The James Brown world, that's what it is, the James Brown world of music folks, thelord of funk and his disciples. Wow. Incredible, man, really incredible. Speaking about thisnew album on James Brown and Apollo Door Records, yeah, I just finished digging on it, you know.And he comes from all sides on this one, like each track take you from one bag to another,you know. He's low down, he's funky, he's sentimental, and the man is sad. Throughoutthe whole album, you'll find these elements of news. And when you bag up that many moves,you gotta reach a lot of souls in some of the most remote areas. Music such as Goodfoot,The Whole World Needs Liberation, Your Love Was Good For Me, Cold Sweat.Nothing Beats A Try But A Fail, Lost Someone, Funky Side Of Town. That's a little tune thatJames, Bobby Byrd, and myself did together, you know, like it's a real party, low down,get down, sad. And then there's Please, Please, Please, like you've never heard before, you know,the all-time classic. Ain't It A Groove, Make It Funky, Part Three and Four.Incidentally, I'm Hank Ballard, your love-side man. Rapping to you on the contents of JamesBrown's latest album. Yeah, a living legend. That's what they call him, a living legend.And guess what? That's what the man is, a real live living legend. Yeah, after 18 years,he's still terrorizing the music world with his funky music. And judging from his new album,he's still on the good foot of his career. James Brown World, James Brown World Music. Oh well,he deserved to be in the galaxy of stars, but it wasn't easy for him from the beginning. He had tofight his way through a mean, vicious jungle, you know, the jungle of show business. And my adviceto all newcomers is that if you're timid and looking for mercy, stay on the road that leadsto a more compassionate world. Because this one out here will eat you up alive, brother. I mean,alive. Yeah, I got caught running around in the graveyard of losers. But I had an unshakabledetermination that I was coming out. This is not my place, you know. So I came out and joined theJames Brown production. James was the only one besides myself that had a strong belief in mytalent and knew he could formulate a groove that would put my star back into this galaxy, you know.James Brown World, James Brown World of Music. Wow, I'm glad I'm part of this world. So is MissLynn Collins, Mr. Bobby Byrd, Miss Vicki Anderson, Mr. Lee Austin, Mr. Charles Bobbitt,and of course, Bob Bolk, Mr. Bob Bolk, that is. Miss Jeanette Washington, Mr. Danny Ray,and of course, Fred Wesson and J.B. Yeah, and a great many of others, you know, that I reallydon't have time to run off, but it's quite a few in the James Brown World.Wow. James Brown World of Music. My man, your man, people of the land.