James Brown's Original Funky Divas (1998)

About this title: Over the decades, James Brown collaborated with, and encouraged, some of funk's leading ladies. During the '60s and early '70s in particular, every Brown show featured a 15- or 20-minute break when he would leave the stage, turning it over to a young female singer who'd perform her own mini set -- an event that became a tradition and an important part of the revue. It is these women who are collected across this marvelous and historically potent two-disc set. The first disc (1960s) kicks off with Bea Ford's "You've Got the Power." A duet with Brown, it's a sweetly charged ballad with a sleepy ... read more

Tracks:

1. You've Got the Power [Brown/Terry]
2. A Little Taste of Soul [Desanto]
3. I Found You [Brown]
4. If I Knew [Brown]
5. You Can Make It if You Try [Jarrett]
6. Straighten Up [Brown]
7. Say Yeah Yeah [Brown]
8. I Cried [Brown/Byrd]
9. If You Don't Think [Brown]
10. If Somebody Told You [Brown]
11. Make Up Your Mind [Brown]
12. Baby Baby Baby [Brown/Byrd]
13. All of Me [Simons/Marks]
14. Whole Lot of Lovin' [Brown]
15. Do You Really Want to Rescue Me, Pt. 1 [Jones/Brown]
16. This Is My Story [Forrest/Levy]
17. Wide Awake in a Dream [Campbell/James]
18. Baby Don't You Know [Brown/Hobgood/Seals]
19. Unwind Yourself [Ballard/Spurling]
20. I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired (Things Better Change Before It's ...) [Brown]
21. What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You [Brown/Whitney]
22. You Got to Have a Job (If You Don't Work - You Don't Eat) [Brown/Reed]
23. It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It To), Pts. 1-2 [Brown/Whitney]
24. I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You, Pts. 1-2 [Whitney/Brown]
25. Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) [Brown/Ellis]
26. Answer to Mother Popcorn (I Got a Mother for You) [Brown/Anderson]
27. I Want to Be in the Land of Milk and Honey [Hobgood/Matthews/Br]
28. The Message From the Soul Sisters, Pts. 1-2 [Brown]
29. Super Good (Answer to Super Bad), Pts. 1-2 [Brown]
30. I'm Too Tough for Mr. Big Stuff (Hot Pants) [Martin]
31. Don't Throw Your Love in the Garbage Can [Reid/Clarke/Wright]
32. You're Welcome, Stop on By [Womack/Thomas]
33. The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow, Pts. 1-2 [Traditional]
34. People Make the World a Better Place [Reynolds]
35. Wheel of Life [Valentine/Terry]
36. Think (About It) [Brown]
37. Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Going [Brown/Collins/Wesle]
38. Mama Feelgood [Brown/Collins]
39. Take Me, Just as I Am [Brown]
40. Don't Make Me Over [Bacharach/David]
41. What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin' [Brown/Collins/Matth]
42. We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty, Pts. 1-2 [Brown]
43. Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again (6 Times) [Brown/Austin]
44. You Can't Love Me, If You Don't Respect Me [Brown/Collins]
45. Put It on the Line [Brown/Collins]
46. Summertime [Gershwin/Gershwin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.