James Brown - Gold

Title: Gold Artist: James Brown Release Date: 6/5/2007 Label: Polydor Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 602517330917, 0602498325841, 060249832584 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Soul, Funk, Early R&B, Soundtracks, Blaxploitation Moods: Boisterous, Earthy, Energetic, Fiery, Intense, Organic, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Rousing, Brash, Bravado, Exuberant, Joyous, Lively, Rambunctious, Raucous, Sensual, Sexual, Swaggering, Urgent, Warm, Rowdy, Visceral, Fun, Gritty, Sexy, Rollicking, Exciting Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Please, Please, Please
2. Try Me
3. Good Good Lovin'
4. I'll Go Crazy
5. Think
6. Lost Someone
7. Night Train
8. Prisoner of Love
9. Out of Sight
10. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1-2
11. I Got You (I Feel Good)
12. It's a Man's Man's Man's World
13. Money Won't Change You
14. Cold Sweat, Pts. 1-2
15. There Was a Time
16. I Got the Feelin'
17. Licking Stick-Licking Stick, Pt. 1
18. Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pts. 1-2
19. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
20. I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It M
21. Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1
22. Ain't It Funky Now, Pt. 1

1. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pts. 1-2
2. Super Bad, Pts. 1-2
3. Soul Power, Pt. 1
4. Hot Pants, Pt. 1 (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
5. Make It Funky, Pt. 1
6. Talking Loud and Saying Nothing, Pt. 1
7. King Heroin
8. There It Is, Pt. 1
9. Get on the Good Foot, Pt. 1
10. Down and Out in New York City
11. Doing It to Death, Pt. 1
12. The Payback, Pts. 1-2
13. Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1
14. My Thang
15. Funky President (People It's Bad)
16. Get Up Offa That Thing
17. Bodyheat, Pt. 1
18. It's Too Funky in Here

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Polydor 08913 2005 CD Polydor 9832584

Gold [Universal International]

The comps just keep on coming. James Brown's passing in 2007 has -- as it would for virtually any artist of stature, let alone legend, in popular music -- spawned what seems to be a greater number of compilations being issued and reissued than occurred during his long career. This one, for instance, released in June of 2007, seems to have been in the works before Brown's death, as proved by a line in Cliff White's booklet essay, "...and still a part of Brown's stage show." Ultimately, it's the music that matters, and Universal has the lion's share of Brown's. Listeners have had a box set and numerous double-disc comps already, but this set seems to focus on the hits that charted. There are 40 tracks covering the years 1958, when "Please, Please, Please" was originally issued, to 1979, when "It's Too Funky in Here" hit the number 14 spot in the Billboard r&b charts. In between, all of them are here. Name it. There's even the great "Doing It to Death, Pt. 1" (better known as "Gonna Have a Funky Good Time") by Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s (with Brown) from 1973, which celebrated the return of Wesley and other bandmembers to Brown's group after leaving in 1970. This tune hit the number one spot on the r&b chart and stayed for a couple of weeks, and hit number 22 on the pop chart. Numerous two-part cuts have been issued in their entirety, such as "Cold Sweat," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)," "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine," "Super Bad," and "The Payback." Others have their A-sides (part ones) included, such as "Licking Stick," "Mother Popcorn," "Ain't It Funky Now," "Get on the Good Foot," "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing," "Hot Pants," "Papa Don't Take No Mess," and "Bodyheat." In 24-bit remastered sound, this baby is worth snagging off the shelves unless you have these cuts twice or three times over elsewhere. But cuts like "King Heroin," "Funky President," "Out of Sight," and "I Got the Feelin'" are here as well. It's a nonstop head rush of Godfather soul and funk from top to bottom. If you've been waiting, this is the one to snag. If you're already invested, can you live without the remastered sound? That's the question Universal wants you to ask yourself and answer as a solid "no," so you'll plop down your cash just one more time. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Brad Shapiro Producer, Arranger Chuck Stewart Photography Cliff White Liner Notes Donna Ranieri Photo Research Fred Wesley Arranger Gai Terrell Inlay Photography Hal Neely Producer Harry Weinger Compilation Producer James Razor Brown Producer, Arranger Jean-Pierre Leloir Inlay Photography, Cover Photo Mathieu Bitton Design Monique McGuffin Production Coordination Ralph Bass Producer Ryan Null Photo Coordination Sammy Lowe Conductor, Arranger Steve Fallone Digital Remastering Tom Hanley Photography