The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is a psychedelic rock album by Arthur Brown, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). Widely considered a little-known classic of the late-1960s psychedelic scene, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown includes covers of Screamin' Jay Hawkins and James Brown.

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown peaked at #7 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.

Track listing

1. Prelude/Nightmare (Brown) - 3:28
2. Fanfare/Fire Poem (Brown/Craine) - 1:51
3. Fire (Brown/Crane/Finesilver/Ker) - 2:54
4. Come and Buy (Brown/Crane) - 5:40
5. Time/Confusion (Brown/Crane) - 5:11
6. I Put a Spell on You (Hawkins) - 3:41
7. Spontaneous Apple Creation (Brown/Crane) - 2:54
8. Rest Cure (Brown/Crane) - 2:44
9. I've Got Money (Brown) - 3:09
10. Child of My Kingdom (Brown/Crane) - 7:01

Personnel

• Arthur Brown - Vocals
• Pete Townshend - Associate Producer
• Vincent Crane - Arranger, Keyboards
• Kit Lambert - Producer
• Sean Nicholas - Bass
• Drachen Theaker - Drums
• David King - Cover Design
• David Montgomery - Photography
• Ed Strait - Compilation Producer