The Singles Vol. 1: 1956–1960 The Federal Years

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

℗ & © «2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.»
℗ «A Polydor/Republic Records Release; This Compilation»

Countries excluded (Spotify + Deezer)

(As of 2023-02-14).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2023-02-14 16:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Please, Please, Please (single version)
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-02-04)
producer:
Ralph Bass
bass:
Clarence Mack (US bassist) (on 1956-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Edison Gore (on 1956-02-04)
guitar:
Nafloyd Scott (on 1956-02-04)
piano:
Lucas "Fats" Gonder (on 1956-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1956-02-04) and Wilbert Smith (on 1956-02-04)
background vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1956-02-04), Nashpendle Knox (on 1956-02-04), Sylvester Keels (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1956-02-04) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1956-02-04)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1956-02-04)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1956-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1956)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-02-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 142)
recording of:
Please, Please, Please (on 1956-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
publisher:
Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Jadar Music Corp.
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:44
2Why Do You Do Me (single version)
recording of:
Why Do You Do Me
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Sylvester Keels (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
James Brown & The Famous Flames3:00
3I Don’t Know
James Brown2:50
4I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
James Brown2:33
5No No No No
James Brown2:13
6Hold My Baby’s Hand
James Brown2:14
7I Won’t Plead No More
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:26
8Chonnie‐On‐Chon
James Brown2:13
9Just Won’t Do Right
James Brown2:34
10Let’s Make It
James Brown2:25
11Gonna Try
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:44
12Can’t Be the Same
recording of:
Can’t Be the Same
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:20
13Messing With the Blues
cover recording of:
Messin’ With the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hunt
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:10
14Love or a Game
James Brown2:17
15You’re Mine, You’re Mine
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:31
16I Walked Alone
James Brown2:40
17That Dood It
James Brown2:30
18Baby Cries Over the Ocean
recording of:
Baby Cries Over the Ocean
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:23
19Begging Begging
recording of:
Begging, Begging
writer:
Julius Dixson and Rudolph Toombs
James Brown2:53
20That’s When I Lost My Heart
James Brown2:50
21Try Me – (demo version)
recording of:
Try Me
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:29
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Try Me (single version / mono)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-18)
producer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1958-09-18)
bass:
Carl Pruitt (Double bass player) (on 1958-09-18)
drums (drum set):
David Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1958-09-18)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-09-18)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Clifford Scott (on 1958-09-18)
background vocals:
J.W. Archer (on 1958-09-18), Bill Hollings (on 1958-09-18), Louis Madison (on 1958-09-18) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1958-09-18)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1958-09-18)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1958-09-18)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-18)
recording of:
Try Me (on 1958-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown52:32
2Tell Me What I Did Wrong (single version)
recording of:
Tell Me What I Did Wrong
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:22
3I Want You So Bad
recording of:
I Want You So Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:46
4There Must Be a Reason
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:26
5I’ve Got to Change (mono version)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:25
6It Hurts to Tell You (mono version)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:52
7I’ve Got to Change (stereo version)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:25
8It Hurts to Tell You (stereo version)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:51
9Doodle Bug (instrumental)
James Brown2:38
10Bucket Head (single version)
James Brown2:48
11It Was You
recording of:
It Was You
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:43
12Got to Cry
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:35
13Good Good Lovin’ (single version)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1959-06-27)
bass:
Bernard Odum (on 1959-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick (on 1959-06-27)
guitar:
Bobby Roach (on 1959-06-27)
piano:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1959-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1959-06-27)
background vocals:
"Baby Lloyd" Stallworth (on 1959-06-27), Bobby Bennett (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1959-06-27), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1959-06-27), Willie Johnson (R&B vocalist, member of The Famous Flames) (on 1959-06-27) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1959-06-27)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1959-06-27)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1959-06-27)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-06-27)
recording of:
Good Good Lovin’ (on 1959-06-27)
writer:
Albert Shubert (trumpet, arranger, composer) and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:14
14Don’t Let It Happen to Me
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:50
15I’ll Go Crazy (single version)
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1959-11-11)
alto saxophone:
James McGary (on 1959-11-11)
bass:
Bernard Odum (on 1959-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick (on 1959-11-11)
guitar:
Bobby Roach (on 1959-11-11)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1959-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1959-11-11)
background vocals:
"Baby Lloyd" Stallworth (on 1959-11-11), Bobby Bennett (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1959-11-11), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1959-11-11), Willie Johnson (R&B vocalist, member of The Famous Flames) (on 1959-11-11) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1959-11-11)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1959-11-11)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1959-11-11) and The James Brown Band (on 1959-11-11)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1959-11-11)
recording of:
I’ll Go Crazy (on 1959-11-11)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Jadar Music Corp. and Sonora Musikförlags AB
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:07
16I Know It’s True (single version)
recording of:
I Know It’s True
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:41
17Think (single version)
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 (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1960-02-20), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1960-02-20), Bill Hollings (on 1960-02-20) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1960-02-20)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (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 (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) 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)
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:48
18You’ve Got the Power (single version)
recording of:
You’ve Got the Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
James Brown & Bea Ford2:21
19This Old Heart
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:09
20Wonder When You’re Coming Home
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:32