James Brown's Original Funky Divas (1993)

' Over the decades, James Brown collaborated with, and encouraged, some of funk's leading ladies. During the '60s and early '70s in particular, every Brown show featured a 15 or 20-minute break when he would leave the stage, turning it over to a young female singer who'd perform her own mini set - an event that became a tradition and an important part of the revue. It is these women who are collected across this marvelous and historically potent two-disc set. This is a crucial collection of the original women who rock: the soul and funk divas who paved the way.' AMG

CD 1:
101 - Bea Ford - You've Got The Power [Duet With James Brown] 2:42
102 - Sugar Pie Desanto - A Little Taste of Soul 2:17
103 - Yvonne Fair - I Found You 2:26
104 - Yvonne Fair - If I Knew 2:23
105 - Yvonne Fair - You Can Make it if You Try 2:40
106 - Yvonne Fair - Straighten Up
107 - Yvonne Fair - Say Yeah Yeah
108 - Tammy Montgomery (Aka Tammi Terrell) - I Cried
109 - Tammy Montgomery (Aka Tammi Terrell) - If You Don't Think
110 - Anna King - If Somebody Told You
111 - Anna King - Make up Your Mind
112 - Anna King - Baby Baby Baby [Duet With Bobby Byrd]
113 - Elsie Mae (Aka tv Mama) - All of Me
114 - Elsie Mae (Aka tv Mama) - Whole Lot of Lovin'
115 - Elsie Mae (Aka tv Mama) - Do You Really Want to Rescue me (Part 1)
116 - The Jewels - This is my Story
117 - Vicki Anderson - Wide Awake in a Dream
118 - Vicki Anderson - Baby, Don't You Know
119 - Marva Whitney - Unwind Yourself
120 - Marva Whitney - I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired (Things Better Change Before It's Too Late)
121 - Marva Whitney - What do I Have to do to Prove my Love to You
122 - Marva Whitney - You Got to Have a Job (if You Don't Work-You Don't Eat)
123 - Marva Whitney - It's my Thing (You Can't Tell me Who to Sock it To) Parts 1 & 2
124 - Marva Whitney - I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You (Parts 1 & 2)
125 - Marva Whitney - Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) [Remix With Lyn Collins & James Brown]
126 - Vicki Anderson - Answer to Mother Popcorn (I Got a Mother For You)
127 - Vicki Anderson - I Want to be in The Land of Milk And Honey

CD 2:
201 - Vicki Anderson - The Message From The Soul Sisters (Parts 1 & 2)
202 - Vicki Anderson - Super Good (Answer to Super Bad) Parts 1 & 2
203 - Vicki Anderson - I'm Too Tough For Mr. Big Stuff (Hot Pants)
204 - Vicki Anderson - Don't Throw Your Love in The Garbage Can
205 - Vicki Anderson - You're Welcome, Stop on by [Duet With Bobby Byrd]
206 - Kay Robinson - The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow (Parts 1 & 2)
207 - Shirley Jean & The Relations - People Make The World a Better Place
208 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Wheel of Life
209 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Think (About It)
210 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Me And my Baby Got a Good Thing Going
211 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Mama Feelgood [Previously Unreleased Long Version]
212 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Take Me, Just as I am [Previously Unreleased Long Version]
213 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Don't Make me Over
214 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - What my Baby Needs Now is a Little More Lovin'
215 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty (Parts 1 & 2)
216 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Rock me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again
217 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - You Can't Love Me, if You Don't Respect me [Promo Only Long]
218 - Lyn Collins (Aka The Femal Preacher) - Put it on The Line
219 - Martha High - Summertime [Duet With James Brown]

Personnel:
James Brown: Organ, Piano, Arranger, Vocals, Producer, Performer, Photography
Lyn Collins: Vocals, Handclapping, Performer
Vicki Anderson: Bass, Vocals, Performer
Marva Whitney: Vocals, Performer
Martha High: Performer
Bea Ford: Performer
Sugar Pie DeSanto: Vocals, Performer
Bobby Byrd: Organ, Performer
Yvonne Fair: Vocals, Performer, Photography
Anna King: Vocals
T. Montgomery: Vocals

Piano, Arranger, Producer: Clarence Reid
Piano, Vocals: Kay Robinson
Trombone, Arranger: Fred Wesley
Sax: Pee Wee Ellis, Maceo Parker, Les Asch, Charles Carr, Al "Brisco" Clark, Joe Farrell, Haywood Henry, Nat Jones, Clifford MacMillan, Jimmy Parker, Joe Poff, David Sanborn, Eldee Williams
Synthesizer: Benny Aronov
Guitar : Sam T. Brown, Sam T. Brown, Les Buie, Robert Coleman, Cornell Dupree, Hearlon Martin, Hugh McCracken, Jimmy Nolen, W. Richardson, Bobby Roach, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser, David Spinozza
Bass: Fred Thomas, Sam Thomas, Michael Moore, Alphonso Kellum, Gordon Edwards, Tim Drummond, Bootsy Collins, Charles Sherrell , Bernard Odum, David Weston
Organ: Alvin Gonder, Ernie Hayes, Timothy Hedding
Clavinet: Leon Pendarvis
Trumpet: Teddy Washington, Burt Collins, Russell Crimes, Joseph Davis, Roscoe Patrick, Joe Dupars, Jon Faddis, Ron Tooley, John Turk, Clayton Gunnells, Richard Griffith, Darryl Jamison, Jerone Melson, McKinley Johnson, Isiah "Ike" Oakley, Robert Knight, Waymon Reed, Lew Soloff, Lewis Hamlin, Sam Hurt, Wilmer Milton
Percussion, Conga, Tambourine: Johnny Griggs
Drums: Beau Bowman, Jimmie Robinson, Tony Cook, Jimmy Madison, Clayton Fillyau, Frankie Waddy, David Francis, John Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Melvin Parker, John Morgan
Background Vocals: Bobby Bennett, Tasha Thomas, Maretha Stewart, Eugene Stallworth, Johnny Terry, Deborah McDuffie, Bill Hollings, Hilda Harris, Martha Harvin

Aretha Franklin: Composer
Sammy Lowe: Arranger
David Matthews: Arranger, Conductor, Tambourine
Gene Redd: Conductor, String Arrangements
Suha Gur: Digital Remastering
Gary N. Mayo: Digital Remastering
Catherine Ladis: Project Assistant
Bill Levenson: Executive Producer
Terri Tierney: Project Coordinator
Alan Leeds: Compilation Producer
Harry Weinger: Compilation Producer