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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]
As a songwriter, James Brown first charted in 1956 with Please, Please, Please .The artist placed 107 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 43 UK Top‑75 entries, including 5 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 59 Top‑10s, 17 of which hit number‑one.
Top songs: #1: Get Right - #2: Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) - #3: I Got You (I Feel Good) - #4: It's a Man's Man's Man's World - #5: Everything
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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
B side to Think
[Federal 12370]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
7.
08/1960
[Federal 12378]
written by James Brown
8.
11/1960
[Home Of Blues 112]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
9.
11/1960
as James Brown and The Famous Flames
R [Federal 12258]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
10.
11.
05/1961
[King 5466]
written by James Brown
12.
08/1961
[King 5524]
written by
Joe Tex & James Brown
13.
09/1961
[King 5547]
written by James Brown
14.
12/1961
15.
[King 5657]
written by James Brown
16.
09/1962
[King 5672]
written by James Brown
17.
as Tammy Montgomery
[Try Me 45-28001]
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
18.
[Smash 1904]
written by Ted Wright
19.
01/1964
live [King 5842]
written by James Brown
20.
02/1964
R [King 5853]
written by James Brown
& Johnny Terry
21.
04/1964
as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[King 5853]
written by James Brown
22.
06/1964
as James Brown and The Famous Flames;
live B side to Again
[King 5899]
written by James Brown
23.
08/1964
[Smash 1919]
written by Ted Wright
24.
09/1964
as James Brown and his Orchestra
[Smash 1919]
written by Ted Wright
25.
09/1964
[Fame 6403]
written by James Brown
26.
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #72]
[King 5999]
written by James Brown
27.
11/1965
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #78]
[King 6015]
written by James Brown
28.
11/1965 Try Me James Brown
from
Out of Sight
R instrumental [Smash 2008]
written by James Brown
29.
R [King 6020]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Lloyd Eugene Stallworth
30.
02/1966
R live [King 6020]
written by James Brown
31.
03/1966
[King 6025]
written by James Brown
&
Nat Jones
32.
04/1966
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #123]
[King 6035]
written by James Brown
&
Betty Jean Newsome
33.
05/1966
instrumental [Smash 2028]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
34.
05/1966
[U.S.A. 844]
written by James Brown
35.
07/1966
[King 6048]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
36.
[King 6071]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
37.
05/1967
38.
07/1967
[Atlantic 2416]
written by James Brown
39.
07/1967
40.
10/1967
[King 6122]
written by Bud Hobgood, James Brown
& Pee Wee Ellis
41.
12/1967
[King 6144]
written by James Brown
42.
[King 6144]
written by James Brown
& Bud Hobgood
43.
03/1968
[King 6155]
written by James Brown
44.
03/1968
45.
05/1968
46.
05/1968
[King 6166]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Alfred Ellis
47.
06/1968
as James Brown and The Famous Flames
instrumental [King 6164]
written by James Brown
& Bud Hobgood
48.
07/1968
instrumental [Columbia 44502]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
49.
07/1968
[King 6141]
written by James Brown
50.
07/1968
featuring Alfred Ellis
instrumental [King 6169]
written by James Brown
& Bud Hobgood
51.
09/1968
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #305]
[King 6187]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
52.
09/1968
[Brunswick 55383]
written by James Brown
& Buddy Hobgood
53.
11/1968
as Hank Ballard along with The Dapps
[King 6196]
written by Bud Hobgood,
Hank Ballard & James Brown
54.
11/1968
[King 6198]
written by James Brown
55.
11/1968
live [Atco 6636]
written by James Brown
56.
12/1968
Christmas [King 6204]
written by James Brown
& Nat Jones
57.
[King 6224]
written by James Brown
58.
04/1969
instrumental [King 6222]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
59.
05/1969
60.
05/1969
instrumental [King 6240]
written by James Brown
61.
06/1969
[King 6245]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
62.
08/1969
[King 6249]
written by James Brown
& Alfred Ellis
63.
08/1969
instrumental [King 6250]
written by James Brown
64.
09/1969
[King 6258]
written by James Brown
65.
10/1969
[King 6255]
written by James Brown
66.
10/1969
[King 6268]
written by Marva Whitney & James Brown
67.
11/1969
instrumental [King 6280]
written by James Brown
68.
12/1969
[King 6275]
written by James Brown
69.
[King 6292]
written by James Brown
70.
03/1970
[King 6290]
written by James Brown
71.
05/1970
[King 6310]
written by James Brown
72.
07/1970
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #326]
[King 6318]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
73.
10/1970
[King 6329]
written by James Brown
74.
[King 6347]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
75.
02/1971
[King 6368]
written by James Brown
76.
05/1971
[King 6363]
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
77.
06/1971
[spoken]
[People 2500]
written by James Brown
78.
06/1971
79.
07/1971
80.
08/1971
[Polydor 14088]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
81.
09/1971
[BrownStone 4203]
written by James Brown
82.
10/1971
[Polydor 14098]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
83.
11/1971
[Polydor 14100]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
84.
as the J.B.'s
instrumental [People 602]
written by James Brown
& Charles Bobbit
85.
02/1972
[BrownStone 4205]
written by Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley & James Brown
86.
02/1972
[Polydor 14109]
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
87.
03/1972
88.
05/1972
[Polydor 14125]
written by James Brown
89.
05/1972
as the J.B.'s
instrumental [People 607]
written by James Brown
,
John Starks & Charles Bobbit
90.
07/1972
[People 608]
written by James Brown
91.
08/1972
[Polydor 14139]
written by James Brown
, Fred Wesley &
Joe Mims
92.
11/1972
[Polydor 14153]
written by James Brown
93.
11/1972
as Hank Ballard & The Midnight Lighters
[Polydor 14128]
written by James Brown
94.
12/1972
95.
12/1972
[Polydor 14157]
written by James Brown
, Lyn Collins & Dave Matthews
96.
[Polydor 14162]
written by James Brown
97.
03/1973
from the movie Black Caesar [People 618]
written by James Brown
& Lyn Collins
98.
04/1973
as the Soul Searchers
[Sussex 253]
written by James Brown
99.
05/1973
[People 621]
written by James Brown
100.
07/1973
from the movie Slaughters Big Rip Off [People 623]
written by James Brown
& Fred Wesley
101.
08/1973
[People 624]
written by James Brown
102.
08/1973
[Polydor 14194]
written by James Brown
103.
09/1973
[People 633]
written by James Brown
104.
10/1973
[People 627]
written by James Brown
105.
11/1973
[Polydor 14210]
written by James Brown
106.
11/1973
[People 630]
written by James Brown
107.
12/1973
instrumental [People 631]
written by James Brown
108.
instrumental [People 632]
written by James Brown
109.
03/1974
[Polydor 14223]
written by James Brown
, John Starks & Fred Wesley
110.
06/1974
instrumental [People 638]
written by James Brown
& Fred Wesley
111.
06/1974
[Polydor 14244]
written by James Brown
112.
08/1974
113.
08/1974
[Polydor 14255]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown
, John Starks & Fred Wesley
114.
10/1974
[Polydor 14250]
written by James Brown
115.
11/1974
B side Cold Blooded charted from 7 december 1974 in US charts
[Polydot 14258]
written by James Brown
116.
12/1974
as Fred & The New J.B.'s
[People 648]
written by James Brown
& Fred Wesley
117.
118.
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
119.
04/1975
[Dentify 8003]
written by Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley & James Brown
120.
04/1975
R [Polydor 14270]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
121.
06/1975
as Fred & The New J.B.'s
instrumental [People 655]
written by James Brown
122.
07/1975
[Polydor 14281]
written by James Brown
123.
10/1975
[Polydor 14295]
written by James Brown
124.
11/1975
[Polydor 14301]
written by James Brown
125.
126.
10/1976
[Polydor 14354]
written by James Brown
, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
127.
12/1976
R written by James Brown
& Buddy Hobgood
128.
12/1976
[Polydor 14360]
written by James Brown
, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
129.
[Polydor 14438]
written by James Brown
& Deanna Brown
130.
[Polydor 14465]
written by Deidre Brown & James Brown
131.
06/1978
132.
12/1978
[Polydor 14522]
written by Deidre Brown & James Brown
133.
134.
11/1980
135.
[TK 1042]
written by Bobby Byrd & James Brown
136.
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
137.
138.
written by James Brown
, Fred Wesley, Joseph Mims, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
139.
06/1985
R written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
140.
R written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
141.
04/1986
[Sutra 152]
written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
142.
05/1986
R written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
143.
written by Hank Ballard & James Brown
144.
04/1988
145.
04/1988
written by James Brown
, John Starks & Fred Wesley
146.
05/1988
147.
05/1988
as Afrika Bambaataa and Family
written by
Maxx Kidd , Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown
148.
07/1988
R written by Robert Ginyard & James Brown
149.
07/1988
written by Full Force & James Brown
150.
[Warner 19994 (Sire)]
written by James Brown
, Fred Wesley & Charles Bobbit
151.
featuring
Ice Cube [EastWest 98831]
written by
Yo-Yo , James Brown
& Charles Sherrell
152.
07/1991
[Scotti Brothers 75288]
written by James Brown
153.
07/1991
written by James Brown
& Bobby Byrd
154.
11/1991
R written by James Brown
, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
155.
written by James Brown
& Betty Newsome
156.
02/1992
157.
04/1992
158.
11/1992
159.
160.
09/1993
161.
11/1993
featuring
Lyn Collins [Epic 77161]
written by James Brown
162.
163.
written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
164.
165.
07/1996
166.
10/1996
167.
10/1996
168.
12/1996
169.
R written by Robert Ginyard & James Brown
170.
08/1997
171.
172.
06/1998
173.
10/1998
174.
11/1998
175.
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
176.
R written by James Brown
, Alfred James Ellis & Hank Ballard
177.
03/1999
178.
04/1999
179.
07/1999
180.
R written by James Brown
& Derrick Monk
181.
04/2000
R written by James Brown
& Derrick Monk
182.
183.
R written by James Brown
184.
08/2002
R written by Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, James Brown
&
Teddy Brown
185.
R written by James Brown
186.
05/2003
R written by Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, James Brown
& Teddy Brown
187.
05/2003
written by James Brown
188.
12/2003
189.
190.
05/2004
R written by Robert Ginyard & James Brown
191.
192.
03/2005
R [Ruff Ryders 38885]
written by Jin Auyeung, Charles Bobbitt, James Brown
, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean & Fred Wesley
193.
featuring Dianna Agron & Unwed Mothership Connection
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
194.
09/2010
R written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
195.
196.
08/2011
197.
12/2011
198.
199.
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
200.
05/2012
as Juliet Simms
from The Voice (US), season 2 [Universal Republic]
written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
201.
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
202.
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
203.
204.
11/2014
205.
from The Voice (US), season 8 written by James Brown
& Betty Jean Newsome
206.
207.
written by James Brown
208.
08/2018
209.
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
210.
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
211.
[(P)2021 Records/Columbia]
written by
B-Lovee ,
Cash Cobain , Rokusuke Ei, John Starks, Hachidai Nakamura,
Thom Bell , Linda Creed, James Brown
& Fred Wesley
212.
[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
213.
214.
11/2024
215.
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
