The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
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| The Crazy World of Arthur Brown | ||
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| Studio album by Arthur Brown | ||
| Released | 1968 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |
| Length | 57:56 | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Producer(s) | Kit Lambert | |
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| The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968) |
Backtrack 12 (1970) |
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is a psychedelic rock album by Arthur Brown, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). Considered a classic of the late-1960s psychedelic scene, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown includes covers of Screamin' Jay Hawkins and James Brown.
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown peaked at #7 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. The hit single "Fire" reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown was also the name of the band. This causes some confusion, especially since drummer Carl Palmer joined the group after the album was released, but while the group was still touring. Original drummer Drachen Theaker was too afraid of flying to tour, so Palmer replaced him.
The first words of the song Fire - "I am the god of hell fire, and I bring you..." - is probably the most well-known soundbite of Arthur Brown's albums.
[edit] Track listing
- "Prelude/Nightmare" (Arthur Brown) – 3:28
- "Fanfare/Fire Poem" (Brown, Vincent Crane) – 1:51
- "Fire" (Brown, Crane, Mike Finesilver, Peter Ker) – 2:54
- "Come and Buy" (Brown, Crane) – 5:40
- "Time/Confusion" (Brown, Crane) – 5:11
- "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 3:41
- "Spontaneous Apple Creation" (Brown, Crane) – 2:54
- "Rest Cure" (Brown, Crane) – 2:44
- "I've Got Money" (James Brown) – 3:09
- "Child of My Kingdom" (Brown, Crane) – 7:01
In 1991, the album was reissued on CD, with the addition of the original Side 1 (the first five songs) in monaural.
[edit] 1991 reissue track listing
- "Prelude/Nightmare" (Brown) (mono) – 3:49
- "Fanfare/Fire Poem" (Brown, Crane) (mono) – 2:02
- "Fire" (Brown, Crane, Finesilver, Ker) (mono) – 3:01
- "Come and Buy" (Brown, Crane) (mono) – 5:06
- "Time/Confusion" (Brown, Crane) (mono) – 4:57
- "Prelude/Nightmare" (Brown) – 3:28
- "Fanfare/Fire Poem" (Brown, Crane) – 1:51
- "Fire" (Brown, Crane, Finesilver, Ker) – 2:54
- "Come and Buy" (Brown, Crane) – 5:40
- "Time/Confusion" (Brown, Crane) – 5:11
- "I Put a Spell on You" (Hawkins) – 3:41
- "Spontaneous Apple Creation" (Brown, Crane) – 2:54
- "Rest Cure" (Brown, Crane) – 2:44
- "I've Got Money" (James Brown) – 3:09
- "Child of My Kingdom" (Brown, Crane) – 7:01
[edit] Personnel
- Arthur Brown – vocals
- Pete Townshend – associate producer
- Vincent Crane – arranger, keyboards
- Kit Lambert – producer
- Sean Nicholas – bass guitar
- Drachen Theaker – drums (album)
- Jeff Cutler - drums (second US tour only)
- Carl Palmer – drums (tour)
- David King – cover design
- David Montgomery – photography
- Ed Strait – compilation producer
