James Brown - Gravity (1986)
Tracklist front / back album covers
James Brown - Gravity
1. "Gravity" 5:58
2. "Let's Get Personal" 4:29
3. "How Do You Stop" 4:49
4. "Turn Me Loose, I'm Dr. Feelgood" 3:09
5. "Living in America" 5:57
6. "Goliath" 6:14
7. "Repeat the Beat (Faith)" 4:20
8. "Return to Me" 4:39
James Band Members / Musicians
James Brown - all main vocals, organ solo on track 8
Steve Winwood - synthesizers (listed in liner notes as "lead & backing synthesizer") on track 3
Dan Hartman - guitars, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, Fairlight programming (listed as "Eddie Fairlight III"), all instruments except drums & horns on track 7 "Repeat the Beat (Faith)"
Stevie Ray Vaughan - guitars on track 5
T. M. Stevens - bass (on all tracks except 7), backing vocals
Ray Marchica, Art Wood, George Recile - drums, percussion
Trazi Williams - congas
The Uptown Horns (Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Crispin Cioe, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral) - all brass instruments
Maceo Parker - alto saxophone
Alison Moyet - ad-libs/vocal trade-offs, backing vocals
Charlie Midnight, Gail Boggs - backing vocals
Chris Lord-Alge - mixing
Bonnie Schiffman - cover photography
Gravity is the 53rd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on September 15, 1986, by Scotti Bros. Records. It was largely written and produced by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight, the authors of the album's previously released hit single "Living in America", which had reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was prominently featured in the film Rocky IV. It was Brown's first album for the Scotti Brothers record label.
