James Brown - I Walked Alone (2024)

Brown's rags-to-riches-to-rags story has heroic and tragic dimensions of mythic resonance. Born into poverty in the South, he ran afoul of the law by the late '40s on an armed robbery conviction. With the help of singer Bobby Byrd's family, Brown gained parole and started a gospel group with Byrd, changing their focus to R&B as the rock revolution gained steam. The Flames, as the Georgian group was known in the mid-'50s, signed to Federal/King and had a huge R&B hit right off the bat with the wrenching, churchy ballad "Please, Please, Please." By that point, the Flames had become James Brown & the Famous Flames; the charisma, energy, and talent of Brown made him the natural star attraction. All of Brown's singles over the next two years flopped, as he sought to establish his own style, recording material that was obviously derivative of heroes like Roy Brown, Hank Ballard, Little Richard, and Ray Charles. In retrospect, it can be seen that Brown was in the same position as dozens of other R&B one-shots: talented singers in need of better songs, or not fully on the road to a truly original sound.

Track List:

[02:46] 01. James Brown - Please, Please, Please
[02:13] 02. James Brown - Chonnie-On-Chon
[02:14] 03. James Brown - Hold My Baby's Hand
[02:35] 04. James Brown - I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
[02:36] 05. James Brown - Just Won't Do Right
[02:33] 06. James Brown - Baby Cries Over The Ocean
[02:51] 07. James Brown - I Don't Know
[02:24] 08. James Brown - Tell Me What I Dig Wrong
[02:27] 09. James Brown - I've Got To Change
[02:23] 10. James Brown - That Dood It
[02:55] 11. James Brown - Beggin, Beggin
[02:44] 12. James Brown - I Walked Alone
[02:15] 13. James Brown - No, No, No, No
[02:47] 14. James Brown - That's When I Lost My Heart
[02:28] 15. James Brown - Let's Make It
[02:15] 16. James Brown - Love Or A Game
[02:28] 17. James Brown - There Must Be A Reason
[02:45] 18. James Brown - I Want You So Bad
[03:02] 19. James Brown - Why Do You Do Me
[02:38] 20. James Brown - Got To Cry
[02:09] 21. James Brown - Strange Things Happen
[02:07] 22. James Brown - Fine Old Foxy Self
[02:12] 23. James Brown - Messing With The Blues
[02:33] 24. James Brown - Try Me
[02:42] 25. James Brown - It Was You
[01:54] 26. James Brown - Dancin' Little Thing
[02:24] 27. James Brown - Can't Be The Same
[02:54] 28. James Brown - It Hurts To Tell You
[02:24] 29. James Brown - I Won't Plead No More
[02:33] 30. James Brown - You're Mine, You're Mine
[02:48] 31. James Brown - Gonna Try
[02:49] 32. James Brown - Don't Let It Happen To Me
[02:50] 33. James Brown - Think
[02:17] 34. James Brown - Good Good Lovin'
[02:32] 35. James Brown - Wonder When You're Coming Home
[02:09] 36. James Brown - I'll Go Crazy
[02:11] 37. James Brown - This Old Heart
[02:44] 38. James Brown - I Know It's True
[02:26] 39. James Brown - Bewildered
[02:22] 40. James Brown - I'll Never Let You Go
[02:24] 41. James Brown - You've Got The Power
[02:26] 42. James Brown - If You Want Me
[03:08] 43. James Brown - Baby, You're All Right
[02:48] 44. James Brown - So Long
[02:50] 45. James Brown - Just You And Me Darling
[02:47] 46. James Brown - I Love You, Yes I Do
[02:46] 47. James Brown - I Don't Mind
[02:46] 48. James Brown - Come Over Here
[02:57] 49. James Brown - The Bells
[02:01] 50. James Brown - Love Don't Love Nobody
[02:02] 51. James Brown - Slow Down
[03:05] 52. James Brown - Lost Someone
[02:26] 53. James Brown - And I Do Just What I Want
[02:49] 54. James Brown - You Don't Have To Go
[02:03] 55. James Brown - Tell me what
[04:17] 56. James Brown - Papas Got A Brand New Bag
[02:51] 57. James Brown - Choo-Choo
[02:54] 58. James Brown - Three Hearts In A Tangle
[02:26] 59. James Brown - Doin' The Limbo
[02:49] 60. James Brown - I Don't Care
[02:24] 61. James Brown - Joggin' Along
[02:31] 62. James Brown - I've Got Money
[02:44] 63. James Brown - Sticky
[02:51] 64. James Brown - Like A Baby
[03:33] 65. James Brown - Every Beat Of My Heart
[02:49] 66. James Brown - In The Wee Wee Hours (Of The Night)
[02:22] 67. James Brown - Cross Firing
[02:51] 68. James Brown - Shout And Shimmy
[02:12] 69. James Brown - Have Mercy Baby
[02:44] 70. James Brown - Switch-A-Roo
[02:06] 71. James Brown - Dawn right (Love Don't Love )
[02:09] 72. James Brown - Hold It
[01:44] 73. James Brown - The Scratch
[03:31] 74. James Brown - Night Train
[02:17] 75. James Brown - Night Flying
[02:19] 76. James Brown - Suds
[02:55] 77. James Brown - These Foolish Things
[02:51] 78. James Brown - Mashed Potatoes
[02:21] 79. James Brown - Dish Rag
[01:54] 80. James Brown - Wobble Wobble
[02:22] 81. James Brown - Prisoner Of Love
[02:47] 82. James Brown - Waiting In Vain
[02:32] 83. James Brown - Again
[02:40] 84. James Brown - Signed, Sealed And Delivered
[02:54] 85. James Brown - Can You Feel It
[02:51] 86. James Brown - How Long Darling
[06:06] 87. James Brown - The Thing In G.
[02:49] 88. James Brown - It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
[05:19] 89. James Brown The Original J.B.s - Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 2
[07:10] 90. James Brown - Cold Sweat
[05:00] 91. James Brown - Super Bad (Pts.1 & 2)
[02:48] 92. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
[03:31] 93. James Brown - The Payback (Pt. 1)
[04:29] 94. James Brown - Papa Don't Take No Mess (Pt. 1)