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1991 greatest hits album by James Brown
20 All-Time Greatest Hits! |
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Released | October 22, 1991 |
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Recorded | February 4, 1956 – April 1976 |
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Genre |
Funk,
R&B,
soul |
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Length | 70:26 |
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Label |
Polydor |
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Producer | Various |
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Star Time (1991)
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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! (1991)
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Roots of a Revolution (1995)
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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is a
compilation album by
James Brown containing 20 of his most famous recordings. Released by
Polydor in 1991 as a single-disc alternative to the
Star Time
box set, it features songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. 16 of the songs from the album had previously topped the US
R&B charts. The album itself peaked at number 99 on the
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after its release. In 2003, it was ranked number 414 on
Rolling Stone magazine's list of
the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "
I Got You (I Feel Good)" |
James Brown | 2:47 |
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2. | "
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" | James Brown,
Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 5:15 |
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3. | "
I Got the Feelin'" | Brown | 2:38 |
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4. | "
Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1" | Brown,
Pee Wee Ellis | 3:16 |
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5. | "
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" | Charles Bobbit | 3:11 |
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6. | "
Make It Funky, Pt. 1" | Brown, Bobbit | 3:15 |
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7. | "
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1" | Brown | 2:06 |
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8. | "
Think" |
Lowman Pauling | 2:45 |
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9. | "
It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Brown, Betty Jean Newsome | 2:47 |
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10. | "
Try Me" | Brown | 2:30 |
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11. | "
Night Train" |
Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington | 3:31 |
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12. | "
Cold Sweat, Pt. 1" | Brown, Ellis, David Lindup | 2:51 |
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13. | "
Get on the Good Foot" | Brown, Joe Mims,
Fred Wesley | 3:35 |
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14. | "
Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1" | Brown, Bobbit,
Jabo Starks, Wesley | 4:23 |
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15. | "
The Payback" | Brown, Starks, Wesley | 7:38 |
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16. | "
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 1" | Brown, Ellis | 2:46 |
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17. | "
Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2" | Brown | 5:00 |
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18. | "
Hot Pants, Pt. 1" | Brown, Wesley | 3:07 |
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19. | "
Get Up Offa That Thing" | Brown, Deidre Brown | 4:10 |
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20. | "
Please, Please, Please" | Brown, Johnny Terry | 2:44 |
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Personnel
Credits for 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! adapted from
Allmusic.
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- John Bobbit –
composer
- Deanna Brown – composer
- Deidra Brown – composer
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James Brown – composer,
vocals
- James Razor Brown – producer
- Yamma Brown – composer
- Alfred Ellis – composer
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Pee Wee Ellis – composer
- D. Jenkins – composer
- David Lindup – composer
- Mims, Joe – composer
- Lowman Pauling – composer
- Fred Wesley – composer
- Isabelle Wong – design
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
References
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