The Singles, Volume 1: The Federal Years: 1956-1960

~ 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 (Alvin Lucas Gonder; US American pianist and organist from Macon, GA) (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 Flames2:46
2Why 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)
James Brown & The Famous Flames3:02
3I Don’t Know
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:51
4I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
recording of:
I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On (on 1956-02-04)
writer:
Nashpendle Knox and Nafloyd Scott
James Brown & The Famous Flames2:35
5No, No, No, No
James Brown2:15
6Hold My Baby’s Hand
James Brown2:15
7I Won’t Plead No More
James Brown2:28
8Chonnie‐on‐Chon
James Brown2:15
9Just Won’t Do Right
James Brown2:35
10Let’s Make It
James Brown2:28
11Gonna Try
James Brown2:47
12Can’t Be the Same
recording of:
Can’t Be the Same
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:23
13Messing With the Blues
cover recording of:
Messin’ With the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hunt
James Brown2:12
14Love or a Game
James Brown2:19
15You’re Mine, You’re Mine
James Brown2:33
16I Walked Alone
James Brown2:42
17That Dood It
James Brown2:32
18Baby Cries Over the Ocean
recording of:
Baby Cries Over the Ocean
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:26
19Begging, Begging
recording of:
Begging, Begging
writer:
Julius Dixson and Rudolph Toombs
James Brown2:55
20That’s When I Lost My Heart
James Brown2:52
21Try Me (demo version)
recording of:
Try Me
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:29
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