5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Rare and Live Tracks

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

Tracklist

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1Please Please Please
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.
2:43
2Chonnie‐on‐Chon
2:10
3Hold My Baby’s Hand
2:12
4I Feel That Old Feeling Coming Out
2:32
5Just Won’t Do Right
2:34
6Baby Cries Over the Ocean
recording of:
Baby Cries Over the Ocean
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:34
7I Don’t Know
2:45
8Tell Me What I Did Wrong
recording of:
Tell Me What I Did Wrong
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:21
9Try Me
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)
52:30
10That Dood It
2:26
11Begging, Begging
recording of:
Begging, Begging
writer:
Julius Dixson and Rudolph Toombs
2:51
12I Walked Alone
2:41
13No, No, No
2:12
14That’s When I Lost My Heart
2:48
15Let’s Make It
2:25
16Love or a Game
2:15
17There Must Be a Reason
2:26
18Strange Things Happen
2:09
19Messing With the Blues
cover recording of:
Messin’ With the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hunt
2:09
20Why Do You Do Me
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)
3:00
21I’ve Got to Cry
recording of:
I’ve Got Money
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:35
22Fine Old Foxy Self
2:08
23I Want You So Bad
recording of:
I Want You So Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:45
24It Was You
recording of:
It Was You
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:43
25I’ve Got to Change
2:25
26Can’t Be the Same
recording of:
Can’t Be the Same
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:19
27It Hurts to Tell You
2:51
28I Won’t Plead No More
2:26
29You’re Mine, You’re Mine
2:31
30Gonna Try
2:44
31Don’t Let It Happen to Me
2:49
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