| James Brown Sings Raw Soul | ||||
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| Released | March 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 34:18 | |||
| Label | King | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
James Brown Sings Raw Soul is the fifteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in March 1967, by King Records. [3] [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bring It Up" | James Brown | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Don't Be a Dropout" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Till Then" | Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood, Sol Marcus | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Tell Me That You Love Me" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 1:40 |
| 5. | "Yours and Mine" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Money Won't Change You, Pt. 1" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Money Won't Change You, Pt. 2" | James Brown, Nat Jones | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Only You" | Ande Rand, Buck Ram | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Let Yourself Go" | James Brown | 2:55 |
| 10. | "The Nearness of You" | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Nobody Knows" | James Brown, James Crawford | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Stone Fox" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:46 |
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