Star Time (Special pre-release copy)

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Mr. Dynamite
▶ CD 2: The Hardest Working Man in Show Business
▼ CD 3: Soul Brother No. 1
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1Mother Popcorn
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
recording of:
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Pee Wee Ellis
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co.
6:16
2Funky 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”)
37:01
3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex 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.
45:16
4Super Bad, Parts 1 & 2
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
congas:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
The J.B.’s
partial recording of:
Super Bad
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
4:27
5Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
congas:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins and Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
performer:
The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
9:29
6Get Up, Get Into It and Get Involved
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
congas:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
drums (drum set):
Clyde Stubblefield
guitar:
Catfish Collins and Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
The J.B.’s
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
7:05
7Soul Power, Parts 1 & 2
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
congas:
John Griggs (conga player of The J.B.s)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins and Bobby Roach
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
trombone:
Fred Wesley
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
performer:
The J.B.’s
recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
4:25
8Brother Rapp / Ain’t It Funky Now (live)
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins and Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
organ and other vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney
trombone:
Fred Wesley
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
The J.B.’s
recorded at:
L’Olympia in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1971-03-08)
live medley including a recording of:
Ain’t It Funky Now
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
live medley including a recording of:
Brother Rapp
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
7:46
9Hot Pants, Part 1
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
The J.B.’s
partial 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
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
43:07
10I’m a Greedy Man, Part 1
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”)
partial recording of:
I'm a Greedy Man
writer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
3:37
11Make It Funky, Part 1
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:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
3:36
12It’s a New Day (live)
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”)
recorded at:
Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-07-24 until 1971-07-26)
live recording of:
It's a New Day
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
3:50
13I Got Ants in My Pants, Part 1
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
I Got Ants in My Pants
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co. and Unichappell & Co.
53:03
14King Heroin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
conductor:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger) (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
recording of:
King Heroin (from 1972-01-17 until 1972-01-18)
lyricist:
Manny Rosen
composer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc. (in 1972) and Dynatone Publishing Co. (in 1972)
43:57
▶ CD 4: The Godfather of Soul