I Feel Good: The Very Best Of

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1I Got the Feelin' (single version)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
alto saxophone:
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (in 1968-01)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (in 1968-01)
bass:
Bernard Odum (in 1968-01)
guitar:
Alphonso "Country" Kellum (in 1968-01) and Jimmy Nolen (in 1968-01)
membranophone:
Clyde Stubblefield (in 1968-01)
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist) (in 1968-01)
trombone:
Levi Rasbury (in 1968-01)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (in 1968-01) and Waymon Reed (in 1968-01)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1968-01)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
recorded at:
Vox Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States (in 1968-01)
recording of:
I Got the Feelin’ (in 1968-01)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:39
2Bring It Up (single version)
recording of:
Bring It Up
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Nat Jones
2:44
3I Got You (I Feel Good) (extended version)
3:03
4Stone to the Bone (single version)
4:01
5Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine
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) (in 1970)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
performer:
The J.B.’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 (in 1970)
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.
45:16
6You Got to Have a Mother for Me (album version)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (on 1969-01-13)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Pee Wee Ellis
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co.
55:17
7It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World (single version / Mono)
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1966-02-16)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1966-02-16)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-02-16), Waymon Reed (on 1966-02-16) and Lammar Wright (on 1966-02-16)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1966-02-16)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 123)
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (on 1966-02-16)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Betty Jean Newsome
4.252:47
8The Boss (Soundtrack/Black Caesar) [feat. The J.B.'s]
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
conductor:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1973)
recording of:
The Boss
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
53:12
9People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul
recording of:
People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), St. Clair Pinckney and Fred Wesley
publisher:
Donna Dijon Music Publications and Unichappell Music, Inc.
9:05
10She's the One (album version)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
She's the One (on 1969-11-20)
writer:
Hank Ballard and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
32:53
11Talking Loud and Saying Nothing (Part 1 & 2)
recording of:
Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
7:17
12Shhhhhh (For a Little While)
2:16
13The Popcorn (single version)
3:02
14Night Train (single version)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
The James Brown Band
recording of:
Night Train (James Brown lyrics version)
lyricist:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
version of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version)
cover recording of:
Night Train (James Brown lyrics version)
lyricist:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
version of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version)
23:31
15Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (single version 1965)
recording of:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:07
16Cold Sweat (1967 album version)
recorded in:
Cincinnati, United States (in 1967-05)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
alto saxophone:
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (in 1967-05)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (in 1967-05)
bass:
Bernard Odum (in 1967-05)
guitar:
Alfonzo Kellum (in 1967-05) and Jimmy Nolen (in 1967-05)
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist) (in 1967-05) and Eldee Williams (in 1967-05)
trombone:
Levi Rasbury (in 1967-05)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (in 1967-05) and Waymon Reed (in 1967-05)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1967-05)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, United States (in 1967-05)
recording of:
Cold Sweat (in 1967-05)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Pee Wee Ellis
7:26
17The Soul of a Black Man
10:41
▼ CD 2
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1Dead on It
engineer:
Bob Both
producer:
Charles Bobbitt
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
recording of:
Dead on It
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
13:10
2Superbad Superslick
recording of:
Superbad, Superslick
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
4:03
3Get Up Offa That Thing
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, United States
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.
44:11
4For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes (Part 1)
partial recording of:
For Goodness Sakes Look at Those Cakes
writer:
Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
3:22
5Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (remix)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
mixer:
Tim Rogers
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
congas:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
drums (drum set):
Clyde Stubblefield
guitar:
Catfish Collins
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt
6:11
6Coldblooded (album version)
assistant engineer:
Lowell Dorn, Major Little and David Stone (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Both
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Parker and Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Fred Thomas (bassist)
congas:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
guitar:
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin and Jimmy Nolen
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
trombone:
Fred Wesley
trumpet:
Isiah "Ike" Oakley
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
additionally recorded at:
Sound Ideas Studios in New York, United States (in 1974-04)
recorded at:
International Recording in United States (on 1974-03-24)
recording of:
Coldblooded
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
54:48
7The Future Shock of the World
recording of:
Future Shock of the World
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
4:04
8World (Part 1)
partial recording of:
World
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
3:10
9Brother Rapp (Pt. 1 & 2)
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Brother Rapp
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
45:10
10There It Is (Pt. 1)
partial recording of:
There It Is
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
3:07
11Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (Pt. 1)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 305) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 393)
partial recording of:
Say It Loud (I’m Black, I’m Proud) (Parts 1 & 2)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Pee Wee Ellis
2:48
12Soul Power
recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
3:05
13Use Your Mother
recording of:
Use Your Mother
composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
3:24
14Take Some - Leave Some
recording engineer:
Lowell Dorn
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
mixer:
Bob Both
conductor:
Fred Wesley
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recorded at:
International Recording in United States
mixed at:
Advantage Sound in New York, United States
recording of:
Take Some… Leave Some
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
58:34
15Papa Don't Take No Mess
recording of:
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
4:24