| Released | 1991 |
| Duration | 1h 09m 45s |
| Record Label | Universal Records |
| Genre | Soul |
20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
James Brown
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1.1
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I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown & The Famous Flames |
2:44 | |||
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1.2
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Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (Pts. 1 & 2)
James Brown |
5:13 | |||
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1.3
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I Got The Feelin' (Single Version)
James Brown; The James Brown Orchestra |
2:29 | |||
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1.4
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Mother Popcorn (Single Version)
James Brown |
3:11 | |||
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1.5
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Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (Single Version)
James Brown |
2:48 | |||
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1.6
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Make It Funky (Pt. 1)
James Brown |
3:14 | |||
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1.7
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Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1)
James Brown |
2:06 | |||
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1.8
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Think (Single Version)
James Brown & The Famous Flames |
2:49 | |||
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1.9
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It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World (Mono)
James Brown; New York Studio Orchestra; Sammy Lowe |
2:46 | |||
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1.10
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Try Me (Single Version / Mono)
James Brown |
2:30 | |||
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1.11
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Night Train (Single Version)
James Brown |
3:30 | |||
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1.12
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Cold Sweat
James Brown |
2:53 | |||
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1.13
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Get On The Good Foot (Pt. 1)
James Brown |
3:37 | |||
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1.14
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Papa Don't Take No Mess (Pt. 1)
James Brown |
4:33 | |||
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1.15
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The Payback
James Brown |
7:36 | |||
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1.16
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Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Pt. 1)
James Brown; The James Brown Orchestra |
2:47 | |||
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1.17
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Super Bad (Pts.1 & 2)
James Brown; The J.B.'s |
5:00 | |||
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1.18
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Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants / Pt.1)
James Brown; The J.B.'s |
3:07 | |||
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1.19
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Get Up Offa That Thing
James Brown |
4:10 | |||
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1.20
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Please, Please, Please (Single Version)
James Brown & The Famous Flames |
2:42 |
- Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of all Time - #414
"... as strong an argument as you're going to get for why James Brown was the most important American musician of the 20th century ..."
- Wondering Sound
"Five Stars ..."
- Rolling Stone
"If you don’t have any James Brown in your stash then this is an exemplary introduction to his genius. He was one of a kind and he and his music stand alone, far apart from the hordes of pretenders."
- JazzMusic Archives
This James Brown compilation was released in 1991 on a single disc as an alternative to the more expensive Star Time four-disc box set. Of the 20 hits on this album, 16 songs went to number one on Billboard's R&B charts between the late 1950s and the early 1970s. Brown came second only to Elvis in a number of charted singles in his career and was ranked number one on the list of the top 500 artists on Billboard's R&B charts since 1942.
Tracks 1-20 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Tracks 6, 14 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit and 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.23 -0.80 to -0.20 | -15.88 -17.95 to -14.43 | -12.48 -15.10 to -10.10 | 11 10 to 13 | |
| 1 | I Got You (I Feel Good) | -0.20 | -14.73 | -11.3 | 10 |
| 2 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (Pts. 1 & 2) | -0.20 | -16.85 | -13.4 | 12 |
| 3 | I Got The Feelin' (Single Version) | -0.20 | -14.56 | -11.0 | 10 |
| 4 | Mother Popcorn (Single Version) | -0.20 | -15.04 | -11.6 | 10 |
| 5 | Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (Single Version) | -0.20 | -15.95 | -12.9 | 11 |
| 6 | Make It Funky (Pt. 1) | -0.20 | -16.73 | -13.5 | 12 |
| 7 | Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1) | -0.20 | -14.63 | -10.1 | 10 |
| 8 | Think (Single Version) | -0.20 | -14.96 | -11.3 | 11 |
| 9 | It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World (Mono) | -0.20 | -15.30 | -12.0 | 10 |
| 10 | Try Me (Single Version / Mono) | -0.20 | -15.66 | -12.8 | 11 |
| 11 | Night Train (Single Version) | -0.80 | -15.66 | -12.4 | 10 |
| 12 | Cold Sweat | -0.20 | -14.43 | -11.0 | 10 |
| 13 | Get On The Good Foot (Pt. 1) | -0.20 | -17.87 | -15.1 | 13 |
| 14 | Papa Don't Take No Mess (Pt. 1) | -0.20 | -17.78 | -14.3 | 13 |
| 15 | The Payback | -0.20 | -17.55 | -13.9 | 12 |
| 16 | Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Pt. 1) | -0.20 | -15.86 | -12.0 | 11 |
| 17 | Super Bad (Pts.1 & 2) | -0.20 | -14.81 | -11.3 | 10 |
| 18 | Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants / Pt.1) | -0.20 | -16.13 | -12.7 | 12 |
| 19 | Get Up Offa That Thing | -0.20 | -17.95 | -14.6 | 13 |
| 20 | Please, Please, Please (Single Version) | -0.20 | -15.20 | -12.4 | 10 |