Duets

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Think (live)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1967-06-25)
alto saxophone and organ:
Pee Wee Ellis (on 1967-06-25)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (on 1967-06-25)
bass guitar:
Bernard Odum (on 1967-06-25)
drums (drum set):
John Starks (on 1967-06-25) and Clyde Stubblefield (on 1967-06-25)
guitar:
Alfonzo Kellum (on 1967-06-25) and Jimmy Nolen (on 1967-06-25)
percussion:
Ronald Selico (on 1967-06-25)
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist) (on 1967-06-25) and Eldee Williams (on 1967-06-25)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (on 1967-06-25) and Waymon Reed (on 1967-06-25)
valve trombone:
Levi Rasbury (on 1967-06-25)
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1967-06-25) and Marva Whitney (on 1967-06-25)
conductor:
Pee Wee Ellis (on 1967-06-25)
live cover recording of:
Think (on 1967-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
James Brown & Marva Whitney2:56
A2You’ve Got the Power
alto saxophone:
Alfred Corley
bass guitar:
Bernard Odum
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick
guitar:
Bobby Roach
piano:
Luke "Fats" Gonder
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis
trumpet:
Roscoe Patrick
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bea Ford
recording of:
You’ve Got the Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
James Brown & Bea Ford2:16
A3You Can Make It If You Try
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
bass guitar:
Hubert Perry (US bassist)
guitar:
Les Buie
organ and background vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
Yvonne Fair
other vocals:
Les Buie and Hubert Perry (US bassist)
cover recording of:
You Can Make It If You Try
lyricist and composer:
Ted Jarrett
publisher:
John Stedman Music Publishing
Yvonne Fair2:42
A4Baby, Baby, Baby
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer)
organ:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger)
wind instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Anna King
conductor:
Sammy Lowe
performer:
Anna King
recording of:
Baby, Baby, Baby
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Anna King & Bobby Byrd2:32
A5Let It Be Me
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Lyn Collins
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
cover recording of:
Let It Be Me
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
James Brown & Lyn Collins4:04
A6You’ve Got to Change Your Mind
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
bass guitar:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
guitar:
Carl Lynch and Wallace Richardson (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Pee Wee Ellis
trombone:
Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) and Richard Harris (trombonist)
trumpet:
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter), John Grimes (US trumpeter) and Waymon Reed
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
conductor:
Sammy Lowe
recording of:
You’ve Got to Change Your Mind
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group), Ron Lenhoff and Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
Bobby Byrd & James Brown3:51
A7Summertime
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
additional keyboard:
Mike Lawyler
bass guitar and keyboard:
“Sweet” Charles Sherrell
drums (drum set):
Tony Cook (US funk/soul producer/drummer)
guitar:
Ronald Laster and Jimmy Nolen
percussion:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney and Joe Poff
trumpet:
Hollie Ferris
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Martha High
arranger:
“Sweet” Charles Sherrell
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
James Brown & Martha High4:20
A8It’s Alright
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Lyn Collins
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
cover recording of:
It’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1963 to ????)
James Brown & Lyn Collins3:12
B1Funky Side of Town, Part 1
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
bass guitar:
Fred Thomas (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Ronald Coleman (soul keyboardist, songwriter, arranger) and Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
vocals:
Hank Ballard, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
partial recording of:
Funky Side of Town
writer:
Hank Ballard and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Hank Ballard4:10
B2Gimme Your Love
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Mike Iacopelli (engineer)
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) (lead vocals)
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
drum machine:
Bongo Bob Smith
electronic drum set:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
sampler:
Ren Klyce
solo saxophone:
Marc Russo
background vocals:
Liz Jackson and Skyler Jett
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and United Sound Systems, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan, United States
recording of:
Gimme Your Love
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Gratitude Sky Music, Inc. and When Words Collide Music
Aretha Franklin & James Brown5:20
B3What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin’
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Lyn Collins
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger) and Fred Wesley
recording of:
What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin’
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Lyn Collins and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
James Brown & Lyn Collins2:54
B4Never Get Enough
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Parker
bass guitar:
Fred Thomas (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin and Jimmy Nolen
tambourine:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
trombone:
Fred Wesley
trumpet:
Russell Crimes and Isiah "Ike" Oakley
lead vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Never Get Enough
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Fred Wesley
Bobby Byrd3:14
B5You Got to Have a Job (If You Don’t Work, You Can’t Eat) (live)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
bass guitar:
“Sweet” Charles Sherrell
drums (drum set):
Melvin Parker, John Starks and Clyde Stubblefield
guitar:
Alfonzo Kellum and Jimmy Nolen
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist) and Eldee Williams
trombone:
Fred Wesley
trumpet:
Joseph Davis (US trumpeter) and Richard Griffith (US trumpeter)
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Marva Whitney
live recording of:
You Got to Have a Job (If You Don’t Work, You Can’t Eat)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Waymon Reed
James Brown & Marva Whitney4:14
B6Think
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1967)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (in 1967)
bass guitar:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1967)
guitar:
Carl Lynch (in 1967) and Wallace Richardson (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (in 1967)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (in 1967)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1967), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (in 1967) and Richard Harris (trombonist) (in 1967)
trumpet:
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (in 1967), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1967) and Waymon Reed (in 1967)
vocals:
Vicki Anderson (in 1967) and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1967)
conductor:
Sammy Lowe (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Think (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
James Brown & Vicki Anderson3:23
B7You’ve Got the Power
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
bass guitar:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
guitar:
Carl Lynch and Wallace Richardson (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger)
trombone:
Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) and Richard Harris (trombonist)
trumpet:
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) and Waymon Reed
vocals:
Vicki Anderson and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
conductor:
Sammy Lowe
recording of:
You’ve Got the Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
James Brown & Vicki Anderson3:04