The Godfather's R&B

James Brown's Productions 1962-67

The Godfather's R& B cd cover
  1. I Don't Care - Dizzy Jones
  2. I'm Lonely - Bobby Byrd
  3. Got No Excuse - James Crawford
  4. Do You Really Want To Rescue Me - Elsie Mae
  5. Lookie Lookie Lookie - Jewells
  6. If You Don't Work You Can't Eat - James Crawford
  7. New Breed (The Boo Ga Loo) - James Brown
  8. That's When I Cry - Anna King
  9. Wide Awake In A Dream - Vicki Anderson
  10. Unexplainable - Dizzy Jones
  11. Devil's Den - Poets
  12. It Hurts To Be In Love - Yvonne Fair & The James Brown Band
  13. That's The Spirit - Rev Willingham
  14. Help Poor Me - James Crawford
  15. Faith - Five Royales
  16. Nobody Cares - Vicki Anderson
  17. I'll Keep Pressing On - Bobby Byrd
  18. I Found You - Yvonne Fair
  19. Soul Food - Al 'Brisco' Clark& His Orchestra
  20. If You Don't Think - Anna King
  21. I Found Out - Bobby Byrd
  22. I Cried - Tammy Montgomery
back button James Brown produced all the tracks on this compilation from 1962-1967. Half the tracks have not been available on CD before and come from his Mercury/Smash label era. The artists are either working members of the James Brown Revue or the influences on his career. On many sessions James Brown is at the organ and check out the picture in the booklet from Ready Steady Go! also extensive sleeve notes by Dean Rudland. Some great tracks, in particular Wide Awake In A Dream by Vicki Anderson and That's When I Cry from Anna King taken from her Smash album. Issued on Ace BGP CDBGPD 194.

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