Licking Stick – Licking Stick

"Licking Stick – Licking Stick (Part 1)"
Single by James Brown
from the album Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
B-side	"Licking Stick – Licking Stick (Part 2)"
Released	May 1968 (1968-05)
Recorded	April 16, 1968, King Studios, Cincinnati, OH
Genre	Funk
Length	2:50 (Part 1) 2:15 (Part 2)
Label	King 6166
Songwriter(s)	James Brown Bobby Byrd Alfred Ellis
Producer(s)	James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"I Got the Feelin'" (1968) "Licking Stick – Licking Stick (Part 1)" (1968) "America Is My Home" (1968)
Audio video
"Licking Stick - Licking Stick" on YouTube

"Licking Stick – Licking Stick" is a song written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd, and Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis and recorded by Brown as a two-part single in 1968.^[1][2] Byrd provides backing vocals on the song. It was the first stereo single release by King Records. The song was included on the album Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud.

The title of the song refers to a stick used to administer corporal punishment (a "licking").

Chart positions

Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	14
U.S. Billboard R&B	2

Personnel

• James Brown– lead vocal
• Bobby Byrd – organ
• Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – alto saxophone
• Maceo Parker – tenor saxophone
• St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Nolen – electric guitar
• Tim Drummond – bass
• Jabo Starks – drums

Live version

Brown performs live versions of "Licking Stick – Licking Stick" on his 1970 album Sex Machine, as well as on the 1998 release Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68.

References

1. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
2. Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.

External links

• AllMusic review