James Brown - Star Time [1991] (4 x CD's) + Bonus

 

JAMES BROWN

James Brown - Star Time [1991] (4 x CD's)

It would seem impossible to summarize James Brown's contribution to R&B, to American music, in a mere four CD's, but somehow Star Time does it. This boxed set charts Brown's early rise as a hard-hitting R&B-styled vocalist ("Please Please Please," "Try Me") and shows how his bandleading skills (one can't forget inventive players like saxophonist Maceo Parker, bassist Bootsy Collins, drummer Jabo Starks, and many others) changed the face of soul and invented funk in the 60's and early 70's with impeccably timed ("Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"), highly rhythmic ("I Can't Stand It"), primal ("Licking Stick Licking Stick") hits. The box also does a definitive programming job on Brown's more spotty later years--another plus. This is where beginners should start, but several extended versions and rarities (like "Papa," raised an octave on original release, at normal speed) make it a must for completists too.

One of the rare box sets that tells the story of the artist without ever getting boring. Toward the late 1970's, his creativity waned a tad, but this box set spends most of its time from 1965-1975, which is his career peak. He has so many great 2-part songs, that I think it would be an awesome box set to make a collection of only "Part 1 & 2" songs. Most comps have only "Part 1" and this set has a few with both parts, but not many. It's a testament to James Brown that listening to 71 songs only makes me want to search out more James Brown. (Amazon)

 Also to be picked up is the James Brown Singles 1956-1981 (Previously Posted - Monday, July 29, 2019) -  and  James Brown - A Softer Side Of James (A Butterboy Compilation)

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And these previously posted links...

James Brown Singles 1956-1981 (Previously Posted - Monday, July 29, 2019

James Brown - A Softer Side Of James (A Butterboy Compilation) (Previously Posted - Saturday, May 18, 2019)

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Track lists

CD1

01 James Brown Please Please Please 2:45

02 James Brown Why do You do Me 3:00

03 James Brown Try Me 2:31

04 James Brown Tell me What I Did Wrong 2:21

05 James Brown Bewildered 2:23

06 James Brown Good Good Lovin' 2:19

07 James Brown I'll go Crazy 2:07

08 James Brown I Know It's True 2:41

09 James Brown (do The) Mashed Potatoes, Part 1 1:40

10 James Brown Think 2:57

11 James Brown Baby, You're Right 2:59

12 James Brown Lost Someone 3:29

13 James Brown Night Train 3:39

14 James Brown I've Got Money 2:30

15 James Brown I Don't Mind (Live) 2:31

16 James Brown Prisoner of Love 2:26

17 James Brown Devil's Den 4:49

18 James Brown Out of The Blue 2:16

19 James Brown Out of Sight 2:21

20 James Brown Grits 3:58

21 James Brown Maybe The Last Time 3:01

22 James Brown It's a Man's World 3:17

23 James Brown I Got You 2:28

24 James Brown Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Parts 1, 2 & 3 6:58

CD2

01 James Brown Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1 2:07

02 James Brown I Got You (I Feel Good) 2:45

03 James Brown Ain't That a Groove 3:32

04 James Brown It's a Man's Man's Man's World 2:47

05 James Brown Money Won't Change You 6:02

06 James Brown Don't be a Dropout 4:32

07 James Brown Bring it up (Hipster's Avenue) 3:51

08 James Brown Let Yourself Go 4:10

09 James Brown Cold Sweat 7:32

10 James Brown Get it Together 8:58

11 James Brown I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1 3:30

12 James Brown I Got The Feelin' 2:38

13 James Brown Licking Stick-Licking Stick 4:53

14 James Brown Say it Loud-I'm Black And I'm Proud, Pt. 1 3:01

15 James Brown There Was a Time (Live) 4:59

16 James Brown Give it up or Turnit a Loose 3:10

17 James Brown I Don't Want Nobody to Give me Nothing (Open up The Door I'll Get it Myself) 6:00

CD3

01 James Brown Mother Popcorn 6:15

02 James Brown Funky Drummer 7:01

03 James Brown Get it up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 5:16

04 James Brown Super Bad, Parts 1 & 2 4:27

05 James Brown Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing 9:00

06 James Brown Get Up, Get Into it And Get Involved 7:32

07 James Brown Soul Power, Parts 1 & 2 4:24

08 James Brown Brother Rapp/Ain't it Funky Now (Live) 7:45

09 James Brown Hot Pants, Part 1 3:07

10 James Brown I'm a Greedy Man, Part 1 3:37

11 James Brown Make it Funky, Part 1 3:35

12 James Brown It's a New Day (Live) 3:49

13 James Brown I Got Ants in my Pants, Part 1 3:02

14 James Brown King Heroin 3:57

CD4

01 James Brown There It Is, Pt 1 3:22

02 James Brown Public Enemy #1, Pt 1 5:09

03 James Brown Get on The Good Foot 4:08

04 James Brown I Got a Bag of my Own 3:48

05 James Brown Doing it to Death 5:15

06 James Brown The Payback 7:28

07 James Brown Papa Don't Take no Mess, Pt 1 4:24

08 James Brown Stoned to The Bone, Pt 1 3:28

09 James Brown My Thang 4:39

10 James Brown Funky President (People It's Bad) 3:58

11 James Brown Hot (I Need to be Loved, Loved, Loved) 5:04

12 James Brown Get up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) 6:15

13 James Brown Body Heat, Pt 1 4:31

14 James Brown It's Too Funky in Here 5:41

15 James Brown Rapp Payback (Where iz Moses) 4:39

16 James Brown Unity, Part 1 (with Afrika Bambaataa) 3:41

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