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"Can't Get Any Harder" is a song by American singer James Brown from his fifty-sixth studio album, Universal James (1993). It was released in January 1993 via Scotti Brothers Records as the album's lead single. Written by C+C Music Factory members Robert Clivillés and David Cole, Trilogy's Duran Ramos, and Leaders of the New School, it was produced by Clivillés and Cole with co-production by Ricky Crespo, and features guest rap vocals from Trilogy and Leaders of the New School.[1]

The single peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as number 76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 7 on the Dance Singles Sales, making it Brown's last charting single in the United States. It was also a Brown's final music video to date featured a live dancer and college students.

Critical reception

It was poorly received by critics; AllMusic described it as "strain[ing] for rap credibility",[1] while Entertainment Weekly dismissed it as "junky".[2]

Track listing

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Personnel

  • James Brown – vocals
  • Trilogy – rap vocals
  • Bryan "Charlie Brown" Higgins – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
  • Sheldon "Cut Monitor Milo" Scott – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
  • Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
  • James "Dinco D" Jackson – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
  • Robert Clivillés – songwriter, producer, arranger, editing, mixing, remixing
  • David Cole – songwriter, producer, arranger, mixing, remixing
  • Ricky Crespo – additional producer, programming, editing
  • Alan Friedman – programming
  • Acar Key – recording, mixing, engineering
  • Katherine Miller – recording, engineering
  • Richard Joseph – recording, engineering
  • Herbert Powers Jr. – mastering

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[3] 6

References

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External links

Шаблон:James Brown singlesШаблон:C+C Music FactoryШаблон:Leaders of the New School

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