Mighty Instrumentals

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Mighty Instrumentals
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Studio album by
Released1966
Genre Funk
Length29:51
Label King
Producer James Brown
James Brown chronology
I Got You (I Feel Good)
(1966)
Mighty Instrumentals
(1966)
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo)
(1966)
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Mighty Instrumentals is the eleventh studio album by American musician James Brown. It consists of instrumentals recorded during his time with the King label. The album was released in 1966. [3] [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"1:45
2."(Can You) Feel It, Pt. 1"2:56
3."Hold It"1:54
4."Sticky"2:50
5."The Scratch"1:46
6."James Brown House Party"2:13
7."Night Train"2:21
8."Every Beat of My Heart"3:39
9."Cross Firing"2:28
10."Suds"2:21
11."Doin' the Limbo"2:35
12."Choo-Choo (Locomotion)"2:53

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References

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  2. Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  109. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  3. "iTunes - Music - Mighty Instrumentals by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. 1933-05-03. Retrieved 2015-07-12.