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1. I Got You (I Feel Good)
2. Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
3. I Got The Feelin
4. Mother Popcorn Pt. 1
5. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
6. Make It Funky Pt 1
7. Papas Got A Brand New Bag Pt. 1
8. Think
9. Its A Mans Mans Mans World
10. Try Me
11. Night Train
12. Cold Sweat Pt 1
13. Get on the Good Foot
14. Papa Dont Take No Mess Pt. 1
15. The Payback
16. Say It Loud (Im Black and Im Proud) Pt. 1
17. Super Bad (Pts. 1 2
18. Hot Pants pt. 1
19. Get Up Offa That Thing
20. Please Please Please
Other Songs A Cottage for Sale A Message to Michael A Woman in Love Aint It Funky Now Pt. 1 Ain't It Funky Now, Pts. 1 & 2 Ain't That a Groove [Part 1] Aint That A Groove Pt. 1 Aint That A Groove Pt. 2 Ain't That a Groove [Single Edit] Ain't That Fine All the Way America Is My Home Pt 1 Baby, You're Right Bessie Bewildered Big & Strong Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home Body Heat Bodyheat Bold Soul Sister Boogie Wonderland Bring It Up Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue) [Unedited Version][#] Caldonia [Soundtrack Version; Version] (Call Me) Super Bad Cant Get Any Harder C.C. Rider Chicago Cold Sweat Cold Sweat Pts. 1 Cold Sweat, Pts. 1 & 2 Cold Sweat Pts 1 andamp; 2 Come Over Here Come Rain or Come Shine Cottage for Sale Do Right Woman, Do Right Man Do Right Woman, Do Right Man [DVD] Doing It to Death Don't Be a Drop Out Don't Be a Dropout Don't Be a Dropout [Unedited Version; Previously Unreleased Track] Don't Cry Baby Don't Fence Me In Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket Down and Out in New York City Duke of Earl Escape-Ism Escape-Ism Pt. 1 Escape-Ism Pts 1-2 Every Day I Have the Blues Every Day I Have the Blues [Unedited Version] Eyesight For Once In My Life Funky Drummer Funky Drummer Pts 1-2] Funky President Funky President (Peoople it's Bad) Funky President (People It's Bad) Further on up the Road Georgia on My Mind Get It Together Get It Together Pts 1 andamp; 2 Get On the Good Foot Pt 1 Get on the Good Foot Pts. 1 Get on the Good Foot Pts 1 andamp; 2 Get on the Good Foot (Video) Get Up Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved Get Up Get Into It Get Involved Pt. 1 Get Up Get into It Get Involved Pt. 2 Get Up Get into It Get Involved Pts. 1-2 Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine Pt. 1 Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine Pt 2 Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (Pts. 1 Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (Pts 1 andamp; 2) Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine) (Get Up I Fell Like Being A) Sex Machine Pt. 1 Get Up Offa That Thang [Splats & Star Mix] Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) [DVD; Live; Bonus Track] Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) [Live] Get up Offa That Thing/Release That Pressure Give It Up or Turn It a Loose Give It Up Or Turn It Loose Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Intro) [Give It Up or Turn It Loose] (Give It Up) Turn It Loose God Bless the Child Goin' Home Goliath Gonna Have a Funky Good Time (Doing It to Death) Good Good Lovin' Goodbye My Love Got the Feeling Gravity Gypsy Woman Hell Hey Now Honey, Honey Hot Pants Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) How Do You Stop How Long Blues I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) I Cant Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) Pt. 1 I Cried I Don't Mind I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get ...) I Dont Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door Ill Get ...) I Got a Bag of My Own I Got a Feeling I Got Ants in My Pants I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance) I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) Pt. 1 I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance) [Remix; Previously Unreleased Track] I Got Ants in My Pants Pt. 1 I Got That Feeling I Got the Feelin' (Reprise) I Got The Feeling I Got You I Got You(I Feel Good) I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry I Just Want to Make Love to You I Know It's True I Know You Got Soul I Love You (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons I Love You Yes I Do I Love You, Yes I Do [Previously Unreleased Track] I Loves You, Porgy I Wanna Be Around I Want You So Bad If I Ruled the World If You Want Me I'll Go Crazy I'll Never Be the Same I'm a Greedy Man Im Black And Im Proud I'm Paying Taxes, What Am I Buying I'm Real Is It Yes Or Is It No? It Had to Be You Its A Mans Mans World It's a Man's World It's a Man's World [Mono Version] Its A New Day It's a New Day [Live] It's a New Day, Pt. 1 Its a New Day Pts 1-2 It's Magic Its Too Funky In Here It's Too Late I've Been Loving You Too Long I've Got Money James Brown Just Won't Do Right Kansas City King Heroin Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn Pt. 1 Let Me Talk Let Them Talk Let Yourself Go Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year Let's Unite the Whole World at Christmas Licking Stick Licking Stick - Licking Stick Licking Stick - Licking Stick Pt. 1 Licking Stick-Licking Stick Licking Stick-Licking Stick Pt. 1 Like a Baby Little Green Apples Living In America Make It Funky Mama's Dead Medley: Please, Please, Please/You've Got the Power/I Found Someone Merry Christmas, Baby Merry Christmas, I Love You Mind Power Mona Lisa Money Won't Change You Money Won't Change You [Complete Version][#] Mother Popcorn Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) My Thang My Thang [Undubbed Mix; Previously Unreleased Track] Need Your Love So Bad Never Get Enough of Your Love No, No, No, No Operator Our Day Will Come Out Of Sight Papa Don't Take No Mess Papas Got A Brand New Bag Papas Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 2 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1 & 2 People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul Play That Funky Music White Boy Please Come Home for Christmas Please Please Me Poor Fool Popcorn With A Feeling Prisoner Of Love Public Enemy No. 1, Pt. 1 Rock Me Baby Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto Santa Claus, Santa Claus Say It Loud Say It Loud Im Black And Im Proud September Song September Song [Previously Unreleased Track] Sex Machine Sexy, Sexy, Sexy She's on the Ball Shoot Your Shot Shout and Shimmy Signed, Sealed and Delivered Signed Sealed Delivered Sleigh Ride Soul Power Soulful Christmas Spinning Wheel Stone to the Bone Stoned to the Bone Stormy Monday Strangers in the Night Stubborn Kind of Fellow Suds Sunny Super Bad Super Bad, Pts. 1&2 Super Bad (Pts 1 2 andamp; 3) Super Bad Pts 1andamp;2 Superbad Sweet Soul Music Take Me Just As I Am Talk to Me, Talk to Me Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing Tell Me That You Love Me Tell Me What I Did Wrong Tell Me What You're Gonna Do That's Life That's My Desire The Bells The Bells in the Wee Wee Hours The Boss The Christmas Song The Nearness of You The Old Landmark The Payback Mix The Payback Pt 1 The Payback Pts 1-2 The Popcorn There It Is There It Is [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] There It Is Part 1 There It Is Pt 1 There Was A Time There Was a Time [Live] This Girl's In Love With You This Old Heart Three Hearts in a Tangle Three Hearts in a Triangle Tighten Up Till Then Tit For Tat (Ain't No Taking Back) Today Tra La La La La Turn Me Loose, I'm Dr. Feelgood Unchain My Heart What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin' What My Baby Needs Now is a Little More Lovin' [Single Version] When a Man Loves a Woman Why Do You Do Me Woman Woman Pt. 1 World Your Cheatin' Heart Yseult-Its A Mans Mans Mans World
Other Songs A Cottage for Sale A Message to Michael A Woman in Love Aint It Funky Now Pt. 1 Ain't It Funky Now, Pts. 1 & 2 Ain't That a Groove [Part 1] Aint That A Groove Pt. 1 Aint That A Groove Pt. 2 Ain't That a Groove [Single Edit] Ain't That Fine All the Way America Is My Home Pt 1 Baby, You're Right Bessie Bewildered Big & Strong Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home Body Heat Bodyheat Bold Soul Sister Boogie Wonderland Bring It Up Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue) [Unedited Version][#] Caldonia [Soundtrack Version; Version] (Call Me) Super Bad Cant Get Any Harder C.C. Rider Chicago Cold Sweat Cold Sweat Pts. 1 Cold Sweat, Pts. 1 & 2 Cold Sweat Pts 1 andamp; 2 Come Over Here Come Rain or Come Shine Cottage for Sale Do Right Woman, Do Right Man Do Right Woman, Do Right Man [DVD] Doing It to Death Don't Be a Drop Out Don't Be a Dropout Don't Be a Dropout [Unedited Version; Previously Unreleased Track] Don't Cry Baby Don't Fence Me In Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket Down and Out in New York City Duke of Earl Escape-Ism Escape-Ism Pt. 1 Escape-Ism Pts 1-2 Every Day I Have the Blues Every Day I Have the Blues [Unedited Version] Eyesight For Once In My Life Funky Drummer Funky Drummer Pts 1-2] Funky President Funky President (Peoople it's Bad) Funky President (People It's Bad) Further on up the Road Georgia on My Mind Get It Together Get It Together Pts 1 andamp; 2 Get On the Good Foot Pt 1 Get on the Good Foot Pts. 1 Get on the Good Foot Pts 1 andamp; 2 Get on the Good Foot (Video) Get Up Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved Get Up Get Into It Get Involved Pt. 1 Get Up Get into It Get Involved Pt. 2 Get Up Get into It Get Involved Pts. 1-2 Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine Pt. 1 Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine Pt 2 Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (Pts. 1 Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (Pts 1 andamp; 2) Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine) (Get Up I Fell Like Being A) Sex Machine Pt. 1 Get Up Offa That Thang [Splats & Star Mix] Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) [DVD; Live; Bonus Track] Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) [Live] Get up Offa That Thing/Release That Pressure Give It Up or Turn It a Loose Give It Up Or Turn It Loose Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Intro) [Give It Up or Turn It Loose] (Give It Up) Turn It Loose God Bless the Child Goin' Home Goliath Gonna Have a Funky Good Time (Doing It to Death) Good Good Lovin' Goodbye My Love Got the Feeling Gravity Gypsy Woman Hell Hey Now Honey, Honey Hot Pants Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) How Do You Stop How Long Blues I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) I Cant Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) Pt. 1 I Cried I Don't Mind I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get ...) I Dont Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door Ill Get ...) I Got a Bag of My Own I Got a Feeling I Got Ants in My Pants I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance) I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) Pt. 1 I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance) [Remix; Previously Unreleased Track] I Got Ants in My Pants Pt. 1 I Got That Feeling I Got the Feelin' (Reprise) I Got The Feeling I Got You I Got You(I Feel Good) I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry I Just Want to Make Love to You I Know It's True I Know You Got Soul I Love You (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons I Love You Yes I Do I Love You, Yes I Do [Previously Unreleased Track] I Loves You, Porgy I Wanna Be Around I Want You So Bad If I Ruled the World If You Want Me I'll Go Crazy I'll Never Be the Same I'm a Greedy Man Im Black And Im Proud I'm Paying Taxes, What Am I Buying I'm Real Is It Yes Or Is It No? It Had to Be You Its A Mans Mans World It's a Man's World It's a Man's World [Mono Version] Its A New Day It's a New Day [Live] It's a New Day, Pt. 1 Its a New Day Pts 1-2 It's Magic Its Too Funky In Here It's Too Late I've Been Loving You Too Long I've Got Money James Brown Just Won't Do Right Kansas City King Heroin Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn Pt. 1 Let Me Talk Let Them Talk Let Yourself Go Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year Let's Unite the Whole World at Christmas Licking Stick Licking Stick - Licking Stick Licking Stick - Licking Stick Pt. 1 Licking Stick-Licking Stick Licking Stick-Licking Stick Pt. 1 Like a Baby Little Green Apples Living In America Make It Funky Mama's Dead Medley: Please, Please, Please/You've Got the Power/I Found Someone Merry Christmas, Baby Merry Christmas, I Love You Mind Power Mona Lisa Money Won't Change You Money Won't Change You [Complete Version][#] Mother Popcorn Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) My Thang My Thang [Undubbed Mix; Previously Unreleased Track] Need Your Love So Bad Never Get Enough of Your Love No, No, No, No Operator Our Day Will Come Out Of Sight Papa Don't Take No Mess Papas Got A Brand New Bag Papas Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 2 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1 & 2 People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul Play That Funky Music White Boy Please Come Home for Christmas Please Please Me Poor Fool Popcorn With A Feeling Prisoner Of Love Public Enemy No. 1, Pt. 1 Rock Me Baby Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto Santa Claus, Santa Claus Say It Loud Say It Loud Im Black And Im Proud September Song September Song [Previously Unreleased Track] Sex Machine Sexy, Sexy, Sexy She's on the Ball Shoot Your Shot Shout and Shimmy Signed, Sealed and Delivered Signed Sealed Delivered Sleigh Ride Soul Power Soulful Christmas Spinning Wheel Stone to the Bone Stoned to the Bone Stormy Monday Strangers in the Night Stubborn Kind of Fellow Suds Sunny Super Bad Super Bad, Pts. 1&2 Super Bad (Pts 1 2 andamp; 3) Super Bad Pts 1andamp;2 Superbad Sweet Soul Music Take Me Just As I Am Talk to Me, Talk to Me Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing Tell Me That You Love Me Tell Me What I Did Wrong Tell Me What You're Gonna Do That's Life That's My Desire The Bells The Bells in the Wee Wee Hours The Boss The Christmas Song The Nearness of You The Old Landmark The Payback Mix The Payback Pt 1 The Payback Pts 1-2 The Popcorn There It Is There It Is [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] There It Is Part 1 There It Is Pt 1 There Was A Time There Was a Time [Live] This Girl's In Love With You This Old Heart Three Hearts in a Tangle Three Hearts in a Triangle Tighten Up Till Then Tit For Tat (Ain't No Taking Back) Today Tra La La La La Turn Me Loose, I'm Dr. Feelgood Unchain My Heart What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin' What My Baby Needs Now is a Little More Lovin' [Single Version] When a Man Loves a Woman Why Do You Do Me Woman Woman Pt. 1 World Your Cheatin' Heart Yseult-Its A Mans Mans Mans World
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, dancer and musician. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "King of Soul", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first ten inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 23, 1986. His music has been heavily sampled by hip-hop musicians and other artists.
Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He rose to prominence in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a new approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006.
Brown recorded and released 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1. Brown was posthumously inducted into the first class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in the Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and at No. 44 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Birth Name: James Joseph BrownBrown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He rose to prominence in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a new approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006.
Brown recorded and released 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1. Brown was posthumously inducted into the first class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in the Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and at No. 44 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Born: May 3, 1933 in Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: December 25, 2006 (at age of 73) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse(s): Velma Warren (m. 1953; div. 1969)
Deidre Jenkins (m. 1970; div. 1981)
Adrienne Rodriguez (m. 1984; died 1996)
Children: 9-13
Genre(s): Soul, R&B, funk
Instrument(s): Vocals, keyboards, drums, harmonica, guitar
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, musician, record producer, bandleader
Active From: 1954-2006
Associated Acts: The J.B.'s