"Get on the Good Foot" is a funk song performed by American musician James Brown. It was released in May 1972 by Polydor Records as a two-part single that peaked at numbers one and 18 on the US Billboard Hot R&B and Hot 100 charts.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. It also appeared on an album of the same name released that year. Partly due to the unwillingness of Brown's record labels to certify sales of his previous hits, "Get on the Good Foot" was his first gold record.Wolk, Douglas. (2004). Live at the Apollo, 26. New York: Continuum. Billboard ranked it as the No. 99 song for 1972.Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972 In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked it number 15 in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".
Performances of "Get on the Good Foot" appear on the albums Hot on the One, Live in New York, Live at Chastain Park and Live at the Apollo 1995.
Personnel James Brown - lead vocal, organ
with The J.B.'s: Russell Crimes - trumpet Ike Oakley - trumpet Fred Wesley - trombone Jimmy Parker - alto saxophone St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar Bobby Roach - guitar Fred Thomas - bass John "Jabo" Starks - drumsLeeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
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External links [ Song Review] from Allmusic Songs which sample "Get on the Good Foot"