I Know You Got Soul (Bobby Byrd song)

"I Know You Got Soul" is a song recorded by Bobby Byrd with James Brown's band The J.B.'s. The recording was produced by Brown and released as a single in 1971. It reached #30 on the Billboard R&B chart. It was prominently sampled on the 1987 song of the same name by Eric B. & Rakim. The "you got it" is referenced in Static and in the song's remix.

"I Know You Got Soul"
Single by Bobby Byrd
from the album James Brown's Funky People Part 2
B-side"It's I Who Love You (Not Him Anymore)"
ReleasedMay 1971
GenreSoul, funk
Length3:00
LabelKing
6378
Songwriter(s)James Brown
Charles Bobbitt
Bobby Byrd
Producer(s)James Brown
Audio video
"I Know You Got Soul" on YouTube

An extended 4:42 version was issued on the James Brown's Funky People (Part 2) compilation album in 1988, with a notation that the long version was previously unreleased.[1]

"I Know You Got Soul" appeared on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.

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References

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  1. ^ "Various – James Brown's Funky People (Part 2)". Discogs. 1988. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
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