Bra (song)

"Bra" is a song by British funk band Cymande from their self-titled debut studio album Cymande. Written by the group's members Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio, it was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in London, produced by John Schroeder, and released as a 7" single through Janus Records in 1972. Released as the second single from the album, the song peaked at No. 51 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart in the United States, which at the time was known as Best Selling Soul Singles.

For other uses, see Bra (disambiguation) and BRA (disambiguation).
"Bra"
Single by Cymande
from the album Cymande
B-side"Ras Tafarian Folk Song"
Released1973
StudioDe Lane Lea Studios (London, England)
GenreFunk
Length3:48
LabelJanus Records
J 215
Songwriter(s)
  • Patrick Eaton Patterson
  • Steve Scipio
Producer(s)John Schroeder
Cymande singles chronology
"The Message"
(1972)		 "Bra"
(1973)		 "Fug"
(1973)

The song featured in Spike Lee's 1994 film Crooklyn as well as on its soundtrack album. It also appeared in John Jacobsen's 1998 film Around the Fire, Spike Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour, and Martin Gero's 2007 film Young People Fucking.[1]

Track listing
Bra 7"
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bra"
  • Patrick Patterson
  • Steve Scipio
John Schroeder3:48
2."Ras Tafarian Folk Song"
  • Mike Rose
  • Pablo Gonzales
John Schroeder3:08

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 51

Sampled credits

The song was sampled by several hip hop recording artists, including:[3]

It was more recently sampled in R&B artist Vivian Green's "Work" on her album Vivid (2015).

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References
  1. "Cymande". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Cymande Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. "Samples of Bra by Cymande on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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