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In between the release of the first collection of James Brown singles by the Internet mail-order imprint Hip-O Select (The Singles, Vol. 1: The Federal Years: 1956-1960) on September 26, 2006, and the appearance of this second volume on March 27, 2007, Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, at the age of 73. That tragic event doesn't affect the reissue campaign, except to accentuate its importance. The Singles, Vol. 2: 1960-1963 picks up the story of Brown's 45 rpm releases at the point when he switched from the Federal Records subsidiary of Cincinnati-based independent King Records to the main label. The promotion signaled a change in his approach. Now a steadily touring act on the chitlin circuit with a show that showcased his backup band, he treated his recordings as an adjunct to his live work. He helped the company coffers by agreeing to cut songs for which King owned the publishing. He was allowed to record instrumentals on which the artist credit read, "James Brown Presents His Band." And he continued to develop original compositions, although increasingly these seemed to consist of riffs he had worked up with the band during shows, over which he improvised some chanted lyrics. But his days of searching for hits were over; of the 40 A- and B-sides on this album, 13 made the Billboard R&B and/or pop charts, the most successful being "Baby, You're Right" (number two R&B, number 49 pop), "Lost Someone" (number two R&B), "I Don't Mind" (number four R&B, number 47 pop), "Night Train" (number five R&B, number 35 pop), and "Prisoner of Love" (number six R&B, number 18 pop). He was not unaffected by popular trends: "Shout and Shimmy" (number 16 R&B, number 61 pop) was a thinly veiled remake of the Isley Brothers' "Shout," for example. But he was also ambitious. The cover of Johnny Otis' "Every Beat of My Heart" (the B-side of the number 24 R&B hit "Like a Baby") was a jazzy instrumental featuring Brown on organ, one of many such tracks to be found here. "Prisoner of Love," a much transformed cover of a 1931 song that had been a hit for Russ Columbo and Perry Como, featured a string section and a chorus, as did a version of "These Foolish Things" (number 25 R&B, number 55 pop). Still, Brown's future was not as another Jimmy Smith or as a pop balladeer. During the period when he was cutting these singles, he recorded (October 24, 1962) and released (May 1963) his Live at the Apollo LP, which established him as an R&B and even a pop star who was more important than any one song he might perform. Singles like "Night Train" and "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." (number 21 R&B, number 82 pop) actually pointed the way forward, with Brown reciting tour itineraries in a raspy, excited voice over the dance rhythms. By the end of this period, he was the James Brown who would be familiar to fans ever afterward.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Billy "Bad" Ward, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist - Cliff White, Producer - Bill Levenson, Producer - Harry Weinger, Producer - Oscar Yong, Producer
℗ 1960 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Billy Butler, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Scott, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist - James Alston, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Whitcup, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer - Teddy Powell, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist - Nathaniel Kendrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - J.C. Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roy Brown, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist - Cliff White, Producer - Bill Levenson, Producer - Harry Weinger, Producer - Oscar Yong, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tex, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1961 Polydor Inc.
Guy Wood, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist - Henry B. Glover, ComposerLyricist - Edward Seiler, ComposerLyricist - Sally Nix, ComposerLyricist - Cliff White, Producer - Bill Levenson, Producer - Harry Weinger, Producer - Oscar Yong, Producer
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Byrd, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Eugene Stallworth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Jimmy Forrest, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Washington, ComposerLyricist - Lewis C. Simpkins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Whitcup, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer - Teddy Powell, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Lynn Turner, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Pennington, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - SONNY THOMPSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist - Jesse A. Stone, ComposerLyricist - Cliff White, Producer - Bill Levenson, Producer - Harry Weinger, Producer - Oscar Yong, Producer
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Johnny Otis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Russ Columbo, Composer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Leo Robin, Author - Clarence Gaskill, Composer - Sammy Lowe, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Neely, Producer
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Jack Strachey, ComposerLyricist - Holt Marvell, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Lowe, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - New York Studio Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Hal Neely, Producer
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Cowboy Copas, ComposerLyricist - Lorene Mann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, MainArtist - Ivy Joe Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Cliff White, Producer - Bill Levenson, Producer - Harry Weinger, Producer - Oscar Yong, Producer
℗ 1962 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
In between the release of the first collection of James Brown singles by the Internet mail-order imprint Hip-O Select (The Singles, Vol. 1: The Federal Years: 1956-1960) on September 26, 2006, and the appearance of this second volume on March 27, 2007, Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, at the age of 73. That tragic event doesn't affect the reissue campaign, except to accentuate its importance. The Singles, Vol. 2: 1960-1963 picks up the story of Brown's 45 rpm releases at the point when he switched from the Federal Records subsidiary of Cincinnati-based independent King Records to the main label. The promotion signaled a change in his approach. Now a steadily touring act on the chitlin circuit with a show that showcased his backup band, he treated his recordings as an adjunct to his live work. He helped the company coffers by agreeing to cut songs for which King owned the publishing. He was allowed to record instrumentals on which the artist credit read, "James Brown Presents His Band." And he continued to develop original compositions, although increasingly these seemed to consist of riffs he had worked up with the band during shows, over which he improvised some chanted lyrics. But his days of searching for hits were over; of the 40 A- and B-sides on this album, 13 made the Billboard R&B and/or pop charts, the most successful being "Baby, You're Right" (number two R&B, number 49 pop), "Lost Someone" (number two R&B), "I Don't Mind" (number four R&B, number 47 pop), "Night Train" (number five R&B, number 35 pop), and "Prisoner of Love" (number six R&B, number 18 pop). He was not unaffected by popular trends: "Shout and Shimmy" (number 16 R&B, number 61 pop) was a thinly veiled remake of the Isley Brothers' "Shout," for example. But he was also ambitious. The cover of Johnny Otis' "Every Beat of My Heart" (the B-side of the number 24 R&B hit "Like a Baby") was a jazzy instrumental featuring Brown on organ, one of many such tracks to be found here. "Prisoner of Love," a much transformed cover of a 1931 song that had been a hit for Russ Columbo and Perry Como, featured a string section and a chorus, as did a version of "These Foolish Things" (number 25 R&B, number 55 pop). Still, Brown's future was not as another Jimmy Smith or as a pop balladeer. During the period when he was cutting these singles, he recorded (October 24, 1962) and released (May 1963) his Live at the Apollo LP, which established him as an R&B and even a pop star who was more important than any one song he might perform. Singles like "Night Train" and "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." (number 21 R&B, number 82 pop) actually pointed the way forward, with Brown reciting tour itineraries in a raspy, excited voice over the dance rhythms. By the end of this period, he was the James Brown who would be familiar to fans ever afterward.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:46:47
- Main artists: James Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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