Best Albums Ever: James Brown - Funky People's Greatest Breakbeats / Various Artist (2006) Funk / Soul
TRACKLISTING:
Marva Whitney: Unwind Yourself
Fred Wesley & The JB's: Same Beat (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Myra Barnes The Message From: The Soul Sisters (Parts 1 & 2)
Lyn Collins & The J.B.'s: Mama Feelgood
The J.B.'s: Gimme Some More
Marva Whitney: It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To)
The J.B.'s: Givin' Up Food For Funk (Parts 1 & 2)
The J.B.'s: Pass The Peas
Maceo Parker: Soul Power '74
The J.B.'s: You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight
Fred Wesley & The JB's: More Peas
Bobby Byrd: I Know You Got Soul
Fred Wesley & The JB's: Blow Your Head
The J.B.'s: The Grunt (Parts 1 & 2) 3:33
Bobby Byrd: Hot Pants... I'm Coming I'm Coming
Lyn Collins: Think (About It)
James Brown's Funky People is an outstandingly chunky collection that spotlights some of the many talented musicians associated with James Brown and his early- to mid-'70s People Records imprint. The material comprising this disc is split primarily between the J.B.'s, Fred Wesley both with and without the J.B.'s, and one of funk's original divas, Lyn Collins. "Gimme Some More," "Pass the Peas," "Givin' up Food for Funk (Part 1)," and "Hot Pants Road" are the J.B.'s' offerings, spectacular studio recordings that highlight some of the band's best material for the label -- material which at the time was often passed over in favor of their "proper" James Brown recordings. Fred Wesley, meanwhile, weighs in with the CD-only long version of "Damn Right, I Am Somebody (Parts 1 & 2)," before joining the J.B.'s on three more tracks, including the epic "(It's Not the Express) It's the J.B.'s Monaurail (Part 1)." This particular song, credited to Fred and the New J.B.'s, was recorded during one of the more traumatic times in the James Brown camp and, when compared to the other classics on this CD, doesn't have the same spark or fire. And if anyone questioned the odd spelling in the title, the band's request that if you don't know what a monorail is "check out Seattle" clears up any doubt. The Lyn Collins tracks feature a mono version of "Mama Feelgood" and the outstanding "Think (About It)," a song that would become an iconoclastic symbol of the funk era, heavily sampled by over 40 artists during the 1980s and 1990s. Included, too, is the bonus "Same Beat (Part 1)," recorded by Wesley and the J.B.'s on September 7, 1973, in New York.
The second volume of material compiled from James Brown's People Records label isn't quite as strong as the first, as it reaches for more obscurities -- but those obscurities can be interesting, especially Brown's collaboration with Hank Ballard on "From the Love Side." Again, Brown wrote (or co-wrote), arranged, and produced much of the material, appearing on vocals several times, and the J.B.'s are featured heavily, whether as a unit or with individual members stepping out as solo acts. The highlights are Bobby Byrd's two 1971 R&B hits, "I Know You Got Soul" and "Hot Pants -- I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming"; also featured are Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins, and Fred Wesley, among others.
Description credits; ALLMUSIC
'The Grunt', 'Breakin' Bread', & Future Shock have been added to this playlist as bonus tracks to these two excellent compilations
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