James BrownBest James Brown Albums Ranked
8.4
Avg Score
43
Opinions
60
Albums
7
Reviewers
Summary from 43 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated James Brown’s catalog across 60 albums from 43 opinions, with an overall average of 8.4/10. The top-rated James Brown album is Star Time (1991) with a 9.5/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Live At the Apollo 1995 and The Payback. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1958 to 2010. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Pts. 1 & 2 / Single Version) ranks as the highest-rated James Brown song on Rate.fm with a 9.2/10 average.
Live At the Apollo 1995
“Soul music wasn’t exactly born on October 24th, 1962, but on that day it took a great leap to becoming the dominant form of African-American popular song. For it was on that autumn Wednesday in New York that organist and compere Fats Gonder asked the Apollo Theater throng if it was "ready for star time," […]”
Live At The Apollo (Expanded Edition)
“Soul music wasn't exactly born on October 24th, 1962, but on that day it took a great leap to becoming the dominant form of African-American popular song. For it was on that autumn Wednesday in New York that organist and compere Fats Gonder asked the Apollo Theater throng if it was "ready for star time," the star being his boss, "the hardest-working man in show business." R&B singer, songwriter an”
Live At The Apollo (Expanded Edition)
“Syd Nathan never wanted this record made. The King Records founder had a long history of working with black performers, ever since the late 40s when he decided to get into "the race business" after initially only concentrating on "hillbilly accounts." This is a man who had not only started his own independent label, but also bankrolled his own recording studios, pressing plant and distribution net”
