| Handful of Soul | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 39:01 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Handful of Soul is the fourteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in November 1966, by Smash Records. [1] [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Go Get Stoned" | Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Hold On, I'm Comin'" | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Our Day Will Come" | Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson | 3:58 |
| 4. | "A Message to Michael" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:47 |
| 5. | "The King" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 6:24 |
| 6. | "634-5789" | Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper | 2:55 |
| 7. | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Hot Mix" | McKinley Johnson, Ted Wright | 2:19 |
| 9. | "Oh! Henry" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Get Loose" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 5:22 |
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