The Singles, Volume I: The Federal Years: 1956–1960 | ||||
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Released | September 1, 2006 | |||
Recorded | February 4, 1956 – February 20, 1960 | |||
Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
Length | 1:45:16 | |||
Label | Hip-O Select[1] | |||
Producer | Various | |||
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The Singles, Volume I: The Federal Years: 1956–1960 (also known as The Federal Years: 1956–1960) is the first compilation in a series of releases by Hip-O Select Records compiling the singles of James Brown.[3] This compilation features all 7" single releases, including re-issues and canceled singles. Most of the songs in this collection feature backing vocals by Brown's vocal group, The Famous Flames.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks credited to James Brown & the Famous Flames; except where indicated
- Disc 1
- "Please, Please, Please" – 2:43
- "Why Do You Do Me" – 3:00
- "I Don't Know" – 2:49
- "I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On" – 2:32
- "No, No, No, No" – 2:12
- "Hold My Baby's Hand" – 2:13
- "I Won't Plead No More" – 2:25
- "Chonnie-On-Chon" – 2:12
- "Just Won't Do Right" – 2:34
- "Let's Make It" – 2:25
- "Gonna Try" – 2:44
- "Can't Be the Same" – 2:20
- "Messing with the Blues" – 2:09 – James Brown
- "Love or a Game" – 2:17 – James Brown
- "You're Mine, You're Mine" – 2:31
- "I Walked Alone" – 2:39
- "That Dood It" – 2:29
- "Baby Cries Over the Ocean" – 2:22
- "Begging, Begging" – 2:52
- "That's When I Lost My Heart" – 2:49
- "Try Me" [Demo Version] (Bonus Track) – 2:29
- Disc 2
- "Try Me" – 2:31
- "Tell Me What I Did Wrong" – 2:22
- "I Want You So Bad" – 2:45
- "There Must Be a Reason" – 2:26
- "I've Got to Change" (Mono) – 2:25
- "It Hurts to Tell You" (Mono) – 2:52
- "I've Got to Change" [Stereo Version] – 2:25
- "It Hurts to Tell You" [Stereo Version] – 2:51
- "Doodle Bee" (Instrumental) – 2:38 – James Davis
- "Bucket Head" – 2:47 – James Davis
- "It Was You" – 2:42
- "Got to Cry" – 2:35
- "Good Good Lovin'" – 2:14
- "Don't Let It Happen to Me" – 2:50
- "I'll Go Crazy" – 2:06
- "I Know It's True" – 2:40
- "Think" – 2:47
- "You've Got the Power" – 2:20 – James Brown and Bea Ford
- "This Old Heart" – 2:09
- "Wonder When You're Coming Home" – 2:32
References
[edit]- ^ "Four Years of James Brown Singles". NPR. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ William Ruhlmann (2006-09-26). "The Singles, Vol. 1: The Federal Years: 1956-1960 - James Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ Smith, R. J. (2012). The One: The Life and Music of James Brown - R. J. Smith - Google Books. ISBN 9781592407422. Retrieved 2020-02-29.