In March 1967, “King” label released “James Brown Sings Raw Soul”, the nineteenth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
- James Brown – vocals
- Billy Butler, Alfonzo Kellu, Alphonso “Country” Kellum, Lonnie Mack, Jimmy Nolen, Wallace Richardson – guitar
- Ernie Hayes – organ, piano
- Al Lucas, Michael Moore, Bernard Odum, James Tyrell, David Williams – bass
- John Starks, Clyde Stubblefield – drums
- Ron Selico – bongos
- Gene Redd – vibraphone
- George Dorsey – alto saxophone
- Nat Jones – alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
- Pee Wee Ellis, Sam “The Man” Taylor, Eldee Williams – tenor saxophone
- Charles Carr, Haywood Henry, Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone
- Dud Bascomb, Martha Harvin, Joe Dupars, Johnny Grimes, Waymon Reed, Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Dicky Harris, Levi Rasbury – trombone
- Sammy Lowe – arranger, conductor
- Bobby Bird, Vicki Anderson, Margie Clark, Maretha Stewart– backing vocals
- The Jewels – backing vocals
- Mitchell Kanner – design
- Harry Weinger – liner notes
Track listing:
- Bring It Up – James Brown
- Don’t Be a Dropout – James Brown, Nat Jones
- Till Then – Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood, Sol Marcus
- Tell Me That You Love Me – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
- Yours and Mine – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
- Money Won’t Change You, Pt. 1 – James Brown, Nat Jones
- Money Won’t Change You, Pt. 2 – James Brown, Nat Jones
- Only You – Ande Rand, Buck Ram
- Let Yourself Go – James Brown
- The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
- Nobody Knows – James Brown, James Crawford
- Stone Fox – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
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