James Brown discography

This is a discography for the "Godfather of Soul", James Brown.

Charting singles

Federal releases

Listed below are the charting singles James Brown released on the Federal record label between 1956 and 1960.

Polydor releases

Listed below are the charting James Brown singles issued on the Polydor label between 1971 and 1981.

Polydor releases

Compilations

*1972: "Soul Classics"
*1973: "Soul Classics, Volume 2"
*1977: "Solid Gold"
*1977: "The Fabulous James Brown"
*1981: "Can Your Heart Stand It?"
*1981: "The Best of James Brown"
*1984: "The Federal Years, Part 1"
*1984: "The Federal Years, Part 2"
*1984: "Roots of a Revolution - The James Brown Story 1956-1965"
*1984: "Ain’t That a Groove - The James Brown Story 1966-1969"
*1984: "Doing It to Death - The James Brown Story 1970-1973"
*1985: "Dead on the Heavy Funk 1974-1976"
*1985: "The CD of JB: Sex Machine and Other Soul Classics"
*1986: "The LP of JB"
*1986: "In the Jungle Groove" (re-released with bonus track in 2003)
*1987: "The CD of JB II: Cold Sweat and Other Soul Classics"
*1988: "Motherlode" (re-released with bonus track in 2003)
*1991: "Messin' With the Blues"
*1991: "Star Time"
*1991: "20 All-Time Greatest Hits!"
*1993: "Chronicles - Soul Pride"
*1996: "JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection"
*1997: "On Stage"
*2001: "Classic James Brown - The Universal Masters Collection"
*2002: "The Godfather - The Very Best of James Brown"
*2003: "Classic James Brown Vol. 2 - The Universal Masters Collection"
*2003: "50th Anniversary Collection"
*2006: "The Singles: The Federal Years: 1956-1960"
*2007: ""
*2007: "The Singles, Volume Three: 1964-1965"
*2007: "A Family Affair (with daughters Yamma and Venisha)"
*2007: "Dynamite X" (Remixes)

Polydor era compilations

*1995: "Roots of a Revolution" (covers 1956-1964)
*1996: "" (covers 1965-1969)
*1996: "" (covers 1970)
*1996: "Make It Funky - The Big Payback" (covers 1971-1975)
*1998: "Dead On The Heavy Funk" (covers 1976-1983)

ee also

* The J.B.'s

External links

* [http://www.funky-stuff.com/jamesbrown/disco.htm James Brown discography] at Funky Stuff
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifuxqw5ldde~T2 James Brown discography] at Allmusic
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/James+Brown James Brown discography] at Discogs