James Brown

SOUL BROTHER NUMBER ONE

This quintessential 2-­CD collector’s edition contains 50 remastered studio tracks, including the fabulous early singles – both A-­ & B-­sides – James Brown recorded for the Federal and King labels, between 1959 and 1962. Brown’s early repertoire, much of which is presented on this indispensable double-­set, marks one of the most important building blocks of the soul and funk idioms. All of these sensational sides are a good starting place to explore Brown’s legendary discography.

PERSONNEL:

JAMES BROWN, lead vocals, plus:

Bobby Roach (g), Bernard Odum, Hubert Lee Perry (b),
Sonny Thompson, Alvin “Fats” Gonder (p), Nat Kendrick (d), J.C. Davis (ts),
Alfred Corley, George Dorsey, James McGary (as), Roscoe Patrick (tp),
Yvonne Fair (voc), Bea Ford, Bobby Byrd, Johnny Terry (background vocals),
among others.


INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

CD 1: TOTAL TIME: 62:05

01 I WANT YOU SO BAD
02 THERE MUST BE A REASON
03 I’VE GOT TO CHANGE
04 IT HURTS TO TELL YOU
05 GOOD GOOD LOVIN’
06 DON’T LET IT HAPPEN TO ME
07 IT WAS YOU
08 I’VE GOT TO CRY
09 I’LL GO CRAZY
10 I KNOW IT’S TRUE (I FOUND SOMEONE)
11 THINK
12 YOU’VE GOT THE POWER
13 THIS OLD HEART
14 WONDER WHEN YOU’RE COMING HOME
15 THE BELLS
16 AND I DO JUST WHAT I WANT
17 HOLD IT
18 THE SCRATCH
19 BEWILDERED
20 IF YOU WANT ME
21 I DON’T MIND
22 LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY
23 SUDS
24 STICKY
25 CROSS FIRING

CD 2: TOTAL TIME: 69:06

01 NIGHT FLYING
02 BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT
03 I’LL NEVER, NEVER LET YOU GO
04 JUST YOU AND ME, DARLING
05 I LOVE YOU, YES I DO
06 LOST SOMEONE
07 I FOUND YOU
08 IF I KNEW
09 NIGHT TRAIN
10 WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO ME
11 SAY SO LONG
12 SHOUT & SHIMMY
13 COME OVER HERE
14 MASHED POTATOES U.S.A
15 YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO
16 IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE
17 YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY
18 (CAN YOU) FEEL IT (Part 1)
19 (CAN YOU) FEEL IT (Part 2)
20 THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE
21 I’VE GOT MONEY
22 LIKE A BABY
23 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART
24 PRISONER OF LOVE
25 CHOO CHOO (LOCOMOTION)