Release Date: 04 July 2025
Label: Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5013929954724
Description
• The world's funkiest band, the Godfather Of Soul James Brown's backing band The J.B.'s.
• Featuring three albums 'Food For Thought', 'Doing It To Death' & 'Damn Right I Am Somebody' in one double CD package.
Featuring some of the classic funk anthems such as 'Gimme Some More', 'Pass The Peas', 'Hot Pants Road' and the Number 1 R&B single 'Doing It To Death'.
These albums were produced by James Brown, and although there are a few instrumentals like the mesmerising 'Theme From King Heroin', James Brown's vocals are prominent and tracks such as 'Escape-ism' and 'More Peas' make you feel like you are also listening to a classic James Brown album.
But James is not the only well-known player on these albums, they also feature Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, William (Bootsy) Collins, Bobby Byrd and the backbeat supremo Clyde (The Funky Drummer) Stubblefield are all out front as well as many other famous J.B.'s.
The 'Damn Right I Am Somebody' album gave Fred Wesley lead billing as Band leader and the album was recorded during the same session as James Brown 'The Payback' album, and you can tell as the album has a similar vibe. As the original album cover stated “Think That You Are Somebody And You'll Be Somebody – Positive Thinking.”
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Various Artists
Toyah
Toyah
The Riot Squad
The Fall
The Fall
Nightwing
Reality
Sly Stone
Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Prince
Mackenzies
Brooklyn Funk Essentials
Distant Birds
Freddie King
