Prisoner of Love (James Brown album)

Prisoner of Love
Studio album by James Brown
Released	September 1963 (1963-09)
Recorded	September 18, 1958 – December 17, 1962 (1958-09-18 – 1962-12-17) [1] [2]
Studio	Beltone Studios (New York City, New York) [1] [2] King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio) [1] [2] Bell Sound Studios (New York City, New York) [1] [2]
Genre	Soul
Length	33:17
Label	King
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. (1962) Prisoner of Love (1963) Showtime (1964)
Singles from Prisoner of Love
"Prisoner of Love" Released: April 1963 "Signed, Sealed and Delivered" Released: September 1963 "Again" Released: April 1964 "So Long" Released: June 1964

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Prisoner of Love is the sixth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in September 1963, by King Records. ^{[5] [3]}

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 28, 1963, peaking at No. 73 during a seventeen-week run on the chart. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prisoner of Love"	Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin	2:21
2.	"Waiting In Vain"	Ivy Jo Hunter	2:44
3.	"Again"	Lionel Newman, Dorcas Cochran	2:32
4.	"Lost Someone"	James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Baby Lloyd Stallworth	3:22
5.	"Bewildered"	Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup	2:26
6.	"So Long"	Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher	2:45
7.	"Signed, Sealed and Delivered"	Cowboy Copas, Lois Mann	2:41
8.	"Try Me"	James Brown	2:32
9.	"(Can You) Feel It, Pt. 1"	James Brown	2:54
10.	"How Long Darling"	James Brown	2:53
11.	"The Thing In "G""	James Brown	6:07

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [6]	73

References

1. Leeds, Alan (December 2006). The Singles, Volume 2: 1960–1963 (published March 27, 2007). pp. 19–23.
2. Leeds, Alan (February 2007). The Singles, Volume 3: 1964–1965 (published June 8, 2007). pp. 19–21.
3. Ruhlmann, William. "Prisoner of Love - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
4. 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.
5. "iTunes - Music - Prisoner of Love by James Brown". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
6. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2025.