For good reason, much emphasis has been placed on the exhilarating revolutionary up-tempo funk classics recorded by the Godfather of Soul James Brown, but his earliest hits were actually rhythm & blues ballads. This Polydor package highlights 18 tracks that capture the energy and passion of songs like "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," "Prisoner of Love," and "If I Ruled the World." Even when strings are incorporated, Brown never becomes smothered by the arrangement and always fulfills the pleading bittersweet message that may have been lost with another performer. Ballads is a set that will satisfy any James Brown fan containing 13 original single mixes available on CD for the first time, including the rarely heard string sections on "Try Me," "Lost Someone," and "Bewildered."
Ballads
James Brown
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Ballads Review
by Al Campbell
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | James Brown | 02:32 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 2 | James Brown | 02:49 | |||||
| 3 | James Brown feat: The James Brown Band | 03:25 | Amazon | ||||
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James Brown | 02:47 | ||||
| 5 | James Brown feat: The Famous Flames | 02:28 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 | James Brown feat: The Famous Flames | 02:46 | |||||
| 7 | James Brown feat: The Famous Flames | 02:35 | |||||
| 8 | James Brown feat: Chorus | 02:26 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 9 | James Brown feat: Chorus | 02:36 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 10 | James Brown | 03:29 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 11 | James Brown feat: Louie Bellson | 04:09 | Amazon | ||||
| 12 | James Brown | 03:53 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 13 | James Brown | 02:49 | Amazon | ||||
| 14 | James Brown feat: Cincinnati Studio Orchestra | 04:23 | |||||
| 15 | James Brown feat: The James Brown Orchestra | 03:27 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 16 | James Brown feat: Cincinnati Studio Orchestra | 03:34 | Amazon | ||||
| 17 | James Brown | 03:09 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 18 | James Brown feat: Cincinnati Studio Orchestra | 03:01 | SpotifyAmazon |
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