James Brown - You've Got the Power (2017)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Please, Please, Please
02. Why Do You Do Me
03. I Don't Know
04. I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
05. No, No, No, No
06. Hold My Baby's Hand
07. I Won't Plead No More
08. Chonnie-On-Chon
09. Just Won't Do Right
10. Let'S Make It
11. Gonna Try
12. Can'T Be The Same
13. Messing With The Blues
14. Love Or A Game
15. You'Re Mine, You'Re Mine
16. I Walked Alone
17. That Dood It
18. Baby Cries Over The Ocean
19. Begging, Begging
20. That'S When I Lost My Heart
21. Try Me (I Need You)
22. Tell Me What I Did Wrong
23. I Want You So Bad
24. There Must Be A Reason

CD2
01. I'Ve Got To Change
02. It Hurts To Tell You
03. Doodle Bee
04. Good Good Lovin'
05. Don'T Let It Happen To Me
06. It Was You
07. Got To Cry
08. I'Ll Go Crazy
09. I Know It'S True (I Found Someone)
10. Think
11. You'Ve Got The Power
12. This Old Heart
13. Wonder When You'Re Coming Home
14. The Bells
15. And I Do Just What I Want
16. Hold It
17. The Scratch [King 45-5438-B, 1961] 1:47
18. Bewildered
19. If You Want Me
20. I Don'T Mind
21. Love Don'T Love Nobody [King 45-5466-B, 1961] 2:07
22. Suds
23. Sticky
24. I'Ve Got To Change - Stereo Version
25. It Hurts To Tell You - Stereo Version

CD3
01. Cross Firing
02. Night Flying
03. Baby, You'Re Right
04. I'Ll Never, Never Let You Go
05. Just You And Me, Darling
06. I Love You, Yes I Do
07. Lost Someone
08. I Found You
09. If I K
10. Night Train
11. Why Does Everything Happen To Me
12. Say So Long
13. Shout & Shimmy
14. Come Over Here
15. Mashed Potatoes U.S.A
16. You Don'T Have To Go
17. It Hurts To Be In Love
18. You Can Make It If You Try
19. (Can You) Feel It (Part 1)
20. (Can You) Feel It (Part 2)
21. Three Hearts In A Tangle
22. I'Ve Got Money
23. Like A Baby
24. Every Beat Of My Heart
25. Choo-Choo (Locomotion)
26. (Do The) Mashed Potatoes [Parts 1 & 2]



This essential 3-CD collector’s edition contains 75 remastered studio tracks, consisting of the fabulous early singles – both A & B sides – James Brown made for the Federal and King labels, between 1956 and 1962. This is the material upon which Brown’s kingdom was built. His early repertoire marks one of the most important building blocks of the soul and funk idioms. Highlights include “Please, Please, Please,” “Think,” “Try Me,” “Shout and Shimmy,” “Night Train,” “I Want You So Bad,” “It Was You,” and the instrumental numbers “Cross Firing” and the funky “Hold It.” Brown’s back-up singer Yvonne Fair is also featured belting out the original version of the worldwide smash “I Got You (I Feel Good)” titled “I Found You.” These recordings provide an opportunity to peek in on the still-growing Brown and hear him paying homage to his early influences. R&B balladry, doo wop, gospel and blues are all evident throughout this triple-set.

In addition, this collection contains a bonus track from the same period, consisting of the over-looked “(Do the) Mashed Potatoes”. It was recorded by James Brown and his band in Miami in 1959 and released by the small label Dade Records as a two-part single in 1960. For contractual reasons the recording was credited to “Nat Kendrick & The Swans.” The foot-tapping rhythms, spine-tingling stylings and sentimental mood renderingsso typical of James Brown’s early performances can all be heard here. All of these sensational sides are a good starting place to explore the constellation of The Godfather of Soul.

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