Think! (James Brown album)

Think!
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1960 (1960-11)[1]
RecordedJanuary 30, 1959 – September 29, 1960 (1959-01-30 – 1960-09-29)
Studio
GenreRhythm and blues, soul
Length30:13
LabelKing
James Brown and The Famous Flames chronology
Try Me!
(1959)
Think!
(1960)
The Amazing James Brown
(1961)
Singles from Think!
  1. "Good Good Lovin'"
    Released: October 29, 1959 (1959-10-29)
  2. "I'll Go Crazy"
    Released: January 28, 1960 (1960-01-28)
  3. "Think"/"You've Got the Power"
    Released: April 23, 1960 (1960-04-23)
  4. "This Old Heart"
    Released: August 8, 1960 (1960-08-08)
  5. "Bewildered"
    Released: January 1961 (1961-01)
  6. "Baby You're Right"
    Released: July 26, 1961 (1961-07-26)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Think! is the third studio album by James Brown and The Famous Flames, featuring the hit singles "Baby You're Right" and their cover of "Bewildered", along with the group's hit cover of the title track, "Think" originally recorded by The "5" Royales. It also includes the national hits "I'll Go Crazy", "This Old Heart" and "Baby, You're Right", the 1959 regional hit "Good Good Lovin'",[4] and Brown's B-side hit duet with Bea Ford, "You've Got the Power". In all, the album features no less than seven national Pop and R&B chart hits, and a few regional hits as well.[2][5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Brown; except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Think"Lowman Pauling2:50
2."Good Good Lovin'"James Brown, Albert Shubert 
3."Wonder When You're Coming Home" 2:33
4."I'll Go Crazy" 2:09
5."This Old Heart" 2:11
6."I Know It's True" 2:43
7."Bewildered"Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup2:25
8."I'll Never Let You Go" 2:20
9."You've Got the Power"James Brown, Johnny Terry2:22
10."If You Want Me" 2:26
11."Baby, You're Right"James Brown, Joe Tex3:07
12."So Long"Remus Harris, Irving Melsher, Russ Morgan2:50

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Leeds, Alan (March 27, 2007). The Singles, Volume II: 1960–1963. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b Koda, Cub. "Think! - James Brown / James Brown & His Famous Flames". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "James Brown and the Famous Flames – Good Good Lovin' / Don't Let It Happen to Me (1959, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - Think! by James Brown & His Famous Flames". iTunes. January 1960. Retrieved July 4, 2015.