Hot Pants (album)

Hot Pants is the 32nd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in August 1971, by Polydor Records.^[1][4]

Hot Pants
Studio album by James Brown
Released	August 1971 (1971-08)
Recorded	1971
Genre	Funk
Length	30:26 (LP) 49:35 (CD)
Label	Polydor
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Sho Is Funky Down Here (1971) Hot Pants (1971) There It Is (1972)
Singles from Hot Pants
"Escape-ism" Released: June 1971 "Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)" Released: August 1971

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A−[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by James Brown; except "Blues & Pants" by James Brown and Fred Westley (Fred Wesley)

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blues & Pants"	9:39
2.	"Can't Stand It"	4:37

Side B

No.	Title	Length
3.	"Escape-ism, Pt. 1"	3:18
4.	"Escape-ism, Pt. 2"	4:10
5.	"Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)"	8:42
Total length:		30:26

Bonus track on CD^[5]

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Escape-ism (complete take)"	19:09
Total length:		49:35

Personnel

• James Brown - vocals
• Bobby Byrd - vocals, organ on "Blues & Pants" and tambourine on "Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)"
• Hearlon Cheese Martin, Robert Lee Coleman - guitar
• Fred Thomas - bass
• St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Parker - alto saxophone
• Fred Wesley - trombone
• Jerone Jasaan Sanford, Russell Crimes - trumpet (tracks: 1, 2, 5)
• Johnny Griggs - congas (tracks: 3, 4, 6)
• John "Jabo" Starks - drums^[1]