Live at the Apollo, Volume II
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Live At The Apollo, Volume II is a 1968 live album
by James Brown
, recorded in 1967 at the Apollo Theater
in Harlem. The performance is a follow-up to Brown's very successful 1963 recording, Live at the Apollo. The full recording of what was captured was remastered and re-released in 2003.
Side 2
Side 3
Side 4
Disc 2
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
, recorded in 1967 at the Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...
in Harlem. The performance is a follow-up to Brown's very successful 1963 recording, Live at the Apollo. The full recording of what was captured was remastered and re-released in 2003.
Original 1967 issue
Side A- Introduction - 0:32
- "Think" - 2:54
- "I Wanna Be Around" - 3:09
- James Brown Thanks - 1:11
- "That's LifeThat's Life (song)"That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra...
" - 4:05 - "Kansas City" - 4:49
Side 2
- Medley - 14:54:
- "Let Yourself Go"
- "There Was a Time"
- "I Feel All Right"
- "Cold SweatCold Sweat"Cold Sweat" is a song performed by James Brown and written by his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. Brown recorded it in May 1967. An edited version of "Cold Sweat" released as a two-part single on King Records was a #1 R&B hit, and reached number seven on the Pop Singles chart...
" - 4:43
Side 3
- "It May Be the Last Time" - 3:06
- "I Got You (I Feel Good)" - 0:38
- "Prisoner of LovePrisoner of Love (1931 song)"Prisoner Of Love" is a 1931 popular song with music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill and lyrics by Leo Robin. The song was popularized by Columbo and later became a major hit for Perry Como. It was also recorded by Billy Eckstine.-Perry Como versions:...
" - 7:25 - "Out of SightOut of Sight (song)"Out of Sight" is an Rhythm and blues song recorded by James Brown in 1964. A twelve-bar blues written by Brown under the pseudonym "Ted Wright", the stuttering, staccato dance rhythms and blasting horn section riffs of its instrumental arrangement were an important evolutionary step in the...
" - 0:26 - "Try MeTry Me (song)"Try Me" is a song written and performed by James Brown. He recorded it with his singing group The Famous Flames in 1958. A plaintive ballad, it was the group's second R&B hit , and early in 1959 it became their first song to reach #1 on the R&B chart and was also the first time the group hit the...
" - 2:54 - "Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)" - 4:38
Side 4
- "It's a Man's Man's Man's WorldIt's a Man's Man's Man's World"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is a song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966 in a New York studio and released it as a single later that year. It reached #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Singles charts and #8 in the Billboard Hot 100...
" - 11:16 - "Lost Someone (Medley)" - 6:21
- "Please, Please, PleasePlease, Please, Please"Please, Please, Please" is an R&B song written by James Brown and Johnny Terry and recorded by Brown and The Flames. Released in 1956 as a single on the Cincinnati, Ohio-based label Federal Records, it was Brown's first professional recording and his first hit, eventually selling over a million...
" - 2:44
2003 remaster
Disc 1- Introduction To The James Brown Show
- "Think"
- "I Wanna Be Around"
- James Brown Thanks
- "That's LifeThat's Life (song)"That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra...
" - "Kansas City"
- "Sweet Soul MusicSweet Soul MusicSweet Soul Music is the second album of New Zealand RnB artist, Aaradhna released in 2008 on Valentine's Day.-Track listing:#"Didn't I "#"I Want You Back"#"Betcha By Golly Wow"#"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"...
" - "It's a Man's Man's Man's WorldIt's a Man's Man's Man's World"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is a song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966 in a New York studio and released it as a single later that year. It reached #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Singles charts and #8 in the Billboard Hot 100...
" - "CaravanCaravan (song)"Caravan" is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol and first performed by Duke Ellington in 1937. Irving Mills wrote the lyrics, but he sometimes is not credited on the many instrumental versions. Its exotic sound interested exotica musicians; Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman both covered it. Woody...
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Disc 2
- Introduction to Star Time!
- "Money Won't Change You"/"Out of SightOut of Sight (song)"Out of Sight" is an Rhythm and blues song recorded by James Brown in 1964. A twelve-bar blues written by Brown under the pseudonym "Ted Wright", the stuttering, staccato dance rhythms and blasting horn section riffs of its instrumental arrangement were an important evolutionary step in the...
" - "Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)"
- "Try MeTry Me (song)"Try Me" is a song written and performed by James Brown. He recorded it with his singing group The Famous Flames in 1958. A plaintive ballad, it was the group's second R&B hit , and early in 1959 it became their first song to reach #1 on the R&B chart and was also the first time the group hit the...
" - "Let Yourself Go"
- "There Was a Time"
- "I Feel All Right"
- "Cold SweatCold Sweat"Cold Sweat" is a song performed by James Brown and written by his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. Brown recorded it in May 1967. An edited version of "Cold Sweat" released as a two-part single on King Records was a #1 R&B hit, and reached number seven on the Pop Singles chart...
" - "Prisoner of LovePrisoner of Love (1931 song)"Prisoner Of Love" is a 1931 popular song with music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill and lyrics by Leo Robin. The song was popularized by Columbo and later became a major hit for Perry Como. It was also recorded by Billy Eckstine.-Perry Como versions:...
" - "My Girl (Instrumental Interlude)"
- "Maybe the Last Time"
- "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
- "Please, Please, PleasePlease, Please, Please"Please, Please, Please" is an R&B song written by James Brown and Johnny Terry and recorded by Brown and The Flames. Released in 1956 as a single on the Cincinnati, Ohio-based label Federal Records, it was Brown's first professional recording and his first hit, eventually selling over a million...
" - "Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)" (Finale)