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No. 439Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1970
Sex Machine album coverNo. 439

Sex Machine

James Brown

Sex Machine by James Brown is No. 439 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1970, has 15 tracks and runs 65 minutes. It sits between Coal Miner's Daughter (No. 440) and Parklife (No. 438).

1970 · 15 tracks · No. 439 of 500

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Track list

  1. Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (feat. The Original J.B.s)
  2. Brother Rapp (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2)
  3. Bewildered
  4. I Got the Feelin'
  5. Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose (feat. The Original J.B.s)
  6. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself) [Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969]
  7. Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969)
  8. Lowdown Popcorn
  9. Spinning Wheel (Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969)
  10. If I Ruled the World (Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969)
  11. There Was a Time (Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969)
  12. It's a Man's Man's Man's World (Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969)
  13. Please, Please, Please (Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969)
  14. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) [Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969]
  15. Mother Popcorn (Live At Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA/1969)

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