Showtime (James Brown album)

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Showtime
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1964
Recorded1964
Genre Soul, jazz
Length32:02
Label Smash
James Brown chronology
Prisoner of Love
(1963)
Showtime
(1964)
Grits & Soul
(1964)
Singles from Showtime
  1. "Caldonia"
    Released: 1964
  2. "The Things That I Used to Do"
    Released: 1964
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Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964, by Smash Records. [3] It was the transition album from King Records to Smash Records, however, handicapped by contractual obligations with King Records, Brown released an album of remakes overdubbed with canned applause. [1] Brown's vocal group, The Famous Flames are included in the album's introduction, are featured on the album's cover, and are featured on several of the album's tracks including "Don't Cry Baby", "Out of the Blue" and "Caldonia". The album was arranged by Sammy Lowe.

Contents

In mid 2018, some 54 years after its original 1964 release on vinyl, this album, Showtime by James Brown & The Famous Flames, was released on CD for the first time. [4] [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction of James Brown & The Famous Flames by Danny Ray" 0:13
2."Caldonia"Fleecie Moore2:44
3."Don't Cry Baby"James Price Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger3:06
4."Sweet Lorraine" Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish 2:30
5."Out of the Blue"Johnny Terry, Ted Wright 2:19
6."Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door"Casey Bill Weldon3:52
7."Evil"Ted Wright2:50
8."Blues for My Baby"Billy Wright, Teddy Reig3:03
9."For You My Love" Paul Gayten 2:24
10."Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer 2:59
11."The Things That I Used to Do"J. Dolan2:56
12."You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock, Russ Morgan 3:00

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