JAMES BROWN'S FUNKY DIVAS
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BEA FORD (EX. JOE TEX'S WIFE)
*YOU'VE GOT THE POWER (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
SUGER PIE DESANTO
*A LITTLE TASTE OF SOUL
YVONNE FAIR
*I FOUND YOU
*IF I KNEW
*YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY
*STRAIGHTEN UP
*SAY YEAH YEAH
*THE BITCH IS BACK (MOTOWN M6-832S1), 1975
A FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME
STAY A LITTLE LONGER
IT'S BAD FOR ME TO SEE YOU
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD
B LET YOUR HAIR DOWN
LOVE AIN'T NO TOY
I KNOW (YOU DON'T LOVE ME NO MORE)
WALK OUT THE DOOR IF YOU WANNA
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER
TAMMY
MONTGOMERY (TAMMI TERRELL)
*I CRIED
*IF YOU DON'T THINK
ANNA KING
*BACK TO SOUL (SMASH MGS27059),OCT.1964
A MAKE UP YOUR MIND (SMASH 1904)
COME ON HOME
SITTIN' IN THE DARK
THAT'S WHEN I CRY
I FOUND YOU
I DON'T WANT TO CRY
B IF SOMEBODY TOLD YOU (SMASH 1858)
NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME
TENESSEE WALTZ
COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES
IF YOU DON'T THINK
BYBY, BABY, BABY (DUET WITH BOBBY BYRD)(SMASH 1884)
2003年12月突然のアナログ再発に唖然！こんなものまで再発してどうするの？って感じです。
まずはとにかく万歳！その後CD化もされたようです。レアアルバムですから、聞けるだけでもありがたいというべきものです。
ANNA KINGのすばらしい歌声とそれを支えるJAMES BROWNサウンドに感動。
TENESSEE WALTZ これはSAM COOKEのバージョンのカバー。気に入った。
IF YOU DON'T THINK この曲はTAMMY MONTGOMERYのバージョンしか知らなかったが、こちらの方がかっこいい。
演奏も別である。
ELSIE MAE -
"T.V. MAMA"
*ALL OF ME (SMASH 1953)
*WHOLE LOT OF LOVIN'(SMASH 1953)
*DO YOU REALLY WANT TO RESCUE ME, PART 1 (KING 6022)
THE JEWELS
*THIS IS MY STORY
VICKI ANDERSON
*WIDE AWAKE IN A DREAM (DELUXE 6201)
*IF YOU DON’T GIVE ME WHAT I WANT (I GOTTA GET IT SOME OTHER PLACE) (KING K6109)
*BABY, DON'T YOU KNOW (KING 6138)
*ANSWER TO MOTHER POPCORN (I GOT A MOTHER FOR YOU)(KING 6251)
*I WANT TO BE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY (KING 6274)
*LET IT BE ME (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN) (KING 6293)
*THE MESSAGE FROM THE SOUL SITERS, PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6334)(RELEASED AS BY MYRA BARNES)
*SUPER GOOD (ANSWER TO SUPER BAD), PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6344)(RELEASED AS BY MYRA BARNES)
*I'M TOO TOUGH FOR MR. BIG STUFF (HOT PANTS) (BROWNSTONE 4202)
非常に完成度の高い、ファンキーソウル曲。バックバンドも最高である。
*DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE IN THE GARBAGE CAN (BROWNSTONE 4207)
*YOU'RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY (DUET WITH BOBBY BYRD)(IDENTIFY 8004)(RELEASED AS MOMIE-O)
*ONCE YOU GET STARTED (RELEASED AS MOMIE-O)
*THINK (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
*YOU'VE GOT THE POWER (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
*SOUND FUNKY (INST.) (BROWNSTONE ****)
*I'LL WORK IT OUT (KING ****)
HERE IS MY EVERYTHING / LOVING YOU (ABC 4-11134),1968 (DUET WITH BOBBY BYRD)
*DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE IN THE GARBAGE CAN,1993
KAY ROBINSON
*THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY SOMEHOW, PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6316)
SHIRLEY JEAN
& THE RELATIONS
*PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE (PEOPLE 601)
*IF I HAD A MAN LIKE YOU
MARTHA HIGH
*SUMMER TIME (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
*JAMES BROWN'S ORIGINAL FUNKY DIVAS,1998
DISC ONE - THE SIXTIES
BEA FORD
1 YOU'VE GOT THE POWER(DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
SUGER PIE DESANTO
2 A LITTLE TASTE OF SOUL
YVONNE FAIR
3 I FOUND YOU
4 IF I KNEW
5 YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY
6 STRAIGHTEN UP
7 SAY YEAH YEAH
TAMMY MONTGOMERY (TAMMI TERRELL)
8 I CRIED
9 IF YOU DON'T THINK
ANNA KING
10 IF SOMEBODY TOLD YOU (SMASH 1858)
11 MAKE UP YOUR MIND (SMASH 1904)
12 BYBY, BABY, BABY (DUET WITH BOBBY BYRD)(SMASH 1884)
ELSIE MAE - "T.V. MAMA"
13 ALL OF ME (SMASH 1953)
14 WHOLE LOT OF LOVIN'(SMASH 1953)
15 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO RESCUE ME, PART 1 (KING 6022)
THE JEWELS
16 THIS IS MY STORY
VICKI ANDERSON
17 WIDE AWAKE IN A DREAM (DELUXE 6201)
18 BABY, DON'T YOU KNOW (KING 6138)
MARVA WHITNEY
19 UNWIND YOURSELF (REMIX BY SALAAM REMI)
20 I'M TIRED, I'M TIRED, I'M TIRED (THINGS BETTER CHANGE BEFORE IT'AS TOO LATE) (KING 6193)
21 WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU (KING 6202)
22 YOU GOT TO HAVE A JOB (IF YOU DON'T WORK-YOU DON'T EAT)(KING 6218) (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
23 IT'S MY THING PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6229)
24 I MADE A MISTAKE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY YOU, PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6268)
25 THINGS GOT TO GET BETTER (GET TOGETHER) (KING 6168) (REMIX BY SALAAM REMI)
VICKI ANDERSON
26 ANSWER TO MOTHER POPCORN (I GOT A MOTHER FOR YOU)(KING 6251)
27 I WANT TO BE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY (KING 6274)
DISC TWO - THE SEVENTIES
VICKI ANDERSON
1 THE MESSAGE FROM THE SOUL SITERS, PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6334)(RELEASED AS BY MYRA BARNES)
2 SUPER GOOD (ANSWER TO SUPER BAD), PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6344)(RELEASED AS BY MYRA BARNES)
3 I'M TOO TOUGH FOR MR. BIG STUFF (HOT PANTS) (BROWNSTONE 4202)
4 DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE IN THE GARBAGE CAN (BROWNSTONE 4207)
5 YOU'RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY (DUET WITH BOBBY BYRD)(IDENTIFY 8004)(RELEASED AS BY MOMIE-O)
KAY ROBINSON
6 THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY SOMEHOW, PARTS 1 & 2 (KING 6316)
SHIRLEY JEAN & THE RELATIONS
7 PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE (PEOPLE 601)
LYN COLLINS (THE FEMALE PREACHER)
8 WHEEL OF LIFE (POLYDOR 14107)
9 THINK (ABOUT IT) (PEOPLE 608)
10 ME AND MY BABY GOT A GOOD THING GOING (PEOPLE 615)
11 MAMA FEELGOOD (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LONG VERSION)
12 TAKE ME, JUST AS I AM (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LONG VERSION)
13 DON'T MAKE ME OVER (PEOPLE 633)
14 WHAT MY BABY NEEDS NOW IS A LITTLE MORE LOVIN' (POLYDOR 14157) (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
15 WE WANT TO PARTY, PARTY, PARTY,PARTS 1 & 2 (PEOPLE 630)
16 ROCK ME AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN (6 TIMES) (PEOPLE 641)
17 YOU CAN'T LOVE ME, IF YOU DON'T RESPECT ME (PEOPLE 650)
18 PUT IT ON THE LINE
MARTHA HIGH
19 SUMMER TIME (DUET WITH JAMES BROWN)
このコンピＣＤをBEST BUYで見つけた時は、あまりのすごさに腰を抜かしそうだった。JBの女だけで２枚組？！
しかもそれはJBの女性遍歴のほんの一部。いやいや、女性シンガーの録音のほんの一部をすばらしくまとめたコンピです。まあ、本当に多くが（いや全員が？！）JBの彼女だったらしいですが、JBの女版もいれば、TAMMY MONTGOMERY (TAMMI TERRELL)のようなかわいいタイプ（これは容姿で選んだとしか思えないが…）もいる。いずれにせよ、どの女性もパンチが効いていて、JBと互角に折り合えるほどのガッツと歌唱力を持った女性の大集合。さあ、あなたの好みの女性は誰？
DISC ONE
1 YOU'VE GOT THE POWER いい声してます、BEA FORD。このコンピの最初にふさわしい人でしょう。
4 IF I KNEW この人（YVONNE FAIR）もパワフルでソウルフルな声でいいです。この曲はストレートなR&Bソングで、JBのI WANT YOU SO BADなんかを思い出させます。
8 I CRIED 初期のJBのDIVAとして、この人は欠かせない。後にMOTOWNで大活躍のTAMMI TERRELLこと、TAMMY MONTGOMERY。このバージョン自体は、ROOTS OF REVOLUTIONのコンピに入っているので知っていましたが、あのTAMMIがJBの女であったということはかなりショッキングなことです。この曲にはJBバージョンもあります。
9 IF YOU DON'T THINK ちょっと楽しげなアップテンポな曲。やはりJBプロダクションのためか、無理なシャウトなどをさせられていて、あまり合っていない気もします。でも貴重な一曲でありがたいです。
13 ALL OF ME 有名なジャズのスタンダード曲だが、JBの手にかかれば、極端にソウルフルな仕上がりとなります。ELSIE MAEの写真ですっかりイメージが付いてしまっているせいか、「私のすべてを奪って〜」と歌われても、押しつぶされてしまわないか、それとも取って食われてしまわないか、と妙に心配になるほど大迫力の曲です。
16 THIS IS MY STORY この曲自体はどうもJBのオリジナルではなさそう。まあ曲調からしてまるで違いますが。ちなみに、FOUR SEASONSの前身のFOUR LOVERSもこの曲をやっていて、JBとFOUR SEASONSの意外な共通点を見つけてよろこんでいます。
DISC TWO
6 THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY SOMEHOW, PARTS 1 & 2 このコンピ最大の目玉作品と言ってよいだろう。BOOTSYのぶっ飛びごん太ベースと、JBとBOBBY BYRDが前面に出過ぎたバックグラウンドボーカルで、ゴスペルのように繰り返す怒濤の作品。こんな曲は普通には絶対に手に入らないから、これを買うしかない！