| 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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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Handful of Soul is the fourteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. All instrumental, it features Brown at the organ. 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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