James Brown’s Original Funky Divas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Sixties
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You’ve Got the Power
Bea Ford with James Brown2:45
2A Little Taste of Soul
Sugar Pie DeSanto with The Nat Hendrix Band2:21
3I 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 Fair2:28
4If I Knew
Yvonne Fair2:27
5You Can Make It If You Try
cover recording of:
You Can Make It If You Try
lyricist and composer:
Ted Jarrett
publisher:
John Stedman Music Publishing
Yvonne Fair2:43
6Straighten Up
Yvonne Fair2:36
7Say Yeah Yeah
Yvonne Fair2:27
8I 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 Montgomery2:47
9If You Don’t Think
recording of:
If You Don't Think
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Tammy Montgomery1:54
10If Somebody Told You
Anna King2:59
11Make Up Your Mind
Anna King2:46
12Baby Baby Baby
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer)
organ:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger)
wind instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Anna King
conductor:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
performer:
Anna King
recording of:
Baby, Baby, Baby
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Anna King with Bobby Byrd2:36
13All of Me
Elsie Mae3:16
14Whole Lot of Lovin’
Elsie Mae2:20
15Do 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 Mae2:36
16This Is My Story
The Jewels2:29
17Wide 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 Anderson2:47
18Baby, Don’t You Know
Vicki Anderson3:02
19Unwind Yourself
recording of:
Unwind Yourself
writer:
Hank Ballard and Charles Spurling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
Marva Whitney2:38
20I’m Tired, I’m Tired, I’m Tired (Things Better Change Before It’s Too Late)
Marva Whitney2:28
21What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Walter Whisenhunt
recording of:
What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Marva Whitney
Marva Whitney2:28
22You Got to Have a Job (If You Don’t Work-You Don’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
Marva Whitney with James Brown4:15
23It’s My Thing (You Can’t Tell Me Who to Sock It To), Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It To)
additional writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Marva Whitney
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
is based on:
It’s Your Thing
Marva Whitney4:01
24I Made a Mistake Because It’s Only You, Parts 1 & 2
Marva Whitney4:53
25Things Got to Get Better (Get Together)
Marva Whitney3:36
26Answer to Mother Popcorn (I Got a Mother for You)
Vicki Anderson3:13
27I Want to Be in the Land of Milk and Honey
recording of:
In the Land of Milk and Honey
lyricist and composer:
Vicki Anderson, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bud Hobgood and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
Vicki Anderson2:55
2▶CD: The Seventies