
Please, Please, Please
James Brown And The Famous Flames
1959
Please, Please, Please is a Soul & Funk album by James Brown And The Famous Flames, originally released in 1959. On Gatefold: 41 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- raw
- soulful
- southern
About
Back before Soul Brother Number 1 landed on the good foot, achieving superbadness courtesy of dripping-wet, nail-hard funk jams, he was still seriously bad-an R&B scorcher in the vein of Little Willie John and The "5" Royales. This was the James of <i>Please Please Please</i>, a young, fiery showman taking his gospel roots, doo-wop and blues influences, and a dangerous passion to a place that would one day go by the name of soul music. Please Please Please boasts Brown's two early smashes (the title track and "Try Me"), but the good stuff doesn't end there. A batch of his other early singles pull back the curtain on the man who, four years later, would ignite the Apollo: the Sam-smooth soul of "That's When I Lost My Heart," the street-corner serenade "Chonnie-On-Chon," the brokenhearted belter "Just Won't Do Right." <i>Please, Please, Please</i> is a rare glimpse at the birth of the Godfather.
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Tracklist
- 1Please, Please, Please (Single Version)2:46
- 2Chonnie-On-Chon2:13
- 3Hold My Baby's Hand2:14
- 4I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On2:35
- 5Just Won't Do Right2:36
- 6Baby Cries Over the Ocean2:37
- 7I Don't Know2:48
- 8Tell Me What I Did Wrong (Single Version)2:24
- 9Try Me (Single Version)2:33
- 10That Dood It2:28
- 11Begging Begging2:54
- 12I Walked Alone2:44
- 13No No No No2:15
- 14That's When I Lost My Heart2:51
- 15Let's Make It2:28
- 16Love Or a Game2:15
Credits
Performers
- George DorseyALTO SAXOPHONE
- John BrownALTO SAXOPHONE
- Bill HollingsBACKING VOCALS
- Bobby ByrdBACKING VOCALS
- J.W. ArcherBACKING VOCALS
- Johnny TerryBACKING VOCALS
- Louis MadisonBACKING VOCALS
- Nashpendle KnoxBACKING VOCALS
- Sylvester KeelsBACKING VOCALS
- Carl PruittBASS
- Clarence MackBASS
- Edwyn ConleyBASS
- Edison GoreDRUMS
- Panama FrancisDRUMS
- Reginald HallDRUMS
- Eddie FreemanGUITAR
- John FaireGUITAR
- Kenny BurrellGUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 41 pressings tracked on Gatefold
