In a career spanning over 50 years James Brown became known as a progenitor of funk music and influencing the development of many other genres. All his hit songs, hidden gems and collaborations are now bundled on Collected. It contains 29 songs, including music from his early days with the Famous Flames, the J.B.’s and a wide collection of tracks from his solo career. Brown began his career as a gospel singer and joined a rhythm and blues vocal group, the Famous Flames, as the lead singer in the 1950s. Later on he formed his own band and released successful singles as “Papas Got a Brand New Bag”, “I Got You (I Feel Good)” and “Its a Mans Mans Mans World”. While developing the funk to a new level he created the J.B.’s, with which he scored hits like “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” and “The Payback”. Brown was inducted into 1st class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. During the years he gained different honorific nicknames including “Godfather of Soul”, “Mr. Dynamite”, and “Soul Brother No. 1”. James Brown Collected includes an insert with liner notes, photo’s and credits. The release is available as a pressing on “Stone Cold” black vinyl. – 1 – 1. Please, Please, Please (Featuring the Famous Flames) 2. Try Me (Featuring the Famous Flames) 3. Think (Featuring the Famous Flames) 4. Papas Got a Brand New Bag (Featuring the Famous Flames) 5. I Got You (I Feel Good) (Featuring the Famous Flames) 6. Aint That a Groove (Featuring the Famous Flames) 7. Its a Mans, Mans, Mans World (Featuring the Famous Flame 8. Cold Sweat (Featuring the Famous Flames) 9. Say It Loud, Im Black and Im Proud (Featuring the Famous F 10. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose 11. Funky Drummer 12. Brother Rapp 13. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine 14. Super Bad (Featuring the J.Bs) 15. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved 16. Soul Power – 2 – 1. Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants 2. Make It Funky 3. Talkin Loud and Saying Nothing 4. King Heroin 5. Get On the Good Foot 6. I Got Ants In My Pants 7. The Payback 8. Woman 9. My Thang 10. Get Up Offa That Thing 11. Bodyheat 12. Living In America 13. Gravity
