The Singles, Volume II: 1960–1963 explained

The Singles, Volume II: 1960–1963
Type:compilation
Artist:James Brown
Cover:JamesBrownv2.jpg
Released:March 27, 2007
Recorded:April 10, 1957 – October 4, 1963
Genre:R&B
Length:1:48:45
Label:Hip-O Select
Producer:Various
Prev Year:2006
Next Year:2007

The Singles, Volume II: 1960–1963 is the second compilation in a series of releases by Hip-O Select Records compiling the singles of James Brown. This compilation features all 7" single releases, including re-issues and cancelled singles. Many of the songs in this collection feature backing vocals by his singing group, The Famous Flames.

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "The Bells" (Billy Ward) – 2:59 – James Brown
  2. "And I Do Just What I Want" (James Brown) – 2:26 – James Brown
  3. "Hold It" (Clifford Scott, Billy Butler) – 2:12 – James Brown Presents His Band
  4. "The Scratch" (James Alston) – 1:47 – James Brown Presents His Band
  5. "Bewildered" (Leonard Whitcup, Teddy Powell) – 2:27 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  6. "If You Want Me" (James Brown) – 2:26 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  7. "Suds" (Nathaniel Kendrick) – 2:22 – James Brown Presents His Band
  8. "Sticky" (James Brown, J.C. Davis) – 2:46 – James Brown Presents His Band
  9. "I Don't Mind" (James Brown) – 2:47 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  10. "Love Don't Love Nobody" (Roy Brown) – 2:08 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  11. "Cross Firing" (James Brown) – 2:25 – James Brown Presents His Band
  12. "Night Flying" (James Brown) – 2:18 – James Brown Presents His Band
  13. "Baby, You're Right" (Joe Tex, James Brown) – 3:05 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  14. "I'll Never, Never Let You Go" (James Brown) – 2:22 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  15. "I Love You, Yes I Do" (Guy Wood, Edward Seiler, Sol Marcus, Sally Nix, Henry Glover) – 2:49 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  16. "Just You and Me, Darling" (James Brown) – 2:49 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  17. "Lost Someone" (James Brown, Eugene Stallworth, Bobby Byrd) – 3:08 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  18. "Night Train" (Oscar Washington, Lewis Simpkins, Jimmy Forrest) – 3:33 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  19. "Why Does Everything Happen to Me" (James Brown) – 2:11 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  20. "Bewildered" (Demo) (Leonard Whitcup, Teddy Powell) – 2:54 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
Disc 2
  1. "Shout and Shimmy" (James Brown) – 2:52 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  2. "Come Over Here" (James Brown) – 2:46 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  3. "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." (James Brown) – 2:54 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  4. "You Don't Have To Go" (James Brown) – 2:50 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  5. "(Can You) Feel It-Part 1" (James Brown) – 2:59 – James Brown Presents His Band
  6. "(Can You) Feel It-Part 2" (James Brown) – 2:38 – James Brown Presents His Band
  7. "Three Hearts in a Tangle" (R.S. Pennington, Sonny Thompson) – 2:55 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  8. "I've Got Money" (James Brown) – 2:32 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  9. "Like a Baby" (Jesse Stone) – 2:54 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  10. "Every Beat of My Heart" (Johnny Otis) – 3:46 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  11. "Prisoner of Love" (Leo Robin, Clarence Gaskill, Russ Columbo) – 2:29 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  12. "Choo-Choo" (James Brown) – 2:55 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  13. "These Foolish Things" (Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) – 2:56 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  14. "(Can You) Feel It-Part 1" (James Brown) – 2:59 – James Brown Presents His Band
  15. "Devil's Den-Part 1" (James Brown) – 2:40 – The Poets
  16. "Devil's Den-Part 2" (James Brown) – 2:34 – The Poets
  17. "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered" (Cowboy Copas, Syd Nathan) – 2:51 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  18. "Waiting in Vain" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 2:48 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  19. "Oh Baby Don't You Weep-Part 1" (James Brown) – 2:58 – James Brown & the Famous Flames
  20. "Oh Baby Don't You Weep-Part 2" (James Brown) – 3:03 – James Brown & the Famous Flames

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