Try Me! is the second studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames. It is a collection of singles, B-sides, and outtakes from their first album, Please Please Please.[3] It was reissued by King Records in 1964 under the title The Unbeatable James Brown: 16 Hits.[1]
Try Me! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1956–59 | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues, soul | |||
Length | 40:55 | |||
Label | King | |||
James Brown and the Famous Flames chronology | ||||
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Singles from Try Me! | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by James Brown; except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "There Must Be a Reason" | 2:28 | |
2. | "I Want You So Bad" | 2:47 | |
3. | "Why Do You Do Me" | Bobby Byrd, Sylvester Keels | 3:01 |
4. | "Got to Cry" | 2:37 | |
5. | "Strange Things Happen" | Roy Hawkins | 2:10 |
6. | "Fine Old Foxy Self" | 2:10 | |
7. | "Messing With The Blues" | Floyd Hunt | 2:12 |
8. | "Try Me (I Need You)" | 2:33 | |
9. | "It Was You" | 2:45 | |
10. | "I've Got to Change" | 2:27 | |
11. | "Can't Be The Same" | 2:21 | |
12. | "It Hurts to Tell You" | James Brown, Albert Shubert (Andy Gibson) | 2:54 |
13. | "I Won't Plead No More" | Bobby Byrd, Sylvester Keels | 2:28 |
14. | "You're Mine, You're Mine" | James Brown, Nafloyd Scott | 2:33 |
15. | "Gonna Try" | 2:46 | |
16. | "Don't Let It Happen To Me" | 2:51 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Try Me! - James Brown / James Brown & His Famous Flames". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 108. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Try Me! by James Brown & His Famous Flames". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.