Showtime (James Brown album)
1964 studio album by James Brown
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Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964, by Smash Records.[2][6] It was the transition album from King Records to Smash Records, however, limited by contractual obligations with King, Brown released an album of remakes overdubbed with canned applause.[4] Brown's vocal group, The Famous Flames are included in the album's introduction and are featured on the album's cover but do not appear on any of the tracks.[2][1][3] The album was arranged by Sammy Lowe.
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| Released | April 1964 | |||
| Recorded | March 24, 1964[1][2][3] | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound Studios (New York City, New York)[1][2][3] | |||
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| Length | 32:02 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Chart performance
Other releases
In 1990, several songs from Showtime were released without the overdubbed crowd on the Messing With The Blues and Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969 compilation albums.[2][1]
In mid 2018, some 54 years after its original 1964 release on vinyl, Showtime was released on CD for the first time.[8][9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction of James Brown & The Famous Flames by Danny Ray" | 0:13 | |
| 2. | "Caldonia" | Fleecie Moore | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Don't Cry Baby" | James Price Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Sweet Lorraine" | Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Out of the Blue" | Johnny Terry, Ted Wright | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door" | Casey Bill Weldon | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Evil" | Ted Wright | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Blues for My Baby" | Billy Wright, Teddy Reig | 3:03 |
| 9. | "For You My Love" | Paul Gayten | 2:24 |
| 10. | "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" | Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer | 2:59 |
| 11. | "The Things That I Used to Do" | J. Dolan | 2:56 |
| 12. | "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Love You" | James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock, Russ Morgan | 3:00 |
Personnel
- James Brown – lead vocals, organ ("Evil")
- Maeretha Stewart and others unidentified – background vocals
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Dud Bascomb – trumpet
- Johnny Grimes – trumpet
- Richard Harris – trombone
- George Dorsey – alto saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
- Sam “The Man” Taylor or Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
- Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
- Ernie Hayes – piano
- unidentified – strings
- Billy Butler – guitar
- Wallace Richardson – guitar
- Al Lucas – bass
- David “Panama” Francis – drums
- Sammy Lowe – conductor, arranger
Charts
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LP's[7] | 61 |
