The Best of James Brown: Living in America

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

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Living in America5:58
2Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (live)
live recording of:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
4:30
3Let’s Get Personal4:29
4Please Please Please (live)
live recording of:
Please, Please, Please
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.
3:02
5Return to Me
producer:
Dan Hartman
recording of:
Return to Me
writer:
Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight
4:39
6Turn Me Loose, I’m Dr. Feelgood3:09
7Static, Pts. 1 & 2
engineer:
Andre DeBourg and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Andre DeBourg and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
recording of:
Static
lyricist and composer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
4:52
8She Looks All Types a’ Good
engineer:
Andre DeBourg and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Andre DeBourg and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
recording of:
She Looks All Types a’ Good
lyricist and composer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
5:23
9Keep Keepin’
engineer:
Andre DeBourg and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Andre DeBourg and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
recording of:
Keep Keepin’
lyricist and composer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
5:27
10It’s Your Money$
engineer:
Andre DeBourg and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
mixer:
Andre DeBourg and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
recording of:
It's Your Money $
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
5:37
11Get Up Offa That Thing (live)
live recording of:
Get Up Offa That Thing
lyricist and composer:
Deanna Brown (James Brown’s daughter), Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) and Yamma Brown (James Brown’s daughter)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:36
12Time to Get Busy
engineer:
Andre DeBourg and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Andre DeBourg and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
recording of:
Time to Get Busy
lyricist and composer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
5:17
13Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (live)
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

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