Gold

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

Annotation

Countries excluded (Deezer + Spotify)

(As of 2022-04-21).

  • Northern Europe: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (gb) 🇮🇪 Ireland (ie)
  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2022-04-21 04:43 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ Digital Media 1
▼ Digital Media 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 2
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:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) and Rolling Stone: 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.
James Brown & The Original J.B.s45:16
2Super Bad (Pts.1 & 2)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1970-09)
recording of:
Super Bad (in 1970-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown & The J.B.’s45:01
3Soul Power (Pt.1 / single version)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1971-02)
recording of:
Soul Power (in 1971-02)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
partial recording of:
Soul Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown43:21
4Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) (Pt.1 / single version)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
The J.B.’s
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
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
James Brown & The J.B.’s43:07
5Make It Funky (Pt. 1)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
partial recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown33:15
6Talkin’ Loud and Saying Nothin’
recorded in:
Macon, Georgia, United States (on 1970-10-01)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-10-01)
recorded at:
Bobby Smith Studios in Macon, Georgia, United States (on 1970-10-01)
recording of:
Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing (on 1970-10-01)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
cover 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)
James Brown43:23
7King Heroin (single version)
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)
James Brown43:56
8Get on the Good Foot (Pt. 1)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Parker (on 1972-05-09)
bass:
Fred Thomas (bassist) (on 1972-05-09)
guitar:
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (on 1972-05-09) and Bobby Roach (on 1972-05-09)
membranophone:
John Starks (on 1972-05-09)
organ and lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1972-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (on 1972-05-09)
trombone:
Fred Wesley (on 1972-05-09)
trumpet:
Russell Crimes (on 1972-05-09) and Isiah "Ike" Oakley (on 1972-05-09)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recorded at:
Soundcraft Studio in North Augusta, South Carolina, United States (on 1972-05-09)
partial recording of:
Get on the Good Foot (on 1972-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Joseph Mims and Fred Wesley
James Brown33:35
9The Boss (from “Black Caesar” soundtrack)
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:
The Boss
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
James Brown & The J.B.’s53:14
10Doing It to Death (single version)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Doing It to Death (a.k.a. Gonna Have a Funky Good Time)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co.
Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s5:05
11The 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
James Brown4.37:39
12Papa Don’t Take No Mess (Pt. 1)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
partial recording of:
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
live partial recording of:
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
recording of:
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
James Brown54:30
13My Thang
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1974-08)
recording of:
My Thang (in 1974-08)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown4:15
14Funky 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)
James Brown34:02
15Get Up Offa That Thing
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.
James Brown46:15
16Bodyheat (Pt. 1)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
partial recording of:
Bodyheat
lyricist and composer:
Deanna Brown (James Brown's daughter), Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) and Yamma Brown (James Brown's daughter)
James Brown4:03
17It’s Too Funky in Here (single version)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
It’s Too Funky in Here
lyricist and composer:
George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist), Robert Alton Miller (songwriter and multi-instrumentalist), Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter) and Walter N. Shaw (composer, lyricist)
publisher:
Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing
James Brown3:59
18Living in America
recording of:
Living in America
writer:
Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight
publisher:
April Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Janiceps Music, Second Nature Music, Inc., UA Music Inc. and United Lion Music Inc.
James Brown44:09

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
purchase for download and streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/album/1435199533 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/6k3kDaRLxtRJ2Lo7DwwTxh [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/72316872 [info]

Release group

part of:Gold (UMG compilation series) (order: 2)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000762757 [info]