I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
1968 studio album by James Brown
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I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me is the eighteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in March 1968, by King Records.[5][3]
ReleasedMarch 1968
Studio
- Beltone Studios (New York City, New York)[2]
- RCA Studios (New York City, New York)[2]
- Apollo Theater (New York City, New York)[2]
- King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio)[2]
- Mastersound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)[1]
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| Released | March 1968 | |||
| Recorded | January 25 – October 30, 1967[1][2] | |||
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 43:06 | |||
| Label | King 1030 | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Chart performance
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1" | James Brown | 3:22 |
| 2. | "There Was a Time" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Get It Together, Pt. 1" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Alfred Ellis | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, James Crawford | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Time After Time" | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | 2:57 |
| 6. | "The Soul of J.B." (instrumental) | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Gladys Knochelman | 3:01 |
| 7. | "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 2" | James Brown | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Get It Together, Pt. 2" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Alfred Ellis | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Why Did You Take Your Love Away from Me" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Need Your Love So Bad" | Little Willie John | 3:24 |
| 11. | "You've Got to Change Your Mind" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Gene Redd, Ron Lenhoff | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Funky Soul #1" (instrumental) | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, James Crawford | 2:09 |
Personnel
The James Brown Orchestra
- Waymon Reed, Joe Dupars, Dud Bascomb, Joe Newman – trumpet
- Richard Harris, Jimmy Cleveland, Garnett Brown – trombone
- Levi Rasbury – valve trombone
- Pee Wee Ellis – alto saxophone
- Maceo Parker, Eldee Williams, Pee Wee Ellis – tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone
- Pee Wee Ellis – organ
- Ernie Hayes – piano
- Jimmy Nolen, Alfonzo Kellum, Wallace Richardson, Carl Lynch – guitar
- Bernard Odum, Al Lucas – bass
- Ron Selico – congas
- Jabo Starks, Bernard Purdie – drums
The Dapps ("I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)", "The Soul of J.B.", "Funky Soul #1")
- probably Ron Geisman – trumpet
- Pee Wee Ellis – alto saxophone
- Les Asch – tenor saxophone
- David Parkinson – baritone saxophone
- Tim Hedding – organ, piano
- Troy Seals, “Fat Eddie” Setser – guitar
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Beau Dollar – drums
Charts
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[6] | 17 |
