Star Time (Greatest Hits, Box Set)
- Artist: Brown James [1]
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4 Disc(s)
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11.
Baby, You're Right [Alternate Take][#] 2:58
James Brown
Play Baby, You're Right [Alternate Take][#] -
24.
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1-3 [Complete Take][#] 6:56
James Brown
Play Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1-3 [Complete Take][#]
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29.
Money Won't Change You [Complete Version][#] 6:01
James Brown
Play Money Won't Change You [Complete Version][#] -
30.
Don't Be a Dropout [Unedited Version][#] 4:31
James Brown
Play Don't Be a Dropout [Unedited Version][#] -
31.
Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue) [Unedited Version][#] 3:48
James Brown
Play Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue) [Unedited Version][#] -
32.
Let Yourself Go [Unedited Version][#] 3:53
James Brown
Play Let Yourself Go [Unedited Version][#] -
35.
I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1 3:29
James Brown
Play I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1 -
38.
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud) 2:59
James Brown
Play Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud) -
41.
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get ...) 5:59
James Brown
Play I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get ...)
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44.
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) ****** Machine 5:15
James Brown
Play Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) ****** Machine -
46.
Talking Loud and Saying Nothing [Extended Version] 8:59
James Brown
Play Talking Loud and Saying Nothing [Extended Version] -
48.
Soul Power, Pt. 1 & 2 [Stereo Mix/Unedited] 4:25
James Brown
Play Soul Power, Pt. 1 & 2 [Stereo Mix/Unedited] -
49.
Brother Rapp/Ain't It Funky Now [Live][#] 7:44
James Brown
Play Brother Rapp/Ain't It Funky Now [Live][#] -
54.
I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance), Pt. 1 3:01
James Brown
Play I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance), Pt. 1
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66.
Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved) 5:03
James Brown
Play Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved) -
71.
Unity, Pt. 1: The Third Coming 3:40
James Brown, Afrika Bambaataa
Play Unity, Pt. 1: The Third Coming
Description
When the four-disc Star Time box was released in 1991, James Brown's catalog sorely needed an overhaul; much of it was out of print, and what was available was hardly befitting of his magnitude. Star Time got everything right: it put Brown's hugely influential career into striking perspective, helping to complete his critical renaissance, and the richness of its music set a standard for box sets in general. It was no easy task to balance Brown's lengthy, multi-part funk workouts with the need to include all of his most significant tracks, and the compilers did an excellent job in deciding when and when not to truncate ("Cold Sweat," for example, must be heard in its entirety). There's nothing from Live at the Apollo (which should be experienced start to finish), and his last hurrah on the pop charts, "Living in America," is missing, but these 71 tracks cover all the other high points, and make an eloquent case for Brown as the greatest RB artist of all time. Disc One covers Brown's early RB years, when his pleading intensity helped lay the groundwork for soul music. Disc Two, however, is where his genius truly crystallizes -- it basically chronicles the birth of funk, as Brown gradually discards song structure in favor of working hard grooves; it also offers a picture of Brown's emergence as a bandleader and spokesman for black pride. Disc Three features Brown's hardest funk, including his much-revered material with the Bootsy Collins band. Disc Four traces Brown's later creative decline, yet he duplicated his former glories often enough to make this disc a surprisingly solid listen; plus, his massive impact on hip-hop is underlined on the last track, the Afrika Bambaataa duet "Unity." Star Time paved the way for several other excellent compilations which highlighted different parts of Brown's vast legacy, but as the definitive retrospective of one of the most important musicians of the 20th century (black or otherwise), it has yet to be equaled. Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Description
When the four-disc Star Time box was released in 1991, James Brown's catalog sorely needed an overhaul; much of it was out of print, and what was available was hardly befitting of his magnitude. Star Time got everything right: it put Brown's hugely influential career into striking perspective, helping to complete his critical renaissance, and the richness of its music set a standard for box sets in general. It was no easy task to balance Brown's lengthy, multi-part funk workouts with the need to include all of his most significant tracks, and the compilers did an excellent job in deciding when and when not to truncate ("Cold Sweat," for example, must be heard in its entirety). There's nothing from Live at the Apollo (which should be experienced start to finish), and his last hurrah on the pop charts, "Living in America," is missing, but these 71 tracks cover all the other high points, and make an eloquent case for Brown as the greatest RB artist of all time. Disc One covers Brown's early RB years, when his pleading intensity helped lay the groundwork for soul music. Disc Two, however, is where his genius truly crystallizes -- it basically chronicles the birth of funk, as Brown gradually discards song structure in favor of working hard grooves; it also offers a picture of Brown's emergence as a bandleader and spokesman for black pride. Disc Three features Brown's hardest funk, including his much-revered material with the Bootsy Collins band. Disc Four traces Brown's later creative decline, yet he duplicated his former glories often enough to make this disc a surprisingly solid listen; plus, his massive impact on hip-hop is underlined on the last track, the Afrika Bambaataa duet "Unity." Star Time paved the way for several other excellent compilations which highlighted different parts of Brown's vast legacy, but as the definitive retrospective of one of the most important musicians of the 20th century (black or otherwise), it has yet to be equaled. Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Features
- Genre: R&B
- Category: Funk, Soul
- Release Date: May 07, 1991
- Artist: Brown James [1]
- Additional Artists: Afrika Bambaataa (Performer), Louis Madison (Vocals), James Brown (Vocals), Martha Harvin (Vocals), Jerone "Jasaan Sanford" Melson (Vocals), Sylvester Keels (Vocals), Bill Hollings (Vocals), Jimmy Parker (Vocals), Bobby Bennett (Vocals), Russell Crimes (Vocals)
- Format: CD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 244-07-0859
- ASIN: B002OAT3WA
- Catalog #: 11588426
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 12.3 inches length x 6.2 inches width x 1.6 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 1.50 pounds.
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