Showtime (James Brown album)

Showtime
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedApril 1964 (1964-04)[1]
RecordedMarch 24, 1964 (1964-03-24)[1][2][3]
StudioBell Sound Studios (New York City, New York)[1][2][3]
GenreSoul, jazz
Length32:02
LabelSmash
James Brown chronology
Prisoner of Love
(1963) 		Showtime
(1964) 		Grits & Soul
(1964)
Singles from Showtime
  1. "Caldonia"
    Released: April 1964 (1964-04)
  2. "The Things That I Used to Do"
    Released: May 1964 (1964-05)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964, by Smash Records.[6] It was the transition album from King Records to Smash Records, however, limited by contractual obligations with King Records, Brown released an album of remakes overdubbed with canned applause.[4] Brown's vocal group, The Famous Flames are included in the album's introduction and are featured on the album's cover but do not appear on any of the tracks.[1][2][3] The album was arranged by Sammy Lowe.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated May 9, 1964, peaking at No. 61 during a eighteen-week run on the chart.[7]

Other releases

In 1990, several songs from Showtime were released without the overdubbed crowd on the Messing With The Blues and Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969 compilation albums.[1][2]

In mid 2018, some 54 years after its original 1964 release on vinyl, Showtime was released on CD for the first time.[8][9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction of James Brown & The Famous Flames by Danny Ray" 0:13
2."Caldonia"Fleecie Moore2:44
3."Don't Cry Baby"James Price Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger3:06
4."Sweet Lorraine"Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish2:30
5."Out of the Blue"Johnny Terry, Ted Wright2:19
6."Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door"Casey Bill Weldon3:52
7."Evil"Ted Wright2:50
8."Blues for My Baby"Billy Wright, Teddy Reig3:03
9."For You My Love"Paul Gayten2:24
10."Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer2:59
11."The Things That I Used to Do"J. Dolan2:56
12."You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Love You"James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock, Russ Morgan3:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LP's[7] 61

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Leeds, Alan; Weinger, Harry (1990). Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969. p. 15.
  2. ^ a b c d White, Cliff; Weinger, Harry (1990). Messing With The Blues. Polydor. pp. 1–6.
  3. ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (February 2007). The Singles, Volume 3: 1964–1965 (published June 8, 2007). p. 22.
  4. ^ a b Hamilton, Andrew. "James Brown: Showtime at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "iTunes - Music - Showtime by James Brown". iTunes. May 3, 1933. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Amazon.com
  9. ^ Oldies.com


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