{"title":"54. James Brown - Star Time","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo great is James Brown’s impact that even with 71 songs on four CDs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStar Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e isn’t quite comprehensive — between 1956 and 1984, Brown placed an astounding 103 singles on the R\u0026amp;B charts. But every phase of his career is well-represented here: the pleading, straight-up R\u0026amp;B of “Please, Please, Please”; his instantaneous reinvention of R\u0026amp;B with “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” where the rhythm takes over and the melody is subsumed within the groove; his spokesmanship for the civil rights movement in “Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud (Part 1)”; his founding document of Seventies funk, “Sex Machine”; and his blueprint for hip-hop in “Funky Drummer.” - RollingStone.com\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0395\/2040\/3623\/collections\/R1344-054-James-Brown-Star-Time.jpg?v=1654170364","url":"https:\/\/grevillerecords.com.au\/collections\/54-james-brown-star-time.oembed","provider":"GrevilleRecords","version":"1.0","type":"link"}