The Singles, Volume 7: 1970-1972

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine, Parts 1 & 2 (promo version)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
piano:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
performer:
The J.B.’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1970)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 326)
recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine (on 1970-04-25)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
45:18
2Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine, Part 1
bass:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) (on 1970-04-25)
guitar:
Catfish Collins (on 1970-04-25)
membranophone:
John Starks (on 1970-04-25)
organ and background vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1970-04-25)
piano and lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough (on 1970-04-25)
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells (on 1970-04-25) and Darryl Hassan Jamison (on 1970-04-25)
recorded at:
Starday Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-04-25)
partial recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine (on 1970-04-25)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
42:51
3Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine, Part 2
partial recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
2:37
4Super Bad, Parts 1 & 2 (promo version)
partial recording of:
Super Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
5:44
5Super Bad, Parts 1 & 2
partial recording of:
Super Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
4:12
6Super Bad, Part 3
recording of:
Super Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
4:10
7Fight Against Drug Abuse
0:37
8Hey America (vocal)
recording of:
Hey America
writer:
Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown) and Addie Williams
3:39
9Hey America (sing along)
recording of:
Hey America
writer:
Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown) and Addie Williams
3:45
10Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay (vocal)
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay
lyricist and composer:
Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
4:22
11Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay (sing along)
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay
lyricist and composer:
Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
4:21
12Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved, Part 1
partial recording of:
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Crited Music Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:33
13Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved, Part 2
partial recording of:
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Crited Music Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:34
14Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved, Part 1 (reverb version)
recording of:
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Crited Music Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:32
15Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved, Part 2 (reverb version)
recording of:
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Crited Music Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:34
16I Cried
recording of:
I Cried
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
3:33
17Soul Power, Part 1 (promo version)
recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
3:25
18Soul Power, Parts 2 & 3 (promo version)
recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
4:54
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Soul Power, Part 1
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1971-02)
recording of:
Soul Power (in 1971-02)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
partial recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown43:21
2Soul Power, Parts 2 & 3
recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown4:53
3Spinning Wheel, Part 1
cover recording of:
Spinning Wheel
lyricist and composer:
David Clayton‐Thomas
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Minnesingers Publishers, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
James Brown2:24
4Spinning Wheel, Part 2
cover recording of:
Spinning Wheel
lyricist and composer:
David Clayton‐Thomas
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Minnesingers Publishers, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
James Brown1:59
5Escape‐ism, Part 1
recording of:
Escape-ism
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
James Brown3:18
6Escape‐ism, Part 2 & 3
recording of:
Escape-ism
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
James Brown4:03
7Escape‐ism, Part 1 (second mix)
recording of:
Escape-ism
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
James Brown3:16
8Escape‐ism, Part 2 & 3 (second mix)
recording of:
Escape-ism
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
James Brown4:06
9Hot Pants, Part 1 (she got to use what she got to get what she wants)
partial recording of:
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
James Brown3:09
10Hot Pants, Parts 2 & 3 (she got to use what she got to get what she wants)
partial recording of:
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
James Brown3:54
11My Brother, Part 1
The J.B.’s2:33
12My Brother, Part 2
The J.B.’s2:28
13Make It Funky, Part 1
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
partial recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown33:17
14Make It Funky, Part 2
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown4:06
15My Part/Make It Funky, Part 3
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:40
16My Part/Make It Funky, Part 4
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:51
17I’m a Greedy Man, Part 1
partial recording of:
I’m a Greedy Man
writer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:49
18I’m a Greedy Man, Part 2
partial recording of:
I’m a Greedy Man
writer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown4:31
19Just Won’t Do Right
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
Lyn Collins3:01
20Talking Loud and Saying Nothing, Part 1
cover recording of:
Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
partial cover recording of:
Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
James Brown3:17
21Talking Loud and Saying Nothing, Part 2
recording of:
Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
James Brown4:01

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part of:The Singles (Hip-O Select, James Brown) (order: 7)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000817400 [info]