James Brown - Songs

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Soul legend James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was a singer, songwriter, and performing artist whose career spanned many decades. He has been dubbed "The Godfather of Soul," "Soul Brother Number One," "The Hardest Working Man In Show Business," and "Mr. Dynamite."

In 1956, Brown debuted on the R&B charts with "Please, Please, Please" and thereafter had a very long string of hits on both the Pop/Rock and R&B charts that continued through the late 1990s. His best known songs include "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (1965), "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968), "Get On The Good Foot - Part 1" (1972), and "The Payback - Part 1" (1974). His 1986 hit, "Living In America," was part of the soundtrack for "Rocky IV."

A dynamic performer and prolific songwriter, James Brown has, over the years, been a major shaping force of many genres that include soul, gospel, R&B, funk, disco, rap, and hip-hop. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and he received a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 1992.

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FEATURED CDs

The song(s) featured on this page are on:

• '70s Soul Gold (VA)
• James Brown - It's a Mother/Superbad
• Foundations Of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969
• Funky Good Time: The Anthology
• Make It Funky -- The Big Payback: 1971-1975
• Star Time
• 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
• 50th Anniversary Collection

VIDEO CLIP

Available on iTunes and on the following DVDs: Ed Sullivan Presents - Rock n' Roll Revolution; Rock n' Roll Forever; Rock n Roll Classics 12 DVD Collection; (more)

SONGS

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James Brown Soul Train

• Honky Tonk - Part 1     1972
  (Instrumental. "Honky Tonk" previously charted for Bill Doggett (1956, 1961) and Lonnie Mack (1965).)
  
  

James Brown

• Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1)     1970
  (Instrumental.)
  
  
• Bewildered     1961
  ("Bewildered" previously charted for Mickey & Sylvia (1958).)
  
  
• Bring It Up     1967
  
  
• Brother Rapp (Part 1)     1970
  
  
• Cold Sweat (Part 1)     1967
  
  
• Escape-ism (Part 1)     1971
  
  
• Get It Together (Part 1)     1967
  
  
• Get On The Good Foot (Part 1)     1972
  
  
• Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Part 1)     1971
  
  
• Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine (Part 1)     1970
  ("Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine (Part 1)" charted in the Top 40 in 1970. A new and longer version charted in 1975.)
  
  
• Give It Up or Turn It A Loose     1969
  
  
• Goodbye My Love     1968
  
  
• Hot Pants (Part 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)     1971
  
  
• I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)     1968
  
  
• I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open The Door, I'll Get It Myself)     1969
  
  
• I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) (Part 1)     1973
  
  
• I Got The Feelin'     1968
  
  
• I Got You (I Feel Good)     1965
  
  
• I'm A Greedy Man (Part 1)     1971
  
  
• It's A Man's Man's Man's World     1966
  
  
• It's A New Day (Part 1)     1970
  
  
• King Heroin     1972
  
  
• Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part 1)     1969
  
  
• Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part 2)     1970
  
  
• Licking Stick-Licking Stick (Part 1)     1968
  
  
• Make It Funky (Part 1)     1971
  (Another version of this song was recorded by James Brown, "My Part/Make It Funky-Part 3," which also charted in 1971.)
  
  
• Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) (Part 1)     1969
  
  
• My Thang     1974
  
  
• Night Train     1962
  ("Night Train" previously charted for the Viscounts (1960) and Richard Hayman (1961).)
  
  
• Out Of Sight     1964
  
  
• Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1)     1974
  
  
• Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)     1965
  ("Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)" later also charted for Otis Redding in 1969.)
  
  
• The Payback (Part 1)     1974
  
  
• Please, Please, Please     1964
  
  
• The Popcorn     1969
  (Instrumental.)
  
  
• Prisoner Of Love     1963
  
  
• Say It Loud-I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)     1968
  ("Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud" is a mostly spoken song in which the title is repeated throughout.)
  
  
• Soul Power (Part 1)     1971
  
  
• Super Bad (Parts 1 And 2)     1970
  
  
• Talking Loud And Saying Nothing (Part 1)     1972
  
  
• There Was A Time     1968
  ("There Was A Time" also charted for Gene Chandler in 1968.)
  
  
• Think     1960
  ("Think" previously charted for the "5" Royales (1957). Brown later charted with two longer versions of this song in 1967 and 1973. Also, Vicki Anderson & James Brown charted with another version in 1967.)
  
  
• Try Me     1959
  ("Try Me" later also charted for Jimmy Hughes in 1964 and again by James Brown in 1965.)
  
  

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