James Brown

• COLLECTOR'S DIGIPACK SERIES

• CONTAINING 29 TRACKS

The dynamic James Brown was the indefatigable forefather of soul, funk and rap, as well as a performer like no other. Through the gospel-impassioned fury of his vocals and the complex polyrhythms of his beats, he became one of the most important figures in the transformation of Rhythm & Blues into soul music.

This CD includes a selection of Mr. Dynamite’s (as Brown was also called) most essential tracks from the peak of his career. The original recordings presented here have been brilliantly remastered to achieve the best possible sound quality. This is a good starting point to explore James Brown’s legendary discography, which also marks one of the most important building blocks of African- American music.

PERSONNEL:

• James Brown, lead vocals, plus:
• James C. Davis (ts), Alfred Corley (as), Al “Brisco” Clark (bs), Roscoe Patrick (tpt), Kenny Burrell, Bobby Roach (g), Bernard Odum (b), Bobby Byrd (p, org and backing vocals), Nat Kendrick (d), Johnny Terry, Bill Hollings, Bobby Bennett, “Baby Lloyd” Stallworth (backing vocals), among others.

TRACKS:

• 01 PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
• 02 NIGHT TRAIN
• 03 THINK
• 04 TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
• 05 TRY ME (I NEED YOU)
• 06 I’LL GO CRAZY
• 07 GOOD GOOD LOVIN’
• 08 HOLD IT
• 09 LOST SOMEONE
• 10 LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY
• 11 YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO
• 12 PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG
• 13 SO LONG
• 14 YOU’VE GOT THE POWER
• 15 I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)
• 16 I LOVE YOU, YES I DO
• 17 NO, NO, NO, NO
• 18 OUT OF SIGHT
• 19 PRISONER OF LOVE
• 20 WAITING IN VAIN
• 21 THE BELLS
• 22 BEWILDERED
• 23 I WANT YOU SO BAD
• 24 THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE
• 25 BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT
• 26 I DON’T MIND
• 27 JUST YOU AND ME, DARLING
• 28 THIS OLD HEART
• 29 SHOUT AND SHIMMY

• TOTAL TIME: 78:27 min.