James Brown Sings Raw Soul
| James Brown Sings Raw Soul | ||||
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| Released | March 1967 | |||
| Recorded | March 23, 1964 – January 15, 1967[1][2] | |||
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| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 34:18 | |||
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| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from James Brown Sings Raw Soul | ||||
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| AllMusic | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
James Brown Sings Raw Soul is the fifteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in March 1967, by King Records.[5][3]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated April 8, 1967, peaking at No. 88 during a fourteen-week run on the chart.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bring It Up" | James Brown | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Don't Be a Dropout" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Till Then" | Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood, Sol Marcus | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Tell Me That You Love Me" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 1:40 |
| 5. | "Yours and Mine" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Money Won't Change You, Pt. 1" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Money Won't Change You, Pt. 2" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Only You" | Ande Rand, Buck Ram | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Let Yourself Go" | James Brown | 2:55 |
| 10. | "The Nearness of You" | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Nobody Knows" | James Brown, James Crawford | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Stone Fox" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:46 |
Charts
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[6] | 88 |
References
- ^ a b Leeds, Alan (February 2007). The Singles, Volume 3: 1964–1965 (published June 8, 2007). p. 21.
- ^ a b c d e f g Leeds, Alan (August 2007). The Singles, Volume 4: 1966–1967 (published October 19, 2007). pp. 6–14 & 20–22.
- ^ a b Richie Unterberger. "Sings Raw Soul - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ 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 - Sings Raw Soul by James Brown". iTunes. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2025.