I Feel Good: The Very Best Of

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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
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