Try Me!
| Try Me! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 4, 1956 – January 30, 1959[1][2] | |||
| Studios | ||||
| Genres | Rhythm and blues, soul | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | King | |||
| James Brown and the Famous Flames chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Try Me! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Try Me! is the second studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames. It is a collection of singles, B-sides, and outtakes from their first album, Please Please Please.[5] It was reissued by King Records in 1964 under the title The Unbeatable James Brown: 16 Hits.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by James Brown; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There Must Be a Reason" | 2:28 | |
| 2. | "I Want You So Bad" | 2:47 | |
| 3. | "Why Do You Do Me" | Bobby Byrd, Sylvester Keels | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Got to Cry" | 2:37 | |
| 5. | "Strange Things Happen" | Roy Hawkins | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Fine Old Foxy Self" | 2:10 | |
| 7. | "Messing With The Blues" | Floyd Hunt | 2:12 |
| 8. | "Try Me (I Need You)" | 2:33 | |
| 9. | "It Was You" | 2:45 | |
| 10. | "I've Got to Change" | 2:27 | |
| 11. | "Can't Be The Same" | 2:21 | |
| 12. | "It Hurts to Tell You" | James Brown, Albert Shubert (Andy Gibson) | 2:54 |
| 13. | "I Won't Plead No More" | Bobby Byrd, Sylvester Keels | 2:28 |
| 14. | "You're Mine, You're Mine" | James Brown, Nafloyd Scott | 2:33 |
| 15. | "Gonna Try" | 2:46 | |
| 16. | "Don't Let It Happen To Me" | 2:51 |
Personnel
[edit]- James Brown – lead vocals
- Bobby Byrd – backing vocals, piano
- Johnny Terry – backing vocals
- Sylvester Keels – backing vocals
- Nashpendle Knox – backing vocals
- Bill Hollings – backing vocals
- J.W. Archer – backing vocals
- Louis Madison – backing vocals
- John B. Brown – alto saxophone
- George Dorsey – alto saxophone
- Ray Feldor – tenor saxophone
- Cleveland Lowe – tenor saxophone
- Wilbert “Lee Diamond” Smith – tenor saxophone
- Clifford Scott or Hat “Cornbread” Singer – tenor saxophone
- J.C. Davis – tenor saxophone
- Louis Madison – organ, piano
- Alvin "Fats" Gonder – piano
- Ernie Hayes – piano
- Nafloyd Scott – guitar
- Eddie Freeman – guitar
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Bobby Roach – guitar
- Clarence Mack – bass
- Edwyn Conley – bass
- Carl Pruitt – bass
- Bernard Odum – bass
- Reginald Hall – drums
- David “Panama” Francis – drums
- Nat Kendrick – drums
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Leeds, Alan (April 2006). The Singles, Volume 1: 1956–1960 (published September 1, 2006). pp. 12–14.
- 1 2 3 Leeds, Alan (December 2006). The Singles, Volume 2: 1960–1963 (published March 27, 2007). p. 19.
- 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "Try Me! - James Brown / James Brown & His Famous Flames". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 108. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Try Me! by James Brown & His Famous Flames". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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