Prisoner of Love (James Brown album)

Prisoner of Love
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1963 (1963-09)
RecordedSeptember 18, 1958 – December 17, 1962 (1958-09-18 – 1962-12-17)[1][2]
Studio
GenreSoul
Length33:17
LabelKing
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A.
(1962)
Prisoner of Love
(1963)
Showtime
(1964)
Singles from Prisoner of Love
  1. "Prisoner of Love"
    Released: April 1963
  2. "Signed, Sealed and Delivered"
    Released: September 1963
  3. "Again"
    Released: April 1964
  4. "So Long"
    Released: June 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Prisoner of Love is the sixth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in September 1963, by King Records.[5][3]

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 28, 1963, peaking at No. 73 during a seventeen-week run on the chart.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prisoner of Love"Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin2:21
2."Waiting In Vain"Ivy Jo Hunter2:44
3."Again"Lionel Newman, Dorcas Cochran2:32
4."Lost Someone"James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Baby Lloyd Stallworth3:22
5."Bewildered"Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup2:26
6."So Long"Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher2:45
7."Signed, Sealed and Delivered"Cowboy Copas, Lois Mann2:41
8."Try Me"James Brown2:32
9."(Can You) Feel It, Pt. 1"James Brown2:54
10."How Long Darling"James Brown2:53
11."The Thing In "G""James Brown6:07

Charts

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[6] 73

References

  1. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (December 2006). The Singles, Volume 2: 1960–1963 (published March 27, 2007). pp. 19–23.
  2. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (February 2007). The Singles, Volume 3: 1964–1965 (published June 8, 2007). pp. 19–21.
  3. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Prisoner of Love - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - Prisoner of Love by James Brown". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2025.