The Godfather's R&B: James Brown Productions 1962-67

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Tracklist

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1I Don’t Care
recording of:
I Don’t Care
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Davy “Dizzy” Jones (doo-wop / R&B)
Dizzy Jones2:21
2I’m Lonely
recording of:
I'm Lonely
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
Bobby Byrd2:39
3Got No Excuse
recording of:
Got No Excuse
lyricist and composer:
Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
James Crawford2:14
4Do You Really Want to Rescue Me, Part 1
partial recording of:
Do You Really Want to Rescue Me
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
Elsie Mae2:32
5Lookie Lookie Lookie
recording of:
Lookie Lookie Lookie
writer:
Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
The Jewels1:53
6If You Don’t Work You Can’t Eat
recording of:
You Got to Have a Job (If You Don’t Work, You Can’t Eat)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Waymon Reed
James Crawford2:27
7New Breed (The Boo‐Ga‐Loo), Part 1
partial recording of:
New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
James Brown2:37
8That’s When I Cry
recording of:
That's When I Cry
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
Anna King2:17
9Wide Awake in a Dream
recording of:
Wide Awake in a Dream
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Campbell (Jamaican reggae vocalist, member of The Blues Busters) and Phillip James (Jamaican reggae vocalist, member of The Blues Busters)
Vicki Anderson2:45
10Unexplainable
recording of:
Unexplainable
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Mac Johnson
Dizzy Jones2:47
11Devil’s Den, Part 1
recording of:
Devil’s Den
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
The Poets2:35
12It Hurts to Be in Love
cover recording of:
It Hurts to Be in Love
lyricist and composer:
Julius Dixson and Rudolph Toombs
Yvonne Fair & The James Brown Band2:28
13That’s the Spirit
recording of:
That's the Spirit
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
Rev Willingham2:50
14Help Poor Me
recording of:
Help Poor Me
lyricist and composer:
James Crawford (funk/soul artist James L. Crawford, member of the James Brown Revue for several years) and Davy “Dizzy” Jones (doo-wop / R&B)
James Crawford2:00
15Faith
recording of:
Faith
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Lowman Pauling
The “5” Royales3:02
16Nobody Cares
recording of:
Nobody Cares
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Vicki Anderson2:52
17I’ll Keep Pressing On
recording of:
I'll Keep Pressing On
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
Bobby Byrd3:32
18I Found You
recording of:
I Found You (a.k.a. I Got You (I Feel Good))
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
Yvonne Fair2:25
19Soul Food, Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
Soul Food
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Al “Brisco” Clark & His Orchestra4:06
20If You Don’t Think
cover recording of:
If You Don't Think
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Anna King1:54
21I Found Out
recording of:
I Found Out
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
Bobby Byrd2:30
22I 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)
Tammy Montgomery2:44