20 All-Time Greatest Hits! Explained

20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
Type:	Greatest hits
Artist:	James Brown
Cover:	JamesBrownGreatestHits.jpg
Released:	October 22, 1991
Recorded:	February 4, 1956 – April 1976
Genre:	Funk, R&B, soul
Length:	70:26
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Various
Prev Title:	Star Time
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Roots of a Revolution
Next Year:	1995

20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is a compilation album by James Brown containing 20 of his most famous recordings. Released by Polydor in 1991 as a single-disc alternative to the Star Time box set, it features songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. 16 of the songs from the album had previously topped the US R&B charts. The album itself peaked at number 99 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after its release. In 2003, it was ranked number 414 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[1]

Personnel

Credits for 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! adapted from Allmusic.^[2]

• John Bobbit – composer
• Deanna Brown – composer
• Deidra Brown – composer
• James Brown – composer, vocals
• James Razor Brown – producer
• Yamma Brown – composer
• Alfred Ellis – composer
• Pee Wee Ellis – composer
• D. Jenkins – composer
• David Lindup – composer
• Mims, Joe – composer
• Lowman Pauling – composer
• Fred Wesley – composer
• Isabelle Wong – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101220144556/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/greatest-hits-james-brown-19691231 . December 20, 2010 . dead . Greatest Hits – James Brown . . September 3, 2011.
2. Web site: 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! - James Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
3. http://allmusic.com/album/20-all-time-greatest-hits-r2702/charts-awards 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! – James Brown > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums