James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday
| James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1965 | |||
| Recorded | September 10, 1965[1] | |||
| Studio | Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida)[1][2] | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 46:53 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
| James Brown chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday is the tenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in November 1965, by Smash Records.[6][3]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated November 20, 1965, peaking at No. 42 during a nineteen-week run on the chart.[7]
Track listing
All tracks composed by James Brown; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1" | 3:53 | |
| 2. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 2" | 4:26 | |
| 3. | "Oh Baby Don't You Weep" | 6:46 | |
| 4. | "Try Me" | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Sidewinder" | Lee Morgan | 6:56 |
| 6. | "Out of Sight" | Ted Wright | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Maybe the Last Time" | Ted Wright | 5:14 |
| 8. | "Every Beat of My Heart" | Johnny Otis | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Hold It" | Billy Butler, Clifford Scott | 4:38 |
| 10. | "A Song For My Father, Pt. 1" | Horace Silver | 2:18 |
| 11. | "A Song For My Father, Pt. 2" | Horace Silver | 1:48 |
Personnel
- James Brown – organ
- Ron Tooley, Joe Dupars, Teddy Washington, possibly Levi Rasbury – trumpet
- unknown – trombone
- Nat Jones – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney, Eldee Williams, Clifford “Ace King” MacMillan – tenor saxophone
- Charles Carr – baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen, Alfonzo Kellum – guitar
- Alfonzo Kellum or Bernard Odum – bass
- Obie Williams, Melvin Parker – drums
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[7] | 42 |
References
- ^ a b Leeds, Alan (February 2007). The Singles, Volume 3: 1964–1965 (published June 8, 2007). pp. 23–24.
- ^ Leeds, Alan; Weinger, Harry (1990). Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969. p. 16.
- ^ a b "James Brown Plays James Brown: Yesterday and Today - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (March 5, 1966). "James Brown: Plays James Brown Today And Yesterday" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 260. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday by James Brown". iTunes. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2025.