On the Move

by Bobby Byrd

Overview

Often called "the Godfather's Godfather," Bobby Byrd found the young James Brown a home and a job so he could get out of doing time in a juvenile detention center, then served as his bandleader and arranger until 1970. Not only that, but Byrd wrote more than 40 of Brown's biggest hits, including "Sex Machine," "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing," and "I Know You Got Soul." Unfortunately, Byrd never received proper credit for much of his work, which is why he remains a relative unknown to this day. Fortunately, a small label in Europe (where Byrd has a much bigger following) rescued him from obscurity for this comeback solo LP, his first since the early '70s. With a little help from his family -- wife Vicki Anderson and daughter Carleen Anderson of Young Disciples fame on backup vocals, sons Tony Byrd and Barlett Anderson on drums and organ, and godson Jerry Preston on bass -- and his friends (the Tower of Power horns and the Godfather himself, who co-wrote two songs here), Byrd sounds just as funky as ever, stirring up a steaming pot of sweat-soaked funk. On cuts like "Try It Again," "Sayin' It & Doin' It Is Two Different Things," and "I Got It (It's Been a Long Time Coming)," Byrd and company deliver the groovin' goods in a way James Brown has largely failed to do since his '70s heyday, leaving little doubt that Byrd was the man behind much of the Godfather's magic. ~ Bret Love

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2023
Label:	Octave
UPC:	4526180675044
Rank:	185294

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bobby Byrd   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jacko Peake   Featured Artist
Tower of Power Horns   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Michael Spiro   Percussion
Stephen "Doc" Kupka   Horn
Lee Thornburg   Horn
Abdul Ra'oof   Horn
Tony Byrd   Drums
Gregorie Mayfield   Horn
Sultan Muhammad   Horn
Lloyd Obie   Horn
Heiko Quistorf   Horn
Barlett Anderson   Organ,Fender Rhodes,Vocals (Background)
Bobby Latham   Guitar
Miss Cee   Percussion
Jerry Preston   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Birte Jessel   Horn
Deltef Raschke   Horn
Ferdinand von Seebach   Horn
Keisha Byrd   Vocals (Background)
Matthias Gruber   Horn
David Mann   Horn
Bruno Speight   Guitar
Carleen Anderson   Vocals (Background)
Emilio Castillo   Horn
Greg Adams   Horn
Vicki Anderson   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bunny Sigler   Composer
Tony Byrd   Composer
Tower of Power Horns   Performer
Soulciety   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Cover Design
Bobby Byrd   Composer,Producer
Ken Kessie   Mixing Engineer
James Brown   Composer
Jacko Peake   Performer
Clarence Reid   Composer
Vicki Anderson   Composer
Phil Hurtt   Composer