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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is a compilation album by James Brown containing 20 of his most famous recordings. Released by Polydor in 1991 as a single-disc alternative to the Star Time box set, it features songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. 16 of the songs from the album had previously topped the US R&B charts.
"Cold Sweat" is a song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. Brown recorded it in May 1967. An edited version of "Cold Sweat" released as a two-part single on King Records was a No. 1 R&B hit, and reached number seven on the Pop Singles chart.
Eventually the Famous Flames left him in 1968 as did his James Brown band by 1970 and Brown hired The J.B.'s who helped contribute to his continuing success in the 1970s. After their disbanding, Brown struggled for a number of years with recordings before the release of 1985's " Living in America ", and having success with the albums Gravity ...
I Cried (James Brown song) I Don't Mind (James Brown song) I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing; I Got a Bag of My Own; I Got Ants in My Pants; I Got the Feelin' I Got You (I Feel Good) I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons; I Love You Yes I Do; I Refuse to Lose; I Want You So Bad (James Brown song)
Johnny is considered one of the kings of country music, but there are a lot of people who like Johnny but don't like country music. It's the same with James Brown and R&B. His music is singular — the feel and tone of it. James Brown is his own genre. He was a great editor — as a songwriter, producer and bandleader. He kept things sparse.
The Popcorn" is a 1969 instrumental written and recorded by James Brown. It was the first of several records Brown made inspired by the popular dance of the same name. Released as a single on King Records, it charted #11 R&B and #30 Pop. [1] It also appeared as the title track of an album released the same year.
[2] [3] Thanks to its chart success, the song became Brown's biggest hit of the late 1970s. The song's lyrics urge listeners to "Get up offa that thing / and dance 'til you feel better." Due to his troubles with the IRS for failure to pay back taxes, Brown credited authorship of the song to his wife Deidre and their daughters, Deanna and Yamma ...
Try Me! is the second studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames. It is a collection of singles , B-sides , and outtakes from their first album, Please Please Please . [ 3 ] It was reissued by King Records in 1964 under the title The Unbeatable James Brown: 16 Hits .