20 All-Time Greatest Hits!

James Brown

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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! Review

by Stephen Cook

While Brown's 30-track, 40-track, and even 50-track collections are excellent choices as well, this fine hits package is the best one for Brown neophytes looking for a way in. Covering his prime stretch from the late '50s through the early '70s, 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! includes early R&B milestones ("Please, Please, Please"), epochal '60s sides ("Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1"), and latter-day funk classics ("Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1"). And that's not to mention such perennials as "Mother Popcorn," "Hot Pants," "Cold Sweat," and "Think." Start your Brown obsession here.

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Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1 James Brown 02:46 SpotifyAmazon
2 James Brown 05:15 SpotifyAmazon
3 James Brown 02:38 SpotifyAmazon
4 James Brown 03:16 SpotifyAmazon
5 James Brown 03:11 SpotifyAmazon
6 James Brown 03:15 SpotifyAmazon
7 James Brown 02:06 SpotifyAmazon
8 James Brown 02:45 SpotifyAmazon
9 James Brown 02:47 SpotifyAmazon
10 James Brown 02:30 SpotifyAmazon
11 James Brown 03:31 SpotifyAmazon
12 James Brown 02:51 SpotifyAmazon
13 James Brown 03:35 SpotifyAmazon
14 James Brown 04:23 SpotifyAmazon
15 James Brown 07:38 SpotifyAmazon
16 James Brown 02:46 SpotifyAmazon
17 James Brown 05:00 SpotifyAmazon
18 James Brown 03:07 SpotifyAmazon
19 James Brown 04:10 SpotifyAmazon
20 James Brown 02:44 SpotifyAmazon
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