James Brown - Star Time

Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 0600753022498
Format: 4 x CD, Compilation, Reissue
Box Set, Digibook
Country:Europe
Released:29 Oct 2007
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco
Credits: Compilation Producer - Bill Levenson , Cliff White , Harry Weinger , Oscar A. Young
Notes:Originally released in 1991. The box cover claims: "71 Songs Including Many Rare Or Previous Unreleased Tracks" but there is no difference to the 1991 musical content. Compared to the original release of this box set, the new 2007 version now contains a 96-page, rather than 64-page book with biography, discography and track notes. None of the text content seems to have been updated though since 1991 and no reference is being made to Mr. Brown having died almost a year prior to the re-release. The essays still finish with the sentence: "We haven't yet heard the last of James Brown. With enough soul to burn, this man's gonna do it to death."
Rating: 5.00/5 (2 votes) Rate It
7 have this / 2 want this
1 for sale in the Discogs Marketplace

Tracklisting:

 Mr Dynamite
1-1 James Brown & Flames, The (2) Please Please Please (2:45)
    Bass - Clarence Mack
  Drums - Edison Gore
  Piano - Lucas Fats Gonder
  Producer - Ralph Bass
  Saxophone - Wilbert Lee Diamond Smith
1-2 James Brown & Flames, The (2) Why Do You Do Me (2:59)
    Bass - Clarence Mack
  Drums - Edison Gore
  Piano - Lucas Fats Gonder
  Producer - Ralph Bass
  Saxophone - Wilbert Lee Diamond Smith
1-3 James Brown & The Famous Flames Try Me (2:30)
    Bass - Carl Pruit
  Drums - David Panama Francis
  Guitar - Kenny Burrell
  Piano - Ernie Hayes
  Producer - Andy Gibson
  Saxophone - George Dorsey
1-4 James Brown & The Famous Flames Tell Me What I Did Wrong (2:20)
    Bass - Carl Pruit
  Drums - David Panama Francis
  Guitar - Kenny Burrell
  Piano - Ernie Hayes
  Producer - Andy Gibson
  Saxophone - George Dorsey
1-5 James Brown & The Famous Flames Bewildered (2:21)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
  Producer - Andy Gibson
  Saxophone - George Dorsey
1-6 James Brown & The Famous Flames Good Good Lovin' (2:18)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-7 James Brown & The Famous Flames I'll Go Crazy (2:05)
    Piano - Sonny Thompson
  Saxophone - James McGary
1-8 James Brown I Know It's True (2:40)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
  Piano - Sonny Thompson
  Saxophone - James McGary
1-9 Nat Kendrick & The Swans (Do The) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1 (1:39)
1-10 James Brown & The Famous Flames Think (2:46)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-11 James Brown Baby, You're Right (2:58)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
  Producer - Syd Nathan
1-12 James Brown Lost Someone (3:38)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-13 James Brown Night Train (3:38)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-14 James Brown I've Got Money (2:29)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-15 James Brown & The Famous Flames I Don't Mind (Live) (2:29)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-16 James Brown Prisoner Of Love (2:24)
    Bass - Lloyd Trottman*
  Cello - Kermitt Moore*
  Co-producer - Hal Neely
  Drums - David Panama Francis
  Guitar - Billy Butler , Wally Richardson
  Piano - Ernie Hayes
  Saxophone - Heywood Henry
  Viola - Al Brown*
  Violin - Gene Clark (2) , Marc Cephas
  Vocals - Maretha Stewart*
1-17 Poets, The (5) Devil's Den (4:48)
1-18 James Brown Out Of The Blue (2:15)
    Bass - Al Lucas
  Drums - David Panama Francis
  Guitar - Billy Butler , Wally Richardson
  Piano - Ernie Hayes
  Saxophone - George Dorsey , Heywood Henry , Jerome Richardson , Sam Taylor (2) , St-Clair Pinckney
  Trombone - Richard Harris (5)
  Trumpet - Dud Nascomb* , Ernie Royal , Johnny Grimes
  Vocals - Maretha Stewart*
1-19 James Brown Out Of Sight (2:19)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-20 James Brown Grits (3:58)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-21 James Brown & The Famous Flames Maybe The Last Time (3:02)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-22 James Brown It's A Man's World (3:22)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-23 James Brown I Got You (2:27)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
1-24 James Brown Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pts. 1, 2 & 3 (6:56)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
 The Hardest Working Man In Showbusiness
2-1 James Brown Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pt. 1 (2:07)
    Featuring - James Brown Band, The
2-2 James Brown I Got You (I Feel Good) (2:45)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-3 James Brown Ain't That A Groove (3:32)
    Bass - Jimmy Tyrell
  Drums - Bernard Purdie
  Guitar - Billy Butler
  Piano - Ernie Hayes
  Saxophone - Heywood Henry , Nat Jones
  Trumpet - Dud Nascomb*
  Vocals - Jewels, The
2-4 James Brown It's A Man's Man's Man's World (2:48)
    Drums - Bernard Purdie
  Guitar - Billy Butler
  Piano - Ernie Hayes
  Saxophone - Heywood Henry
  Trumpet - Dud Nascomb* , Lamarr Wright* , Waymond Reed
2-5 James Brown Money Won't Change You (6:02)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-6 James Brown Don't Be A Dropout (4:32)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-7 James Brown Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue) (3:51)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-8 James Brown Let Yourself Go (4:11)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-9 James Brown Cold Sweat (7:30)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-10 James Brown Get It Together (8:57)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-11 James Brown And The Dapps I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1 (3:29)
2-12 James Brown I Got The Feelin' (2:39)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-13 James Brown Licking Stick - Licking Stick (4:52)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
  Vocals - Bobby Byrd
2-14 James Brown Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud, Pt. 1 (3:01)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-15 James Brown There Was A Time (Live) (4:59)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-16 James Brown Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (3:10)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
2-17 James Brown I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Something (Once Up The Door I'll Get It Myself) (6:01)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
 Soul Brother No. 1
3-1 James Brown Mother Popcorn (6:18)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
3-2 James Brown Funky Drummer (7:00)
    Featuring - James Brown Orchestra, The
3-3 James Brown Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (5:15)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-4 James Brown Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2 (4:26)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-5 James Brown Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing (8:59)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-6 James Brown Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved (7:03)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-7 James Brown Soul Power, Pts. 1 & 2 (4:25)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-8 James Brown Brother Rapp / Ain't It Funky Now (Live) (7:44)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-9 James Brown Hot Pants, Pt. 1 (3:06)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-10 James Brown I'm Greedy Man, Pt. 1 (3:36)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-11 James Brown Make It Funky, Pt. 1 (3:34)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-12 James Brown It's A New Day (Live) (3:48)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-13 James Brown I Got Ants In My Pants, Pt. 1 (3:01)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
3-14 James Brown King Heroin (3:57)
    Drums - Billy Cobham
  Guitar - Joe Beck , Sam Brown (2)
  Organ - Richard Tee
  Saxophone - Joe Farrell , Seldon Powell
  Trumpet - Danny Stiles , Marvin Stamm
 The Godfather Of Soul
4-1 James Brown There It Is, Pt. 1 (3:20)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
4-2 James Brown Public Enemy # 1, Pt. 1 (5:09)
    Bass - Michael Moore (2)
  Drums - Jimmy Madison
  Guitar - David Spinozza
  Saxophone - Joe Farrell
4-3 James Brown Get On The Good Foot (4:07)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
4-4 James Brown I Got A Bag Of My Own (3:44)
    Bass - Gordon Edwards
  Drums - Jimmy Madison
  Guitar - Hugh McRaven , Sam Brown (2)
  Saxophone - Joe Farrell , Michael Brecker
  Trombone - Fred Wesley
  Trumpet - Jon Faddis , Randy Brecker
4-5 James Brown Doing It To Death (5:14)
    Featuring - Fred Wesley & The JB's
4-6 James Brown The Payback (7:28)
    Featuring - Fred Wesley & The JB's
4-7 James Brown Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1 (4:22)
    Featuring - Fred Wesley & The JB's
4-8 James Brown Stoned To The Bone, Pt. 1 (3:28)
    Featuring - Fred Wesley & The JB's
4-9 James Brown My Thang (4:37)
    Bass - Gordon Edwards
  Drums - Jimmy Madison
  Guitar - Joe Beck , Sam Brown (2)
  Saxophone - Frank Vicari , Joe Farrell , Michael Gipson , Pee Wee Ellis
4-10 James Brown Funky President (People's It's Bad) (4:01)
    Bass - Gordon Edwards
  Drums - Jimmy Madison
  Guitar - Joe Beck , Sam Brown (2)
  Keyboards - Pat Rebillot
  Percussion - Johnny Griggs
  Saxophone - David Sanborn , Joe Farrell , Pee Wee Ellis
4-11 James Brown Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved) (5:03)
4-12 James Brown Get Up Offa That Thing (Release The Pressure) (6:14)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
4-13 James Brown Body Heat, Pt. 1 (4:29)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
4-14 James Brown It's Too Funky In Here (5:39)
    Bass - David Hood
  Drums - Roger Hawkins
  Guitar - Jimmy Johnson (4) , Larry Byrum
  Horns - Muscle Shoals Horns
  Keyboards - Barry Beckett , Randy McCormick
  Producer - Brad Shapiro
  Vocals - Brandy*
4-15 James Brown Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) (4:36)
    Featuring - J.B.'s, The
4-16 James Brown & Afrika Bambaataa Unity, Pt. 1 (3:40)
    Bass - Doug Wimbish
  Co-producer - Tom Silverman
  Drums - Keith LeBlanc
  Guitar - Skip McDonald
  Keyboards - Anthony Marinelli , Brian Banks , Robin Halpin
   Write a Review

Contributors to this data: Yemsky, hafler3o, e-kartoffel, trebor31, Kepe, uzumaki, al1