Showtime (James Brown album)
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Showtime is a 1964 James Brown
album
released by Smash Records
. Handicapped by contractual obligations with King Records, Brown released an album of remakes overdubbed with canned applause.
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by Smash Records
Smash Records
Smash Records is an American record label. It was founded in 1961 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records by Mercury executive Shelby Singleton and run by Singleton with Charlie Fach. Fach took over after Singleton left Mercury in 1966...
. Handicapped by contractual obligations with King Records, Brown released an album of remakes overdubbed with canned applause.
Track listing
- "CaldoniaCaldonia"Caldonia" is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A version by Erskine Hawkins, also in 1945, was described by Billboard magazine as "rock and roll", the first time that phrase was used in print to describe any style of music.-Louis Jordan recording:In...
" - "Don't Cry Baby"
- "Sweet Lorraine"
- "Out of the Blue"
- "Somebody Changed The Lock On My Door"
- "Evil"
- "Blues For My Baby"
- "For You My Love"
- "Ain't Nobody Here But Us ChickensAin't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" is a 1946 song, with music and lyrics by Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney. It was recorded by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. The single hit number one on the...
" - "The Things I Used To Do"
- "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"