, 1969
Alfred Ellis
(
Alto Saxophone
)
Alphonso Kellum
(
Guitar
)
Bennie Parks
(
Percussion
)
Charles Sherrell
(
Bass
)
Clyde Stubblefield
(
Drums
)
Fred Wesley
(
Trombone
)
James Brown
(
Arrangements
,
Lead Vocals
,
Producer
)
Jimmy Nolen
(
Guitar
)
Maceo Parker
(
Tenor Saxophone
,
Tenor Saxophone Solo
)
Marva Whitney
(
Lead Vocals
)
Richard Griffith
(
Trumpet
)
St. Clair Pinckney
(
Baritone Saxophone
)
Waymond Reed
(
Trumpet
)