I'll Go Crazy (James Brown song)

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B-side"I Know It's True"
Released1960 (1960)
Recorded1959
StudioKing Studios, Cincinnati, OH
"I'll Go Crazy"
Single by James Brown and The Famous Flames
from the album Think!
B-side"I Know It's True"
Released1960 (1960)
Recorded1959
StudioKing Studios, Cincinnati, OH
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:05
LabelFederal
12369
SongwriterJames Brown
ProducerUnknown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Good Good Lovin'"
(1960)		 "I'll Go Crazy"
(1960)		 "Think"
(1960)
Audio video
"I'll Go Crazy" on YouTube
"I'll Go Crazy"
Single by James Brown and The Famous Flames
from the album Live at the Apollo
A-side"Lost Someone"
ReleasedJanuary 1966 (1966-01)
RecordedOctober 24, 1962, Apollo Theater, New York, NY
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:10
LabelKing
6020
SongwriterJames Brown
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Lost Someone"
(1966)		 "I'll Go Crazy"
(1966)		 "Ain't That a Groove Part 1"
(1966)

"I'll Go Crazy" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by James Brown and The Famous Flames. Released as a single in 1960, it was Brown's fourth R&B hit, charting at #15.[1] Brown and the Flames also performed it as the first song on their 1963 album Live at the Apollo.

The Live at the Apollo performance of "I'll Go Crazy" was also later released as the B-side of a single in 1966, backed with "Lost Someone" (also from the live album). It charted #38 R&B and #73 Pop.This live version was the last song featuring The Famous Flames to chart.

  • James Brown – lead vocal

and the Famous Flames:

with the James Brown Band:

  • J.C. Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Roach – guitar
  • Bernard Odum – bass guitar
  • Nat Kendrick – drums

plus:

Chart performance

Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Hot R&B Sides (Billboard) 15
Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 73
US Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles (Billboard)[4] 38

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