Greatest Breakbeats

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I Got Ants in My Pants
3:08
2It's a Man's Man's Man's World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1966-02-16)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1966-02-16)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-02-16), Waymon Reed (on 1966-02-16) and Lammar Wright (on 1966-02-16)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (on 1966-02-16)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 123)
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (on 1966-02-16)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Betty Jean Newsome
4.252:49
3Stoned to the Bone
3:30
4It's a New Day
recording of:
It's a New Day
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
6:23
5Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
recording of:
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Fred Wesley
8:45
6There It Is
recording of:
There It Is
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
3:10
7Make It Funky
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
3:37
8Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure)
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Get Up Offa That Thing
lyricist and composer:
Deanna Brown (James Brown's daughter), Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) and Yamma Brown (James Brown's daughter)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
46:16
9My Thang
recording of:
My Thang
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
4:41
10Papa Don't Take No Mess
recording of:
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), John Starks and Fred Wesley
4:27
11Cold Sweat
recording of:
Cold Sweat
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Pee Wee Ellis
7:35
12Blind Man Can See It
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
conductor:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Fred Wesley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1973)
recording of:
Blind Man Can See It
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Fred Wesley
2:22
13Sex Machine
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
piano:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (in 1970)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
performer:
The J.B.’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 326)
recording of:
Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (in 1970)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
45:19
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Blues and Pants
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Parker
bass guitar:
Fred Thomas (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Robert Coleman and Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
organ:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
trombone:
Fred Wesley
trumpet:
Russell Crimes and Jerone Jasaan Sanford
vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
recording of:
Blues & Pants
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Fred Wesley
59:42
2Soul Power
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1971)
recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
8:03
3Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud, Parts 1 & 2
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Say It Loud (I’m Black, I’m Proud) (Parts 1 & 2)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Pee Wee Ellis
4:51
4Mind Power
10:54
5Get on the Good Foot
recording of:
Get on the Good Foot
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Joseph Mims and Fred Wesley
5:37
6Escape-Ism
recording of:
Escape-ism
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
7:34
7Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
recording of:
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt
6:12
8Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
recording of:
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Crited Music Inc. and Unichappell Music
7:07
9The Payback
recording engineer:
Lowell Dorn
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
mixer:
Bob Both
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recorded at:
International Recording in United States
mixed at:
Advantage Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Payback
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), John Starks and Fred Wesley
4.37:42
10Funky President (People It's Bad)
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (in 1974)
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Fred Wesley
recording of:
Funky President (People It's Bad) (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
34:01
11Funky Drummer
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
drums (drum set):
Clyde Stubblefield
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
recording of:
Funky Drummer
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
37:02