James Brown
Star Time Box Set
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James Brown Discography
Singles - Orig. Sel. # - Chart Info
Singles are separated by astericks.
1956
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
R&B #6
/WHY DO YOU DO ME - F12258
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I DON'T KNOW/I FEEL THAT OLD FEELING COMING ON - F12264
* * * * *
NO, NO, NO, NO/HOLD MY BABY'S HAND - F12277
* * * * *
JUST WONT DO RIGHT/LETS MAKE IT
- F12289
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1957
CHONNIE-ON-CHON/I WON'T PLEAD NO MORE - F12290
* * * * *
CAN'T BE THE SAME/GONNA TRY - F12292
* * * * *
LOVE OR A GAME/MESSING WITH THE BLUES - F12295
* * * * *
YOU'RE MINE, YOU'RE MINE/I WALKED ALONE - F12300
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1958
THAT DOOD IT/BABY CRIES OVER THE OCEAN - F12311
* * * * *
BEGGING, BEGGING/THAT'S WHEN I LOST MY HEART - F12316
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TRY ME
R&B #1/Pop #48
/TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG - F12337
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1959
I WANT YOU SO BAD
R&B #20
/THERE MUST BE A REASON - F12348
* * * * *
I'VE GOT TO CHANGE/IT HURTS TO TELL YOU - F12352
* * * * *
GOOD GOOD LOVIN'/DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO ME - F12361
* * * * *
GOT TO CRY/IT WAS YOU - F12364
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1960
I'LL GO CRAZY
R&B #15
/I KNOW IT'S TRUE (I FOUND SOMEONE) - F12369
* * * * *
THINK
R&B #7/Pop #33
/YOU'VE GOT THE POWER - F12370
R&B #14/Pop #86
* * * * *
THIS OLD HEART
R&B #20/Pop #79
/WONDER WHEN YOU'RE COMING HOME - F12378
* * * * *
THE BELLS
Pop #68
/AND I DO JUST WHAT I WANT - K5423
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1961
HOLD IT (Instr.) / THE SCRATCH (instr.) - K5438
* * * * *
BEWILDERED
R&B #8/Pop #40
/IF YOU WANT ME - K5442
* * * * *
I DON'T MIND
R&B #4/Pop #47
/LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY - K5466
* * * * *
SUDS (Instr.) / STICKY (Instr.) - K5485
BABY, YOU'RE RIGHT
R&B #2/Pop #49
/I'LL NEVER, NEVER LET YOU GO - K5524
* * * * *
I LOVE YOU, YES I DO
/JUST YOU AND ME DARLING - K5547
R&B #17
* * * * *
LOST SOMEONE
R&B #2/Pop #48
/CROSS FIRING (Instr.) - K5573
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1962
NIGHT TRAIN
R&B #5/Pop #35
/WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO ME - K5614
* * * * *
SHOUT AND SHIMMY
R&B #16/Pop #61
/COME OVER HERE - K5657
* * * * *
MASHED POTATOES U.S.A.
R&B 21/Pop #82
/YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO - K5672
* * * * *
I'VE GOT MONEY
Pop #93
/THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE
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K5701
R&B #18
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1963
EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART (instr.)
Pop #99
/LIKE A BABY - K5710
R&B #18
* * * * *
PRISONER OF LOVE
R&B 6/Pop #18
/CHOO-CHOO (LOCOMOTION) (instr.) - K5739
* * * * *
THESE FOOLISH THINGS
R&B #25/Pop #55
/(CAN YOU) FEEL IT· PT. 1 (instr.) - K5767
* * * * *
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
Pop #77
/WAITING IN VAIN - K5B03
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I'VE GOT TO CHANGE/THE BELLS - K5829
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1964
OH BABY DON'T YOU WEEP - PT. 1
Pop #23
/OH BABY DON'T YOU WEEP - PT. 2 - K5842
* * * * *
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Pop #95
/IN THE WEE WEE HOURS (OF THE NITE) - K5B53
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CALDONIA
Pop #95
/EVIL (instr.) - S1B9B
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AGAIN/HOW LONG DARLING - K5B76
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SO LONG / DANCIN' LITTLE THING - K5B99
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THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO
Pop #99
/OUT OF THE BLUE - S190B
* * * * *
OUT OF SIGHT
Pop #24
/MAYBE THE LAST TIME - S1919
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TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO / I DON'T CARE - K5922
* * * * *
THINK / TRY ME - K5952
* * * * *
FINE OLD FOXY SELF/MEDLEY: FOUND SOMEONE / WHY DO YOU DO ME / I WANT YOU SO BAD (LIVE) - K5956
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HAVE MERCY BABY
Pop #92
/JUST WON'T DO RIGHT - K596B
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1965
DEVIL'S HIDEAWAY (instr.) / WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (instr.) - S1975
* * * * *
I GOT YOU/ONLY YOU - SI9B9(W)
* * * * *
THIS OLD HEART / IT WAS YOU - K5995
PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG· PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #8
/PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG· PT. 2 - K5999
* * * * *
TRY ME (instr.)
R&B #34/Pop #63
/PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (instr.) - S2000B
* * * * *
I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)
R&B #1/Pop #3
/I CAN'T HELP IT (I JUST DO-DO-DO) - K6015
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1966
LOST SOMEONE (LIVE)
Pop #94
/I'LL GO CRAZY (LIVE) - K6020
R&B #38/Pop #73
* * * * *
AIN'T THAT A GROOVE - PT. 1
R&B #6/Pop #42
/AIN'T THAT A GROOVE - PT. 2 - K6025
* * * * *
PRISONER OF LOVE / I'VE GOT TO CHANGE - K6029
* * * * *
NEW BREED - PT. 1 (instr.) / NEW BREED - PT. 2 (instr.) - S202B
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COME OVER HERE / TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO - K6032
* * * * *
IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD
R&B #1/Pop #8
/IS IT YES OR IS IT NO? - K6035
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JUST WON'T DO RIGHT / I'VE GOT MONEY - K6037
* * * * *
JAMES BROWN'S BOO-GA-LOO (Instr.) / LOST IN A MOOD OF CHANGES (instr.) - S2042
* * * * *
IT WAS YOU / I DON'T CARE - K6040
* * * * *
THIS OLD HEART / HOW LONG DARLING - K6044
* * * * *
MONEY WON'T CHANGE YOU - Pt. 1
R&B 11/Pop #53
/MONEY WON'T CHANGE YOU - PT. 2 - K6048
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DON'T BE A DROP-OUT
R&B #4/Pop #50
/TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME - K6056
* * * * *
THE CHRISTMAS SONG - VERSION 1 / THE CHRISTMAS SONG - VERSION 2 - K6064
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SWEET LITTLE BABY BOY - PT. 1 / SWEET LITTLE BABY BOY - PT. 2 - K6065
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LET'S MAKE CHRISTMAS MEAN / SOMETHING THIS YEAR - PTS. 1 & 2 - K6072
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1967
BRING IT UP
R&B #7/Pop #29
/NOBODY KNOWS - K6071
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LET'S GO GET STONED (Instr.) / OUR DAY WILL COME (Instr.) - S2064
KANSAS CITY
R&B #21/Pop #55
/STONE FOX (Instr.) - K6086
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THINK (duet w/ Vicki Anderson)
Pop #100
/THINK (Vicki Anderson only) - K6091
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LET YOURSELF GO
R&B #5/Pop #46
/GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT - K6100
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JIMMY MACK (Instr.)/WHAT DO YOU LIKE (Instr.) - S2093
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I LOVES YOU PORGY/YOURS AND MINE (Instr.) - B3089
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COLD SWEAT - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #7
/COLD SWEAT - PT. 2 - K6110
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GET IT TOGETHER - PT. 1
R&B #11/Pop #40
/GET IT TOGETHER - PT. 2 - K6122
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FUNKY SOUL NO. 1 (Instr.)/THE SOUL OF J.B. (Instr.) - K6133
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I CAN'T STAND MYSELF (WHEN YOU TOUCH ME)
R&B #4/Pop #28
/THERE WAS A TIME - K6144
R&B #3/Pop #36
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1968
YOU'VE GOT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
(duet w/ Bobby Byrd)
(Bobby Byrd only on B side) - K6152
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YOU'VE GOT THE POWER
(Duet w/ Vicki Anderson)
(Vicki Anderson only on B side) - K6152
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I GOT THE FEELIN'
R&B #1/Pop #6
/IF I RULED THE WORLD - K6155
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MAYBE GOOD, MAYBE BAD - Pt. 1 (Instr.) / MAYBE GOOD, MAYBE BAD - PT. 2 (Instr.) - K6159
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SHHHHHHHH (FOR A LITTLE WHILE) (Instr.)/HERE I GO (Instr.) - K6164
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LICKING STICK, LICKING STICK - PT. 1
R&B #2/Pop #14
/LICKING STICK, LICKING STICK - PT. 2 - K6166
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AMERICA IS MY HOME - PT. 1
R&B #13/Pop #52
/AMERICA IS MY HOME - PT. 2 - K6112
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I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO CRY, CRY, CRY
R&B #15/Pop #55
/JUST PLAIN FUNK (Instr.) - K6141
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SAY IT LOUD - I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #10
/SAY IT LOUD - I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD - PT.2 - K6187
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1 LOVE YOU/MAYBE I'LL UNDERSTAND (No Catalog Number)
GOODBYE MY LOVE
R&B #9/Pop #31
/SHADES OF BROWN (Instr.) - K6198
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SANTA CLAUS GOES STRAIGHT TO THE GHETTO/YOU KNOW IT (Instr.) - K6203
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TIT FOR TAT (AIN'T NO TAKING BACK)
Pop #86
/BELIEVERS SHALL ENJOY (Instr.) - K6204
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LET'S UNITE THE WHOLE WORLD AT CHRISTMAS / IN THE MIDDLE - PT. 1 (Instr.) - K6205
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1969
GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A LOOSE
R&B #1/Pop #15
/I'LL LOSE MY MIND (Instr.) - K6213
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"STEVE SOUL" A TALK WITH THE NEWS / SHADES OF BROWN - PT. 2 (Instr.) - K6216
* * * * *
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A JOB
(duet w/ Marva Whitney)
(Marva Whitney only on B side) - K6218
* * * * *
SOUL PRIDE - PT. 1 (Instr.)
R&B #33
/SOUL PRIDE - PT. 2 (Instr.) - K6222
* * * * *
1 DON'T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME
R&B #3/Pop #20
/ NOTHIN - PTS. 1 & 2 - K6224
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THE POPCORN (Instr.)
R&B 11/Pop #30
/ THE CHICKEN (Instr.) - K6240
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MOTHER POPCORN - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #11
/MOTHER POPCORN - PT. 2 - K6245
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LOWDOWN POPCORN (Instr.)
R&B #16/Pop #41
/TOP OF THE STACK (Instr.) - K6250
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WORLD - Pt. 1
R&B #8/Pop #37
/WORLD - PT. 2 - K6258
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LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN - Pt. 1
R&B #2/Pop #21
/SOMETIME - K6255
* * * * *
LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN - PT. 2
R&B #6/Pop #40
/GITTIN' A LITTLE HIPPER - PT. 2 (Instr.) - K6275
* * * * *
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME - PT. 1 / IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME - PT. 2 - K6277
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"STEVE SOUL" SOUL PRESIDENT / POPCORN WITH A FEELING (Instr.) - F12551
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AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW - PT. 1 (Instr.)
R&B #3/Pop #24
/ AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW - PT. 2 (Instr.) - K6280
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1970
BROTHER RAPP - PT. 1 / BROTHER RAPP - PT. 2 - K6285(W)
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FUNKY DRUMMER - PT. 1
R&B #20/Pop #51
/FUNKY DRUMMER - PT. 2 - K6290
* * * * *
IT'S A NEW DAY - PTS. l & 2
R&B #3/Pop #32
/GEORGIA ON MY MIND - K6292
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LET IT BE ME
(duet w/ Vicki Anderson)
(Vicki Anderson only on B side) - K6293
* * * * *
BROTHER RAPP - PTS. 1 & 2
R&B #2/Pop #32
* * * * *
BEWILDERED - K6310
* * * * *
GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A) SEX MACHINE - PTS. 1 & 2 - K6318
R&B #2/Pop #15
* * * * *
A MAN HAS TO GO BACK TO THE CROSSROADS / THE DRUNK (Instr.) - K3098
* * * * *
SUPER BAD - PTS. 1 & 2
R&B #1/Pop #13
/SUPER BAD - PT. 3 - K6329
* * * * *
HEY AMERICA / HEY AMERICA (Instr.) - K6339
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SANTA CLAUS IS DEFINITELY HERE TO STAY / SANTA CLAUS IS DEFINITELY HERE TO STAY (Instr.) - K6340
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GET UP, GET INTO IT, AND GET INVOLVED - PTS. 1 & 2 - K6347
R&B #4/Pop #34
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TALKIN' LOUD & SAYlN' NOTHING - PT. 1 / TALKIN' LOUD & SAYlN' NOTHING - PT. 2 - KP6359(W)
* * * * *
TALKIN' LOUD & SAYlN' NOTHING - PT. 1 / TALKIN' LOUD & SAYIN' NOTHING - PT. 2 - KS6359(W)
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1971
SPINNING WHEEL - PT. 1 (Instr.)
Pop #90
/SPINNING WHEEL - PT. 2 (Instr.) - K6366
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SOUL POWER - PT. 1
R&B #3/Pop #29
/SOUL POWER - PTS. 2 & 3 - K6368
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I CRIED
R&B #15/Pop #50
/WORLD - PT. 2 - K6363
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ESCAPE-ISM - PT. 1
R&B #6/Pop #25
/ESCAPE-ISM - PT. 2 - P2500
* * * * *
HOT PANTS - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #15
/HOT PANTS - PT. 2 - P2501
* * * * *
MAKE IT FUNKY - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #22
/MAKE IT FUNKY - PT. 2 - PD14088
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MY PART/MAKE IT FUNKY - PT. 3
Pop #68
/MY PART/MAKE IT FUNKY - PT. 4 - PD14098
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I'M A GREEDY MAN - PT. 1
R&B #7/Pop #35
I'M A GREEDY MAN - PT. 2 - PD14100
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1972
TALKIN' LOUD & SAYIN' NOTHING - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #27
/TALKIN' LOUD & SAYIN' NOTHING - PT. 2 - PD14109
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KING HEROIN
R&B #6/Pop #40
/THEME FROM KING HEROIN (instr.) - PD14116
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THERE IT IS - PT. 1
R&B #4/Pop #43
/THERE IT IS - PT. 2 - PD14125
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HONKYTONK - PT. l
R&B #7/Pop #44
/HONKY TONK - PT. 2 - PD14129
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GET ON THE GOOD FOOT - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #18
/GET ON THE GOOD FOOT - PT. 2 - PD14139
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I GOT A BAG OF MY OWN
R&B #3/Pop #44
/PUBLIC ENEMY # 1 - PT. 1 - PD14153
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WHAT MY BABY NEEDS NOW (duet w/ Lyn Collins)
R&B #17/Pop #56
/THIS GUY (GIRL'S) IN LOVE WITH YOU - PD14157
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SANTA CLAUS GOES STRAIGHT TO THE GHETTO / SWEET LITTLE BABY BOY - PD14161
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1973
I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS - PT. 1 / I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS - PTS. 15 & 16 - PD14162
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DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY
R&B #13/Pop #50
/MAMA'S DEAD - PD14162
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THE BOSS / LIKE IT IS, LIKE IT WAS - PD14169
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THINK
R&B #15/Pop #77
/SOMETHING - PD14177
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THINK
R&B #37/Pop #80
/SOMETHING - PD14185
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WOMAN - PT. l / WOMAN - PT. 2 - PD14193
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SEXY, SEXY, SEXY
R&B #6/Pop #50
/SLAUGHTER THEME - PD14194
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LET IT BE ME (duet w/ Lyn Collins) / IT'S ALL RIGHT - PD14199
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STONED TO THE BONE - PT. 1
R&B #4/Pop #50
/STONED TO THE BONE (SOME MORE) - PD14210
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1974
THE PAYBACK - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #26
/THE PAYBACK - PT. 2 - PD14223
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MY THANG
R&B #1/Pop #29
/PUBLIC ENEMY # 1 - PT. 1 - PD14244
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PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS - PT. 1
R&B #1/Pop #31
/PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS - PT. 2 - PD14255
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FUNKY PRESIDENT (PEOPLE IT'S BAD)
R&B #4
COLD BLOODED - PD14258
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1975
REALITY
R&B #19
/I NEED YOUR LOVE 80 BAD - PD14268
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SEX MACHINE - PT. 1
R&B #16
/SEX MACHINE - PT. 2 - PD14270
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DEAD ON IT - PT. 1 / DEAD ON IT - PT. 2 - PD14279
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HUSTLE!!! (DEAD ON IT)
R&B #11
/DEAD ON IT - PT.2 - PD14281
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SUPERBAD, SUPERSLICK - PT. 1
R&B #28
/SUPERBAD, SUPERSLICK - PT. 2 - PD14295
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HOT (I NEED TO BE LOVED, LOVED, LOVED)
R&B #31
SUPERBAD, SUPERSLICK - PT. 1 - PD14301
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1976
DOOLEY'S JUNKYARD DOG (long version)
/ DOOLEY'S JUNKYARD DOG (short version) - PD14303
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(I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS
R&B #70
/GOODNIGHT MY LOVE - PD14304
* * * * *
GET UP OFFA THAT THING
R&B #4/Pop #45
/RELEASE THE PRESSURE - PD14328
* * * * *
I REFUSE TO LOSE
R&B #47
/HOME AGAIN - PD14354
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BODYHEAT - PT. 1
R&B #13/Pop #88
/BODYHEAT - PT. 2 - PD14360
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1977
KISS IN '77
R&B #35
/WOMAN - PD14388
* * * * *
GIVE ME SOME SKIN
R&B #20
/PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LIVE - PD14409
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TAKE ME HIGHER AND GROOVE ME / SUMMERTIME (duet w/ Martha High) - PD14433
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PEOPLE WHO CRITICIZE
/ IF YOU DON'T GIVE A DOGGONE ABOUT IT - PD14438
R&B #45
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1978
LOVE ME TENDER / HAVE A HAPPY DAY - PD14460
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EYESIGHT
R&B #38
/ I NEVER, NEVER, NEVER WILL FORGET - PD14465
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THE SPANK
R&B #26
/ LOVE ME TENDER - PD14487
* * * * *
NATURE - PT. 1 / NATURE - PT. 2 - PD14512
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FOR GOODNESS SAKES, LOOK AT THOSE CAKES - PTS. 1 & 2 - PD14522
R&B #52
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1979
SOMEONE TO TALK TO - PT. 1 / SOMEONE TO TALK TO· PT. 2 - PD14540
* * * * *
IT'S TOO FUNKY IN HERE
R&B #15
/ARE WE REALLY DANCING? - PD14557
* * * * *
STAR GENERATION
R&B #63
/WOMAN ARE SOMETHING ELSE - PD2005
* * * * *
ORIGINAL DISCO MAN / LET THE BOOGIE DO THE REST - PD2034
* * * * *
REGRETS / STONE COLD DRAG - PD2054
* * * * *
LET THE FUNK FLOW / SOMETIMES THAT'S ALL THERE IS - PD2078
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1980
RAPP PAYBACK (WHERE IZ MOSES) - PT. 1
R&B #46
/ RAPP PAYBACK (WHERE IZ MOSES) - PT. 2 - TKI039
* * * * *
GET UP OFFA THAT THING (LIVE) / IT'S TOO FUNKY IN HERE (LIVE) - PD2129
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1981
STAY WITH ME / SMOKIN' N DRINKIN' - TKI042
R&B #80
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1983
BRING IT ON ... BRING IT ON
R&B #73
/THE NIGHTTIME IS THE RIGHT TIME - CAS94023
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KING OF SOUL B52215
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1984
UNITY - PART. 1
R&B #87
/UNITY - PART. 2 - (AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & JAMES BROWN) - TB847
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1985
LIVING IN AMERICA - SBZ05682
R&B #10/Pop #4
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GRAVITY - SBZ06275
R&B #26/Pop #93
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1986
HOW DO YOU STOP - SBZ06568
R&B #10
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1988
I'M REAL - SBZ07783
R&B #2
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1989
GIMME YOUR LOVE (duet w/ Aretha Franklin) - A9885
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COMPILED BY CLIFF WHITE
LEGEND:
F= FEDERAL
K= KING
S=SMASH
PD=POLYDOR
P= PEOPLE
TK = TK RECORDS
B = BACKSTREET
CAS or AS = AUGUSTA SOUND
TB = TOMMY BOY
SBZ or ZK = SCOTTI BROS. A=ARISTA
(W) = RELEASED BRIEFLY, THEN WITHDRAWN
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