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1Think
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-02-20)
alto saxophone:
Alfred Corley (on 1960-02-20)
bass:
Bernard Odum (on 1960-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick (on 1960-02-20)
guitar:
Bobby Roach (on 1960-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1960-02-20)
background vocals:
"Baby Lloyd" Stallworth (on 1960-02-20), Bobby Bennett (on 1960-02-20), Bobby Byrd (on 1960-02-20), Bill Hollings (on 1960-02-20) and Johnny Terry (on 1960-02-20)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1960-02-20)
orchestra:
The James Brown Band (on 1960-02-20)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1960-02-20)
recorded at:
United Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-02-20)
cover recording of:
Think (on 1960-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
2:50
2Bewildered
producer:
Andy Gibson
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1959-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick (on 1959-01-30)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Bernard Odum (on 1959-01-30)
guitar:
Bobby Roach (on 1959-01-30)
keyboard:
Louis Madison (on 1959-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1959-01-30)
background vocals:
J.W. Archer (on 1959-01-30), Bobby Byrd (on 1959-01-30) and Bill Hollings (on 1959-01-30)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1959-01-30)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1959-01-30)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-30)
cover recording of:
Bewildered (on 1959-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Teddy Powell and Leonard Whitcup
2:24
3Night Train
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1961-02-09)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Hubert Perry (on 1961-02-09)
guitar:
Les Buie (on 1961-02-09)
organ:
Bobby Byrd (on 1961-02-09)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1961-02-09)
trumpet:
Roscoe Patrick (on 1961-02-09)
performer:
The James Brown Band (on 1961-02-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1961-02-09)
recording of:
Night Train (James Brown lyrics version) (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist:
James Brown
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
version of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version)
3:29
4Prisoner of Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-12-17)
producer:
James Brown and Hal Neely
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1962-12-17)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-12-17)
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1962-12-17)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Music Sales Corporation
2:23
5Out of Sight
producer:
James Brown
alto saxophone:
Nat Jones (in 1964-05)
baritone saxophone:
Maceo Parker (in 1964-05)
bass:
Bernard Odum (in 1964-05)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Parker (in 1964-05)
guitar:
Les Buie (in 1964-05)
tenor saxophone:
Al "Brisco" Clark (in 1964-05), St. Clair Pinckney (in 1964-05) and Eldee Williams (in 1964-05)
trombone:
Wilmer Milton (in 1964-05)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (in 1964-05), Robert Knight (in 1964-05), McKinley "Mack" Johnson (in 1964-05) and Ron Tooley (in 1964-05)
lead vocals:
James Brown (in 1964-05)
performer:
The James Brown Band (in 1964-05)
recording of:
Out of Sight (in 1964-05)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
writer:
Ted Wright
publisher:
Freddy Bienstock Music Co. and Try Me Music, Inc.
2:23
6Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (in 1965-02)
alto saxophone and organ:
Nat Jones (in 1965-02)
baritone saxophone:
Maceo Parker (in 1965-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Nolen (in 1965-02)
membranophone:
Melvin Parker (in 1965-02)
tenor saxophone:
Al "Brisco" Clark (in 1965-02), Maceo Parker (in 1965-02), St. Clair Pinckney (in 1965-02) and Eldee Williams (in 1965-02)
trombone:
Wilmer Milton (in 1965-02) and Levi Rasbury (in 1965-02)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (in 1965-02) and Ron Tooley (in 1965-02)
lead vocals:
James Brown (in 1965-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Arthur Smith Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (in 1965-02)
recording of:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (in 1965-02)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
part of:
MJ: The Musical
4:18
7Get Up Offa That Thing
producer:
James Brown
lead vocals:
James Brown
performer:
The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown
recording of:
Get Up Offa That Thing
lyricist and composer:
Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown and Yamma Brown
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
6:16
8I Got You (I Feel Good)
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
producer:
James Brown
alto saxophone:
Nat Jones (on 1965-05-06) and Maceo Parker (on 1965-05-06)
bass:
Bernard Odum (on 1965-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Parker (on 1965-05-06)
guitar:
Alphonso "Country" Kellum (on 1965-05-06) and Jimmy Nolen (on 1965-05-06)
organ:
Nat Jones (on 1965-05-06)
tenor saxophone:
Al "Brisco" Clark (on 1965-05-06), St. Clair Pinckney (on 1965-05-06) and Eldee Williams (on 1965-05-06)
trombone:
Levi Rasbury (on 1965-05-06)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (on 1965-05-06), Mike Ridley (on 1965-05-06) and Ron Tooley (on 1965-05-06)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1965-05-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965), Universal Records Inc. (in 1965) and PolyGram Inc. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 359)
cover recording of:
I Found You (a.k.a. I Got You (I Feel Good)) (on 1965-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
2:47
9It’s a Man’s Man’s World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (on 1966-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1966-02-16)
guitar:
Billy Butler (on 1966-02-16)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (on 1966-02-16), Waymon Reed (on 1966-02-16) and Lammar Wright (on 1966-02-16)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1966-02-16)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 123)
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (on 1966-02-16)
writer:
James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome
2:46
10Bring It Up
recording of:
Bring It Up
lyricist and composer:
James Brown and Nat Jones
3:49
11Cold Sweat
recording of:
Cold Sweat
lyricist and composer:
James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis
7:26
12Get It Together
recording of:
Get It Together
writer:
James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis and Nat Jones
9:00
13I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
recording of:
I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
lyricist, writer and composer:
James Brown
3:29
14I Got the Feeling
producer:
James Brown
alto saxophone:
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (in 1968-01)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (in 1968-01)
bass:
Bernard Odum (in 1968-01)
guitar:
Alphonso "Country" Kellum (in 1968-01) and Jimmy Nolen (in 1968-01)
membranophone:
Clyde Stubblefield (in 1968-01)
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (in 1968-01)
trombone:
Levi Rasbury (in 1968-01)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (in 1968-01) and Waymon Reed (in 1968-01)
lead vocals:
James Brown (in 1968-01)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
recorded at:
Vox Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-01)
recording of:
I Got the Feelin’ (in 1968-01)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
2:38
15I Feel Alright (1967 live at the Apollo)
recording of:
I Feel All Right
writer:
James Brown and Bud Hobgood
7:06
16Licking Stick Licking Stick
lead vocals:
James Brown
partial recording of:
Licking Stick - Licking Stick
lyricist and composer:
James Brown, Bobby Byrd and Pee Wee Ellis
2:48
17Say It Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud
lead vocals:
James Brown
recording of:
Say It Loud (I’m Black, I’m Proud) (Parts 1 & 2)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis
4:51
18Goodbye My Love
recording of:
Goodbye My Love
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
5:33
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1Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)
producer:
James Brown
alto saxophone:
Alfred 'Pee Wee' Ellis (on 1969-05-13)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (on 1969-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Clyde Stubblefield (on 1969-05-13)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Charles Sherrell (on 1969-05-13)
guitar:
Alphonso Kellum (on 1969-05-13), Jimmy Nolen (on 1969-05-13) and Kenny Poole (on 1969-05-13)
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (on 1969-05-13)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1969-05-13)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1969-05-13)
partial recording of:
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (on 1969-05-13)
writer:
James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co.
3:17
2Give It Up or Turn It Loose
lead vocals:
James Brown
recording of:
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:51
3I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I’ll Get It Myself)
recording of:
I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open the Door, I’ll Get It Myself)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
4:35
4Brother Rapp
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown
recording of:
Brother Rapp
writer:
James Brown
5:10
5Sex Machine (Get Up I Feel Like Being a)
producer:
James Brown
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins
organ:
Bobby Byrd
piano:
James Brown
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1970-04-25)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd
performer:
The J.B.’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (in 1970)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 326)
recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine (on 1970-04-25)
writer:
James Brown, Bobby Byrd and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
5:17
6Escape‐Ism
recording of:
Escape-ism
writer:
James Brown and David Matthews
3:18
7Hotpants (She’s Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
recording of:
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown and Fred Wesley
3:07
8(Call Me) Super Bad
recording of:
Super Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
4:23
9Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
recording of:
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
writer:
James Brown, Bobby Byrd and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Crited Music Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:22
10Soul Power
recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
3:20
11Make It Funky
producer:
James Brown
lead vocals:
James Brown
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown
partial recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown
3:15
12There It Is
recording of:
There It Is
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
5:49
13I’m a Greedy Man
recording of:
I’m a Greedy Man
writer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown
7:05
14Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
recording of:
Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing
writer:
James Brown and Bobby Byrd
3:24
15King Heroin
recording of:
King Heroin
lyricist:
Manny Rosen
composer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown and David Matthews
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc. (in 1972) and Dynatone Publishing Co. (in 1972)
3:57
16Get on the Good Foot
producer:
James Brown
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Parker (on 1972-05-09)
bass:
Fred Thomas (on 1972-05-09)
guitar:
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (on 1972-05-09) and Bobby Roach (on 1972-05-09)
membranophone:
John Starks (on 1972-05-09)
organ and lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1972-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (on 1972-05-09)
trombone:
Fred Wesley (on 1972-05-09)
trumpet:
Russell Crimes (on 1972-05-09) and Isiah "Ike" Oakley (on 1972-05-09)
arranger:
James Brown
recorded at:
Soundcraft Studio in North Augusta, South Carolina, United States (on 1972-05-09)
partial recording of:
Get on the Good Foot (on 1972-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown, Joseph Mims and Fred Wesley
3:36
17People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (from 1973 to present)
recording of:
People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul
writer:
James Brown, St. Clair Pinckney and Fred Wesley
publisher:
Donna Dijon Music Publications and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:40
18I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)
recording of:
I Got Ants in My Pants
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co. and Unichappell & Co.
3:04
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1The Payback
recording engineer:
Lowell Dorn
producer:
James Brown
mixer:
Bob Both
lead vocals:
James Brown
performer:
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown
recorded at:
International Recording in Augusta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Advantage Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Payback
lyricist and composer:
James Brown, John Starks and Fred Wesley
7:40
2My Thang
recording of:
My Thang
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
4:16
3Papa Don’t Take No Mess
recording of:
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown, John Starks and Fred Wesley
4:21
4Funky President (People It’s Bad)
producer:
James Brown
lead vocals:
James Brown (in 1974)
arranger:
James Brown and Fred Wesley
recording of:
Funky President (People It’s Bad) (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
4:03
5Woman
recording of:
Woman
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
3:46
6The Payback Mix
recording of:
The Payback
lyricist and composer:
James Brown, John Starks and Fred Wesley
5:09
7Froggy Mix
7:05