James Brown

THE GODFATHER OF SOUL

2 ORIGINAL LPs ON 1 CD
 

Through the gospel-impassioned fury of his vocals and the complex polyrhythms of his beats, James Brown became the single most important figure in the transformation of rhythm & blues into SOUL music. He was also arguably the most influential African-American artist in the history of popular music. This quintessential collector’s edition includes James Brown & The Famous Flames’ seminal albums for the King label; consisting of their debut LP Please, Please, Please (1959) and their third album Think! (1960). These two masterpieces helped define the primal nature of soul. They offer a solid introduction into this man's special brand of musical feeling, his own passionate style, intense delivery and R&B innovation. In addition, we have included 3 bonus tracks, consisting of hard to find sides from the same period. The foot-tapping rhythms, spine-tingling stylings and sentimental mood renderings so typical of his early performances can all be heard here. This is the material upon which James Brown’s kingdom was built.

“Think! is one of his best original albums, in part because it has the highest hit quotient (“Think”, “I’ll Go Crazy”, “Good Good Lovin’” etc.) but mostly because it offers Brown’s most distinctive work to that point.” - Rolling Stone magazine
“He knew what was important. And he had the best players, the funkiest of all bands.” - Rick Rubin

RARE PHOTOS - VINTAGE MEMORABILIA - DETAILED LINER NOTES

JAMES BROWN, lead vocals, plus:

Bobby Byrd, Bea Ford (vocals)
Kenny Burrell, Eddie Freeman (guitar),
Carl Pruitt, Bernard Odum, (bass)
Louis Madison, Ernie Hayes, Alvin “Fats” Gonder (piano)
Panama Francis, Reginald Hall (drums)
Ray Felder, Cleveland Lowe (tenor saxophone)
George Dorsey, John B. Brown (alto saxophone),
Bill Hollings, J.W. Archer, Johnny Terry (background vocals), among others.
Further personnel information is detailed inside.

Recorded in New York City, Los Angeles & Cincinnati, between 1956 and 1959.

TRACKS:

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
01 PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE 2:46
02 CHONNIE-ON-CHON 2:13
03 HOLD MY BABY’S HAND 2:14
04 I FEEL THAT OLD FEELING COMING ON 2:35
05 JUST WON’T DO RIGHT 2:36
06 BABY CRIES OVER THE OCEAN 2:37
07 I DON’T KNOW 2:48
08 TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG 2:24
09 TRY ME 2:33
10 THAT DOOD IT 2:28
11 BEGGING, BEGGING 2:54
12 I WALKED ALONE 2:44
13 NO, NO, NO, NO 2:15
14 THAT’S WHEN I LOST MY HEART 2:51
15 LET’S MAKE IT 2:28
16 LOVE OR A GAME 2:15

THINK!
17 THINK 2:49
18 GOOD GOOD LOVIN’ 2:14
19 WONDER WHEN YOU’RE COMING HOME 2:32
20 I’LL GO CRAZY 2:08
21 THIS OLD HEART 2:10
22 I KNOW IT’S TRUE 2:41
23 BEWILDERED 2:23
24 I’LL NEVER NEVER LET YOU GO 2:19
25 YOU’VE GOT THE POWER 2:21
26 IF YOU WANT ME 2:23
27 BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT 3:05
28 SO LONG 2:48

BONUS TRACKS
29 CAN’T BE THE SAME 2:18
30 MESSIN’ WITH THE BLUES 2:09
31 YOU'RE MINE, YOU'RE MINE 2:32
THE GODFATHER OF SOUL

TOTAL TIME: 78:32