On March 9, 1993, “Scotti Bros. Records” label released “Universal James”, the 56th James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Jazzie B.
Personnel:
- James Brown – vocals, arranger, art direction
- Will Mowat – keyboards, arranger
- Glenn Nightingale – guitar
- Greg Harewood – bass
- Carl James – bass
- Michael “Bami” Rose – saxophone, flute
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone
- Dan Wilensky – saxophone
- Michael Hunter – trumpet
- Patrick Tenyue – trumpet
- Henry Tenyue – trombone
- Leaders of the New School – rap, drums
- Duran Ramos – rap, drums
- Q-Unique – drums
- Luis Jardim – percussion
- Trilogy – rap
- Lamya Al-Mughiery – backing vocals
- Alisa Anderson – backing vocals
- Martha High-Harvin – backing vocals
- Cynthia Morey – backing vocals
- Basil Meade – backing vocals
- Lisa Rushton – backing vocals
- Alan Friedman- programming
- Ricky Crespo – programming, editing
- Robert Clivillés – arranger, editing, engineer, mixing
- David Cole – arranger, engineer, mixing
- Eugene Eugenius Ellis – engineer, mixing
- Ian D. Clarke – engineer
- Richard Joseph – engineer
- Acar S. Key – engineer
- Tony Matthew – engineer
- Howard Lovett – engineer
- Doug Haverty – art direction
- Michelle Harbord – design
- Luis M. Fernández – design
Track listing:
- Can’t Get Any Harder
- Just Do It
- Mine All Mine
- Watch Me
- Georgia – Lina
- Show Me Your Friends
- Everybody’s Got a Thang
- How Long
- Make It Funky 2000
- Moments