James Brown

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This special collector’s edition on 180 gram vinyl includes James Brown & The Famous Flames’ third LP for the King label, Think! (1960). This seminal album helped define the primal nature of soul. It also offers a solid introduction into this man’s special brand of musical feeling – his passionate style, intense delivery and innovative R&B sound. The foot-tapping rhythms, spine-tingling stylings and sentimental mood renderings so typical of his early performances can all be heard here. This is one of the essential albums in music history, and a good starting place to explore Brown’s constellation, as well.

PERSONNEL:

JAMES BROWN, lead vocals, plus:

Bobby Roach, Les Bute (guitar), Bernard Odum, Hubert Lee Perry (bass),
Sonny Thompson, Alvin “Fats” Gonder (piano), Nat Kendrick (drums),
J.C. Davis (tenor sax), Alfred Corley, George Dorsey, James McGary (alto sax),
Roscoe Patrick (trumpet),
Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennett, Eugene “Baby Lloyd” Stallworth, Johnny Terry (background vocals), among others.

Recorded in New York, Cincinnati, Hollywood and Los Angeles, between 1959 and 1961.

SIDE 1

01. THINK
02. GOOD GOOD LOVIN’
03. WONDER WHEN YOU’RE COMING HOME
04. I’LL GO CRAZY
05. THIS OLD HEART
06. I KNOW IT’S TRUE
07. MESSIN’ WITH THE BLUES (*)

SIDE 2

01. BEWILDERED
02. I’LL NEVER NEVER LET YOU GO
03. YOU’VE GOT THE POWER
04. IF YOU WANT ME
05. BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT
06. SO LONG
07. HOLD IT (*)