Essential Original Albums

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Please, Please, Please / Think!
2▶CD: Tour the U.S.A. / Night Train
3▼CD: The Amazing James Brown / bonus tracks
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1Just You and Me, Darling
recording of:
Just You and Me, Darling
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Lark Music Ltd.
2:51
2I Love You, Yes I Do
arranger:
Sol Marcus, Edward Seiler and Guy Wood
cover recording of:
I Love You, Yes I Do (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover and Sally Nix
2:49
3I Don’t Mind
producer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
bass:
Hubert Perry (US bassist) (on 1960-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick (on 1960-09-27)
guitar:
Les Buie (on 1960-09-27)
piano and lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1960-09-27)
vocals:
Bobby Bennett (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1960-09-27), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1960-09-27) and Lloyd Stallworth (on 1960-09-27)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-09-27)
recording of:
I Don’t Mind (on 1960-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Jadar Music Corp. and Wisto Publishing Co.
2:46
4Come Over Here
recording of:
Come Over Here
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:46
5The Bells
cover recording of:
The Bells
writer:
Rose Marks (manager and songwriter) and Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist)
3:00
6Love Don’t Love Nobody
producer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
alto saxophone:
Alfred Corley (on 1960-09-27)
bass:
Hubert Perry (US bassist) (on 1960-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick (on 1960-09-27)
guitar:
Les Buie (on 1960-09-27)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1960-09-27)
trumpet:
Roscoe Patrick (on 1960-09-27)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1960-09-27)
vocals:
Bobby Bennett (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1960-09-27), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1960-09-27) and Lloyd Stallworth (on 1960-09-27)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-09-27)
cover recording of:
Love Don't Love Nobody (on 1960-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1950-06-15)
2:08
7Dancin’ Little Thing
recording of:
Dancin’ Little Thing (on 1961-02-09)
writer:
Hank Ballard
2:17
8Lost Someone
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1961-02-09)
bass:
Hubert Perry (US bassist) (on 1961-02-09)
guitar:
Les Buie (on 1961-02-09)
membranophone:
Nat Kendrick (on 1961-02-09)
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1961-02-09)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1961-02-09)
trumpet:
Roscoe Patrick (on 1961-02-09)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1961-02-09)
orchestra:
The James Brown Band (on 1961-02-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1961-02-09)
recording of:
Lost Someone (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Lloyd Stallworth
3:03
9And I Do Just What I Want
recording of:
And I Do Just What I Want
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
32:28
10You Don’t Have to Go
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Go
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:50
11Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do
recording of:
Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:09
12Shout and Shimmy
recording of:
Shout and Shimmy
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
is based on:
Shout
2:54
13Have Mercy Baby
cover recording of:
Have Mercy Baby
lyricist and composer:
Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist)
2:18
14It Was You
recording of:
It Was You
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:47
15There Must Be a Reason
2:31
16Fine Old Foxy Self
2:15
17I’ve Got to Change
2:30
18Gonna Try
2:49
19I Want You So Bad
recording of:
I Want You So Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:50
20It Hurts to Tell You
2:56
21I Won’t Plead No More
2:30
22Don’t Let It Happen to Me
2:51
23Can’t Be the Same
recording of:
Can’t Be the Same
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:23
24Messing With the Blues
cover recording of:
Messin’ With the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hunt
2:13
25You’re Mine, You’re Mine
2:32
26Strange Things Happen
2:13
27Why 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)
3:04
28Hot Chilli
2:23