20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
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20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
- Artist: James Brown
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- Release Date: October 22, 1991
- Total Time: 70:16
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
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. ~ Stephen Cook, Rovi| 20 All-Time Greatest Hits (2003 Album by Carl Smith) | |
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| Greatest hits album by James Brown | ||||
| Released | October 22, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | February 4, 1956 – April 1976 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, funk | |||
| Length | 70:26 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is a compilation album by James Brown, containing 20 of his most famous recordings, released on October 22, 1991, on Polydor Records. Released as a single-disc alternative to Star Time, it features songs from the 1950s, 1960s, as well as 1970s. 16 songs from this album previously topped the US HotR&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album itself peaked at number 99 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums after its release. It received general acclaim my music critics, including a 5 star review by Rolling Stone. In 2003, the album was ranked number 414 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[1]
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Critical reception
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| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! has received general acclaim from music critics. Stephen Cook of Allmusic as well as Rolling Stone gave the album five stars.[2][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (from I Got You (I Feel Good)) | James Brown | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" (from Sex Machine) | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff | 5:15 |
| 3. | "I Got the Feelin'" | Brown | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1" | Brown, Pee Wee Ellis | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" | Charles Bobbit | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Make It Funky, Pt. 1" | Brown, Bobbit | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1" | Brown | 2:06 |
| 8. | "Think" | Lowman Pauling | 2:45 |
| 9. | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Brown, Betty Jean Newsome | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Try Me" | Brown | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Night Train" | Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Cold Sweat, Pt. 1" | Brown, Ellis, David Lindup | 2:51 |
| 13. | "Get on the Good Foot" | Brown, Joe Mims, Fred Wesley | 3:35 |
| 14. | "Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1" | Brown, Bobbit, Jabo Starks, Wesley | 4:23 |
| 15. | "The Payback" | Brown, Starks, Wesley | 7:38 |
| 16. | "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 1" | Brown, Ellis | 2:46 |
| 17. | "Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2" | Brown | 5:00 |
| 18. | "Hot Pants, Pt. 1" | Brown, Wesley | 3:07 |
| 19. | "Get Up Offa That Thing" | Brown, D. Jenkins | 4:10 |
| 20. | "Please, Please, Please" | Brown, Johnny Terry | 2:44 |
Personnel
Credits for 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! adapted from Allmusic.[4]
- John Bobbit – composer
- Deanna Brown – composer
- Deidra Brown – composer
- James Brown – composer, vocals
- James Razor Brown – producer
- Yamma Brown – composer
- Alfred Ellis – composer
- Pee Wee Ellis – composer
- D. Jenkins – composer
- David Lindup – composer
- Bob Marley – composer
- Mims, Joe – composer
- Lowman Pauling – composer
- Fred Wesley – composer
- Isabelle Wong – design
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 99 |
References
- ^ "Greatest Hits – James Brown". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61PjpRCzA. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Allmusic Review
- ^ a b Rolling Stone Review
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/20-all-time-greatest-hits-r2702/credits
- ^ 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! – James Brown > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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