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Songs Performed or Written by James BrownTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "Mr. Dynamite", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "Godfather of Soul", "King of Soul", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development... [more on Wikipedia]
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1.
2.
Try Me James Brown
from
Please Please Please
[Federal 12337]
written by James Brown
3.
[Federal 12348]
written by James Brown
4.
[Dade 1804]
written by James Brown
5.
02/1960
[Federal 12369]
written by James Brown
6.
05/1960 Think James Brown
from
Think!
7.
05/1960
B side to Think
[Federal 12370]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
8.
08/1960
[Federal 12378]
written by James Brown
9.
11/1960
10.
11/1960
[Home Of Blues 112]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
11.
11/1960
as James Brown and The Famous Flames
R [Federal 12258]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
12.
13.
02/1961
14.
04/1961
15.
05/1961
[King 5466]
written by James Brown
16.
08/1961
[King 5524]
written by
Joe Tex & James Brown
17.
09/1961
[King 5547]
written by James Brown
18.
12/1961
19.
20.
07/1962
[King 5657]
written by James Brown
21.
09/1962
[King 5672]
written by James Brown
22.
12/1962
23.
24.
03/1963 Like a Baby James Brown
from
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A.
25.
04/1963
26.
07/1963
27.
08/1963
as Tammy Montgomery
[Try Me 45-28001]
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
28.
10/1963
29.
[Smash 1904]
written by Ted Wright
30.
01/1964
live [King 5842]
written by James Brown
31.
02/1964
R [King 5853]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
32.
04/1964 Again James Brown
from
Prisoner of Love
33.
04/1964
as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[King 5853]
written by James Brown
34.
05/1964
35.
06/1964
as James Brown and The Famous Flames;
live B side to Again
[King 5899]
written by James Brown
36.
06/1964
37.
06/1964 So Long James Brown
from
Prisoner of Love
38.
08/1964
[Smash 1919]
written by Ted Wright
39.
09/1964
as James Brown and his Orchestra
[Smash 1919]
written by Ted Wright
40.
09/1964
[Fame 6403]
written by James Brown
41.
12/1964
42.
as James Brown at the organ ans his Orchestra
instrumental [Smash 1975]
written by
Nat Jones
43.
07/1965
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #72]
[King 5999]
written by James Brown
44.
11/1965
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #78]
[King 6015]
written by James Brown
45.
11/1965 Try Me James Brown
from
Out of Sight
R instrumental [Smash 2008]
written by James Brown
46.
R [King 6020]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Lloyd Eugene Stallworth
47.
02/1966
R live [King 6020]
written by James Brown
48.
03/1966
[King 6025]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
49.
04/1966
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #123]
[King 6035]
written by James Brown
&
Betty Jean Newsome
50.
05/1966
instrumental [Smash 2028]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
51.
05/1966
[U.S.A. 844]
written by James Brown
52.
07/1966
[King 6048]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
53.
10/1966
54.
[King 6071]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
55.
03/1967
56.
05/1967
57.
07/1967
[Atlantic 2416]
written by James Brown
58.
07/1967
59.
10/1967
[King 6122]
written by Bud Hobgood, James Brown
& Pee Wee Ellis
60.
12/1967
[King 6144]
written by James Brown
61.
[King 6144]
written by James Brown
& Bud Hobgood
62.
03/1968
[King 6155]
written by James Brown
63.
03/1968
64.
05/1968
65.
05/1968
[King 6166]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Alfred Ellis
66.
06/1968
as James Brown and The Famous Flames
instrumental [King 6164]
written by James Brown
& Bud Hobgood
67.
07/1968
instrumental [Columbia 44502]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
68.
07/1968
[King 6141]
written by James Brown
69.
07/1968
featuring Alfred Ellis
instrumental [King 6169]
written by James Brown
& Bud Hobgood
70.
09/1968
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #305]
[King 6187]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
71.
09/1968
[Brunswick 55383]
written by James Brown
& Buddy Hobgood
72.
11/1968
as Hank Ballard along with The Dapps
[King 6196]
written by Bud Hobgood,
Hank Ballard & James Brown
73.
11/1968
[King 6198]
written by James Brown
74.
11/1968
live [Atco 6636]
written by James Brown
75.
12/1968
Christmas [King 6204]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
76.
77.
04/1969
[King 6224]
written by James Brown
78.
04/1969
instrumental [King 6222]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
79.
05/1969
80.
05/1969
instrumental [King 6240]
written by James Brown
81.
06/1969
[King 6245]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
82.
08/1969
[King 6249]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
83.
08/1969
instrumental [King 6250]
written by James Brown
84.
09/1969
[King 6258]
written by James Brown
85.
10/1969
[King 6255]
written by James Brown
86.
10/1969
[King 6268]
written by Marva Whitney & James Brown
87.
11/1969
instrumental [King 6280]
written by James Brown
88.
12/1969
[King 6275]
written by James Brown
89.
[King 6292]
written by James Brown
90.
03/1970
[King 6290]
written by James Brown
91.
05/1970
[King 6310]
written by James Brown
92.
07/1970
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #326]
[King 6318]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
93.
10/1970
[King 6329]
written by James Brown
94.
12/1970
95.
[King 6347]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
96.
02/1971
[King 6368]
written by James Brown
97.
03/1971
98.
05/1971
[King 6363]
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
99.
06/1971
[spoken]
[People 2500]
written by James Brown
100.
06/1971
[King 6378]
written by Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit & James Brown
101.
07/1971
102.
08/1971
[Polydor 14088]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
103.
09/1971
[BrownStone 4203]
written by James Brown
104.
10/1971
[Polydor 14098]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
105.
11/1971
[Polydor 14100]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
106.
as the J.B.'s
instrumental [People 602]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
107.
02/1972
[BrownStone 4205]
written by Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley & James Brown
108.
02/1972
[Polydor 14109]
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
109.
03/1972
110.
05/1972
[Polydor 14125]
written by James Brown
111.
05/1972
as the J.B.'s
instrumental [People 607]
written by James Brown
,
John Starks & Charles Bobbit
112.
06/1972
113.
07/1972
[People 608]
written by James Brown
114.
08/1972
[Polydor 14139]
written by James Brown
, Fred Wesley &
Joe Mims
115.
11/1972
[Polydor 14153]
written by James Brown
116.
11/1972
as Hank Ballard & The Midnight Lighters
[Polydor 14128]
written by James Brown
117.
12/1972
118.
12/1972
[Polydor 14157]
written by James Brown
, Lyn Collins & Dave Matthews
119.
[Polydor 14162]
written by James Brown
120.
03/1973
121.
03/1973
from the movie Black Caesar [People 618]
written by James Brown
& Lyn Collins
122.
04/1973
as the Soul Searchers
[Sussex 253]
written by James Brown
123.
05/1973
[People 621]
written by James Brown
124.
05/1973
R [re-recorded]
125.
06/1973
R [re-recorded]
126.
07/1973
from the movie Slaughters Big Rip Off [People 623]
written by James Brown
& Fred Wesley
127.
08/1973
[People 624]
written by James Brown
128.
08/1973
[Polydor 14194]
written by James Brown
129.
09/1973
[People 633]
written by James Brown
130.
10/1973
[People 627]
written by James Brown
131.
11/1973
[Polydor 14210]
written by James Brown
132.
11/1973
[People 630]
written by James Brown
133.
12/1973
instrumental [People 631]
written by James Brown
134.
instrumental [People 632]
written by James Brown
135.
03/1974
[Polydor 14223]
written by James Brown
, John Starks & Fred Wesley
136.
06/1974
instrumental [People 638]
written by James Brown
& Fred Wesley
137.
06/1974
[Polydor 14244]
written by James Brown
138.
08/1974
139.
08/1974
[Polydor 14255]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown
, John Starks & Fred Wesley
140.
10/1974
[Polydor 14250]
written by James Brown
141.
11/1974
B side Cold Blooded charted from 7 december 1974 in US charts
[Polydot 14258]
written by James Brown
142.
12/1974
as Fred & The New J.B.'s
[People 648]
written by James Brown
& Fred Wesley
143.
144.
03/1975 Makin' Love Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
from
Breakin' Bread
as Fred & The New J.B.'s
[People 651]
written by James Brown
& Fred Wesley
145.
04/1975
[Dentify 8003]
written by Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley & James Brown
146.
04/1975
R [Polydor 14270]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
147.
06/1975
as Fred & The New J.B.'s
instrumental [People 655]
written by James Brown
148.
07/1975
[Polydor 14281]
written by James Brown
149.
10/1975
[Polydor 14295]
written by James Brown
150.
11/1975
[Polydor 14301]
written by James Brown
151.
152.
06/1976
153.
10/1976
[Polydor 14354]
written by James Brown
, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
154.
12/1976
R written by James Brown
& Buddy Hobgood
155.
12/1976
[Polydor 14360]
written by James Brown
, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
156.
157.
07/1977
[Polydor 14409]
158.
12/1977
[Polydor 14438]
written by James Brown
& Deanna Brown
159.
[Polydor 14465]
written by Deidre Brown & James Brown
160.
06/1978
[Polydor 14487]
written by James Brown
& Charles Sherrell
161.
12/1978
[Polydor 14522]
written by Deidre Brown & James Brown
162.
163.
09/1979
164.
165.
03/1980
166.
11/1980
167.
[TK 1042]
written by Bobby Byrd & James Brown
168.
charted as Bring It On... Bring It On / The Night Time Is the Right Time (To Be with the One That You Love) in US R&B charts
[Augusta Sound 94023]
written by James Brown
&
Joe Brown
169.
170.
written by James Brown
, Fred Wesley, Joseph Mims, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
171.
06/1985
R written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
172.
12/1985
173.
R written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
174.
04/1986
[Sutra 152]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
175.
05/1986
R written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
176.
10/1986
produced by Dan Hartman
177.
12/1986
[Scotti Brothers 06568 ]
178.
written by Hank Ballard & James Brown
179.
04/1988
180.
04/1988
written by James Brown
, John Starks & Fred Wesley
181.
05/1988
182.
05/1988
as Afrika Bambaataa and Family
written by
Maxx Kidd , Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown
183.
07/1988
R written by Robert Ginyard & James Brown
184.
07/1988 Static James Brown
from
I'm Real
[Scotti Brothers 07975]
185.
07/1988
written by Full Force & James Brown
186.
[Warner 19994 (Sire)]
written by James Brown
, Fred Wesley & Charles Bobbit
187.
featuring
Ice Cube [EastWest 98831]
written by
Yo-Yo , James Brown
& Charles Sherrell
188.
07/1991
[Scotti Brothers 75288]
written by James Brown
189.
07/1991
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
190.
11/1991
R written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
191.
written by James Brown
& Betty Newsome
192.
02/1992
193.
04/1992
194.
11/1992
195.
196.
03/1993
197.
09/1993
198.
11/1993
featuring
Lyn Collins [Epic 77161]
written by James Brown
199.
200.
written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
201.
202.
07/1996
203.
10/1996
written by James Brown
, Fred Wesley, Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight, Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff & Johnny Terry
204.
10/1996
205.
12/1996
206.
R written by Robert Ginyard & James Brown
207.
08/1997
208.
209.
06/1998
210.
10/1998
211.
11/1998
212.
12/1998
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
Christmas [Epic album cut]
written by James Brown
,
Alfred James Ellis & Hank Ballard
213.
R written by James Brown
, Alfred James Ellis & Hank Ballard
214.
03/1999
215.
04/1999
216.
07/1999
217.
R written by James Brown
& Derrick Monk
218.
04/2000
R written by James Brown
& Derrick Monk
219.
220.
R written by James Brown
221.
08/2002
R written by Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, James Brown
&
Teddy Brown
222.
R written by James Brown
223.
05/2003
R written by Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, James Brown
& Teddy Brown
224.
05/2003
written by James Brown
225.
12/2003
226.
227.
05/2004
R written by Robert Ginyard & James Brown
228.
229.
03/2005
R [Ruff Ryders 38885]
written by Jin Auyeung, Charles Bobbitt, James Brown
, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean & Fred Wesley
230.
featuring Dianna Agron & Unwed Mothership Connection
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
231.
09/2010
R written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
232.
233.
08/2011
234.
12/2011
235.
236.
03/2012 Otis Jay-Z & Kanye West
from
Watch the Throne
featuring
Otis Redding R written by Kanye West, Shawn Carter, James Brown
, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, Joseph Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods
237.
05/2012
as Juliet Simms
from The Voice (US), season 2 [Universal Republic]
written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
238.
09/2012
featuring
Eminem [Shady]
written by
Marshall Mathers III ,
Royce da 5'9" ,
Joe Budden ,
Joell Ortiz ,
Dominick Wickliffe ,
Tyler Williams ,
Luther Campbell ,
Mr. Mixx ,
Brother Marquis ,
Fresh Kid Ice , James Brown
& Rob Base
239.
as Pras Michel featuring
Ol' Dirty Bastard & introducing Mya
R written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Wyclef Jean, Russell Jones, Pras, James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
240.
241.
11/2014
242.
from The Voice (US), season 8 written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
243.
244.
written by James Brown
245.
08/2018
246.
featuring Oumou Sangaré
[Parkwood]
written by
Beyoncé ,
Denisia Andrews ,
Brittany Coney ,
Childish Gambino ,
DJ Khaled ,
Floyd Hills , Shawn Carter,
Anathi Mnyango ,
Ant Clemons ,
Michael Uzowuru ,
Teo Halm ,
Jeff Kleinman ,
Jim Seals & James Brown
247.
featuring
Royce da 5'9" ,
Black Thought ,
Q-Tip and
Denaun [Interscope]
written by Eminem, Royce da 5'9",
Black Thought ,
Denaun Porter , Trevor Smith, Rashad Smith,
Galt MacDermot , James Brown
, Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley, William Hines & Andre Weston
248.
[(P)2021 Records/Columbia]
written by
B-Lovee ,
Cash Cobain , Rokusuke Ei, John Starks, Hachidai Nakamura,
Thom Bell , Linda Creed, James Brown
& Fred Wesley
249.
[Parkwood]
written by Beyoncé, Terius Nash,
Ernest Wilson ,
Elbernita Clark ,
Jimi Payton ,
Dion Norman ,
Derrick Ordogne , James Brown
,
Orville Hall ,
Phillip Price ,
Ralph MacDonald &
William Salter
250.
251.
11/2024
252.
11/2024 Sticky Tyler the Creator
from
Chromakopia
featuring
GloRilla ,
Sexyy Red and
Lil Wayne [Columbia]
written by Tyler the Creator,
GloRilla ,
Lil Wayne ,
Sexyy Red , James Brown
, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown, Yamma Brown,
Young Buck ,
Timothy Clayton ,
Polow da Don ,
Zachary Wallace ,
Blac Elvis ,
Rex Zamor ,
Timbaland ,
Aaron Bolton &
Dudley Duverne
