James Brown | Rocks | CD

James Brown was an American singer, songwriter and musician, born in 1933 near Barnwell, South Carolina, and died in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2006. He joined the Gospel Starlighters in 1953, a vocal quartet led by Bobby Byrd, and the group became The Famous Flames and moved from gospel to R&B. His first number one hit, 'Try Me', was released in 1958, and was the first of 17 chart-topping R&B singles he had over the next two decades. He signed with Polydor Records in 1971.

James Brown Rocks is a one-disc compilation CD released in 2026 on Bear Family Records. It contains 30 tracks with a total playing time of approximately 75 minutes. Nico Feuerbach is credited as compilation producer.

Track List

1. That Dood It
2. I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
3. And I Do Just What I Want
4. Tell Me What I Did Wrong
5. Shout and Shimmy
6. This Old Heart
7. You Don't Have to Go
8. Chonnie-on-chon
9. There Must Be a Reason
10. Come Over Here
11. I'll Go Crazy
12. Love Don't Love Nobody
13. Good Good Lovin'
14. I'll Never, Never Let You Go
15. Signed, Sealed and Delivered
16. No, No, No, No
17. Three Hearts in a Tangle
18. Can't Be the Same
19. Think
20. Hold It
21. Just You and Me, Darling
22. Night Flying
23. Don't Let It Happen to Me
24. Dancin' Little Thing
25. Let's Make It
26. Choo-Choo
27. Baby Cries Over the Ocean
28. Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.
29. I Got You (I Feel Good)
30. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag