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James Brown (03 May 1933 - 25 Dec 2006)

Male Person - United States The Godfather of Soul

Releases (382)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 1965
  2. James Brown and His Famous Flames Sing Christmas Songs 1966
  3. It's a Man's Man's Man's World 1967
  4. Presents His Show of Tomorrow 1968
  5. Mr. Dynamite 1970
  6. Once Upon A Time 1971
  7. Soul Classics 1972
  8. Soul Classics Volume II 1973
  9. The Greatest Soul Sensation 1975
  10. Solid Gold 1977
  11. James Brown (La grande storia del rock) 1981
  12. Historia de la música rock - 29 1982
  13. The Federal Years, Part 2 1984
  14. The James Brown Story: Ain't That a Groove 1966-1969 1984
  15. The James Brown Story - Doing It To Death 1970-73 1984
  16. Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1974-76 1985
  17. The CD of JB: Sex Machine & Other Soul Classics 1985
  18. In the Jungle Groove 1986
  19. CD of JB II: Cold Sweat & Other Soul Classics 1987
  20. Greatest Hits Live 1987
  21. Motherlode 01 Dec 1988
  22. Santa's Got a Brand New Bag 1988
  23. Soul Brother Number One 1988
  24. Duets 1989
  25. Greatest Hits 1989
  26. At His Best 1989
  27. Roots of a Revolution 1989
  28. Dance Machine 1990
  29. Messing With the Blues 1990
  30. Star Time 07 May 1991
  31. 20 All‐Time Greatest Hits! 22 Oct 1991
  32. Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown Nov 1991
  33. James Brown Is Back 1991
  34. James Brown 1956-1976 1991
  35. Live, Volume 1 1991
  36. James Brown 1991
  37. The Wonderful World of James Brown 1992
  38. Spank 1992
  39. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 1992
  40. The Greatest Hits of the Fourth Decade 1992
  41. Soul Pride: 1960-1969 23 Mar 1993
  42. Funky President: Very Best of James Brown, Volume 2 01 Dec 1993
  43. The Soul Power Sex Machine 1993
  44. Funkin' in the Jungle 1993
  45. Godfather of Soul 1993
  46. Cold Sweat - Best 1994
  47. Turn It Loose 1994
  48. Super Stars 1994
  49. Father of Soul 1994
  50. Living in America 10 Jan 1995
  51. James Brown's Funky Christmas 03 Oct 1995
  52. 70's Funk Classics 1995
  53. Mr. Dynamite 1995
  54. The Soul Machine 1995
  55. Jazz & Blues Collection 7: James Brown 1995
  56. It's A Man's Man's Man's World 1995
  57. Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang 04 Jun 1996
  58. Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975 23 Jul 1996
  59. JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection 08 Oct 1996
  60. Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 1996
  61. Hooked On Brown 1996
  62. Funky Goodtime 1996
  63. Golden Hits 19 Aug 1997
  64. Club JB 17 Oct 1997
  65. The Very Best of James Brown 1997
  66. James Brown: The Gold Collection 18 Mar 1998
  67. The Very Best of James Brown 04 Aug 1998
  68. Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-83 1998
  69. Sex Machine 1998
  70. Essential Masters: James Brown 1998
  71. Prisoner of Love 09 Feb 1999
  72. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown 20 Jul 1999
  73. Sex Machine 1999 1999 compilation bootleg
  74. Live 22 May 2000
  75. His Greatest Performance! Live! 2000
  76. Ballads 2000
  77. Gold: Greatest Hits 2000
  78. I Feel Good! The Best of James Brown 2000
  79. Doing the James Brown: In the Footsteps of the Godfather of Funk 21 May 2001
  80. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 2001
  81. Greatest Hits 2001
  82. Too Funky 2001
  83. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown, Volume 2: The '70s 26 Feb 2002
  84. The Godfather: The Very Best of James Brown 29 Apr 2002
  85. It's a Man's World 2002
  86. Out of Sight! The Very Best of James Brown 2002
  87. The Best of James Brown: Superstar Collection 2002
  88. The 50th Anniversary Collection 16 Sep 2003
  89. The Ultimate Collection 2003
  90. 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of 2003
  91. Gold: Greatest Hits 01 Jun 2004
  92. Platinum & Gold Collection 13 Jul 2004
  93. The Greatest 2004
  94. Please, Please, Please 2004
  95. Het Beste Van James Brown 2004
  96. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of James Brown & Friends Volume 3 22 May 2005
  97. Greatest Breakbeats 12 Jul 2005
  98. Gold 2005
  99. Soul Legends 25 Jul 2006
  100. James Brown 08 Aug 2006
  101. The Singles, Volume 1: The Federal Years: 1956-1960 26 Sep 2006
  102. And I Do Just What I Want: The Collection 09 Oct 2006
  103. Living in America: The Best Of 12 Oct 2006
  104. The Singles, Volume 2: 1960-1963 27 Mar 2007
  105. Number 1’s 27 Mar 2007
  106. Godfather of Soul 03 Apr 2007
  107. Jazz 05 Jun 2007
  108. The Singles, Volume 3: 1964-1965 07 Aug 2007
  109. The Singles, Volume 4: 1966-1967 04 Dec 2007
  110. Classic James Brown 2007
  111. Les 50 plus belles chansons 2007
  112. A Family Affair 2007
  113. The Essential James Brown 2007
  114. Living in America / Soul Sessions Live 2007 Custom Cardboard Sleeve
  115. Double Dynamite 2007
  116. The Singles, Volume 5: 1967-1969 01 Apr 2008
  117. Christmas Legends 28 Nov 2008
  118. 3CD»Playlist+Plus 2008
  119. Classic James Brown, Volume 2 2008
  120. The Godfather of Soul 2008
  121. The Singles, Volume 6: 1969–1970 2008
  122. James Brown 2008
  123. Soul Brother No. 1 2008
  124. Crystal Collection, James Brown 2008
  125. James Brown 10 Mar 2009
  126. The Singles, Volume 7: 1970-1972 26 May 2009
  127. The Singles, Volume 8: 1972-1973 21 Dec 2009
  128. Please Please Please / Try Me! 25 Feb 2010
  129. I've Got to Change: Early Sessions 1956-1959 19 Jul 2010
  130. The Singles, Volume 9: 1973-1975 21 Sep 2010
  131. The Complete James Brown Christmas 12 Oct 2010
  132. Christmas With Soul (Platinum Collection) 09 Nov 2010
  133. Icon 2010
  134. Time For Payback 2010
  135. The Soul Brother’s Jazz 2010
  136. The Singles, Volume 10: 1975-1979 01 Mar 2011
  137. The Singles, Volume 11: 1979-1981 11 Oct 2011
  138. Like a Sex Machine 12 Feb 2012
  139. James Brown: The Indispensable 1956-1961 2012
  140. Classic Album Collection Plus 2012
  141. I Feel Good: The Very Best Of 01 Apr 2013
  142. 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Rare and Live Tracks 2013
  143. 5 Classic Albums 2014
  144. Playlist: The Very Best of James Brown 09 Oct 2015
  145. The 50 Greatest Songs 14 Nov 2015
  146. Black Collection: James Brown 2015
  147. The Many Faces of James Brown 2018
  148. Essential Original Albums 2018
  149. Think 2018
  150. Please, Please, Please - Over 70 Hit Songs 17 Apr 2020
  151. The Samples 10 Jul 2020
  152. Funk & Eggnog 11 Dec 2020
  153. The Dynamic James Brown 10 Mar 2022
  154. Best of
  155. Sex Machine
  156. James Brown Super Selection
  157. James Brown
  158. Greatest Hits
  159. Collection
  160. The Very Best of James Brown
  161. James Brown Greatest Hits
  162. The Best of James Brown
  163. The Essential Collection
  164. Golden Hits
  165. Soul & Funky
  166. Live, Volume 2

Album

  1. James Browns Presents His Band & Five Other Great Artists Oct 1961
  2. Prisoner of Love Sep 1963
  3. Showtime Apr 1964
  4. Grits & Soul 1964
  5. James Brown Plays James Brown: Yesterday and Today Nov 1965
  6. Sings Out of Sight 1965
  7. James Brown Plays New Breed Mar 1966
  8. It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World Jul 1966
  9. I Got You (I Feel Good) 1966
  10. Handful of Soul 1966 (as James Brown At The Organ)
  11. James Brown Plays the Real Thing Jun 1967
  12. James Brown Sings Raw Soul 1967
  13. Cold Sweat 1967
  14. A Soulful Christmas 01 Nov 1968
  15. I Got the Feelin' 1968
  16. Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things 1968
  17. Gettin' Down to It May 1969
  18. The Popcorn Aug 1969
  19. It’s a Mother Oct 1969
  20. Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud 1969
  21. Soul on Top Apr 1970
  22. It's a New Day -- So Let a Man Come In Jun 1970
  23. Ain't It Funky 1970
  24. Hey America 1970
  25. Sho Is Funky Down Here 1971
  26. Hot Pants 1971
  27. There It Is 1972
  28. Get on the Good Foot 1972
  29. The Payback Dec 1973
  30. Hell 1974
  31. Reality 1974
  32. Sex Machine Today May 1975
  33. Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump 1975
  34. Bodyheat Dec 1976
  35. Hot 1976
  36. Get Up Offa That Thing 1976
  37. Jam 1980's 13 Mar 1978
  38. Take a Look at Those Cakes 27 Nov 1978
  39. The Original Disco Man 25 Jun 1979
  40. People 19 Feb 1980
  41. Soul Syndrome 1980
  42. Nonstop! 18 May 1981
  43. Bring It On! 1983
  44. Gravity 11 Sep 1986
  45. I'm Real Jun 1988
  46. Love Over-Due 1991
  47. Universal James 1992
  48. James Brown Christmas 1994
  49. I'm Back 17 Nov 1998
  50. James Brown Christmas for the Millennium & Forever Dec 1999
  51. Seventh Wonder 14 Jun 2000
  52. The Next Step 27 Aug 2002
  53. Merry Christmas 2002
  54. Black Sound - James Brown 2002
  55. The Christmas Album 2011
  56. It's a Funky Christmas 2013
  57. Funky Men

Album - Live

  1. Live at the Apollo, 1962 1963
  2. Pure Dynamite! Live at The Royal 1964
  3. Live at the Garden 1967
  4. Sex Machine Sep 1970
  5. Revolution of the Mind Dec 1971 Recorded Live at the Apollo, Volume III
  6. Super Bad 1971
  7. Live in New York 1981
  8. The Original Showman Live! 1986
  9. Live in Concert 1986
  10. Soul Session Live 1987
  11. Live at Chastain Park 1988
  12. On Stage 1988
  13. Live! 1989
  14. LIVE! 1989
  15. Hot on the One... Live 20 Mar 1991
  16. Soul's Alive 1991
  17. Love Power Peace: Live at The Olympia, Paris, 1971 23 Jun 1992
  18. The Sex Machine Live 1992
  19. Collection 1993
  20. Golden Hits 1993
  21. The Great James Brown Live 1993
  22. The Best of James Brown Live 1994
  23. Live at the Apollo 1995 18 Jul 1995
  24. Live 1995
  25. Golden Classics 1996
  26. The Gold Collection 01 Sep 1998
  27. Say It Live and Loud (Live in Dallas 08.26.68) 30 Nov 1998
  28. Live in Atlanta 1998
  29. The Godfather Live in N.Y.C. 1998
  30. The Sex Machine Performs Live 08 Nov 1999
  31. The Great James Brown 1999
  32. The Original Funk Soul Brother 2000
  33. The Godfather 2000
  34. I Feel Good 2003
  35. Live in Concert 2004
  36. Cold Sweat: Live 01 Dec 2005
  37. Get on Up: Live in America 27 Oct 2014
  38. Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV 27 Nov 2015
  39. Live in Dallas '68 30 Nov 2016
  40. Live at Home with His Bad Self 25 Oct 2019
  41. Live At Home With His Bad Self 25 Oct 2019
  42. Greatest Hits Live
  43. James Brown Live!
  44. Volume Two
  45. Sex Machine
  46. Best of James Brown

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Slaughter's Big Rip-Off 1973
  2. Black Caesar 1973
  3. James Brown Live Sex Machine

Album - Compilation / Live

  1. Cold Sweat: The Best of James Brown Live 1988
  2. Gold 1993
  3. The Complete Apollo Concert 1995
  4. Golden Hits 1996
  5. Experience 1996
  6. Ultimate Legends: James Brown (Live) 1998
  7. Sex Machine: Live in Concert 2000
  8. At Studio 54 Jul 2002
  9. The Godfather of Soul 2005
  10. Best of Live at the Apollo: 50th Anniversary 2013

Album - Remix

  1. Ultimate Remixes 27 Nov 2002
  2. Dynamite X 2007

Album - Compilation / Soundtrack

  1. Get On Up: The James Brown Story 29 Jul 2014
  2. Say It Loud: Songs From the A&E Original Documentary 20 Feb 2024

Single

  1. Love or a Game 1957
  2. Out of Sight / Maybe the Last Time 1964
  3. I Got You (I Feel Good) Oct 1965
  4. James Brown at the Organ 1965
  5. Get It Together Oct 1967
  6. Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud 1968
  7. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose / I'll Lose My Mind 1969
  8. I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) 1969
  9. Funky Drummer Mar 1970
  10. Call Me Super Bad 1970
  11. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved 1970
  12. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 1970
  13. Hey America 1970
  14. Make It Funky 1971
  15. Soul Power 1971
  16. Escape-ism 1971
  17. Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) 1971
  18. Hot Pants (Parts 1, 2 & 3) 1971
  19. King Heroin 1972
  20. I Got Ants in My Pants 1972
  21. Talkin' Loud and Saying Nothin' 1972
  22. Stoned to the Bone 1973
  23. The Payback 1973
  24. Down and Out in New York City 1973
  25. Funky President (People It's Bad) / Coldblooded 1974
  26. Papa Don't Take No Mess 1974
  27. My Thang / Public Enemy No.1, Part 1 1974
  28. Get Up Offa That Thing Jun 1976
  29. For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes 1978
  30. Eyesight / I Never, Never, Never Will Forget 1978
  31. The Spank / Love Me Tender 1978
  32. It's Too Funky In Here 1979
  33. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) 1980
  34. God Has Smiled on Me 1981
  35. Bring It On… Bring It On 1983
  36. Living in America 1985
  37. How Do You Stop / Goliath 1986
  38. Gravity 1986
  39. I'm Real Apr 1988
  40. (So Tired Of Standing Still We Got To) Move On 1991
  41. Can't Get Any Harder 1993
  42. Can't Get Any Harder 1993
  43. Soul Power Parts 1&2 / Give It Up Or Turn It Loose 26 Nov 2001
  44. We Got To Change 16 Feb 2024

Single - Remix

  1. Funk on Ah Roll 1999

EP

  1. Sex Machine 1985
  2. The Payback Mix (Keep On Doing What You’re Doing but Make It Funky) 11 Apr 1988
  3. Just Do It 18 Aug 1993

Broadcast - Live

  1. 2004-06-27: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, UK 21 Jun 2021

Other

  1. The Funkmasters: The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections, 1960-1973 27 Jan 1997

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. 40th Anniversary Sampler 1996
  2. Legends 24 Apr 2007

Single - Remix

  1. Get On Up (FENN Remix) 11 Nov 2021

EP

  1. Exclusivo Musica Inedita Do Novo 1998
  2. Grandes mitos 2000

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Greatest Hits 2009
  2. Dance Classics

Album - Live

  1. Live in Zaire 1974
  2. Live & Alive 1994
  3. 1984-07-00: Bussoladomani, Lido Di Camaiore, Lucca, Italy

Album - Remix

  1. James Brown Regrooved Jul 2009

Single

  1. Atlanta Will Be Rockin' 1987

Other - Compilation

  1. Greatest Hits 2006

Other - Live

  1. Newport Jazz Festival 06 Jul 1969

Pseudo-Release

Album - Compilation

  1. The Complete Works - The Very Best Of Music