Preview: James Brown - The Singles, Volume 8: 1972-1973

Artist: James Brown
Title: The Singles, Volume 8: 1972-1973
Release Date: November 13, 2009 (through Hip-O Select), TBA (for general release)
Label: Hip-O Select
Format(s): 2-CDs

The eighth volume in Hip-O Select's exhaustive retrospective of Brown's singles covers the years 1972 and 1973 when Brown was bucking the trend of the new polished romantic soul. Included are a few rarities from the era, including an unreleased vocal version of Hot Pants Road; the single version of Honky Tonk; the U.K.-only release I Know It’s True; the rare mono promo mix of Ants; the rare single cover version of Watermelon Man by Fred Wesley that features JB on drums; and a second re-cut of Think.

All of the tracks have been remastered from the singles masters, including some single mixes never before available on CD. A book with rare photos, track-by-track information and a sessionography complete the package.

The complete track list with chart data is after the cut.

Track List:

• Disc 1
• Nothing Beats A Try But A Fail
• Hot Pants Road (Vocal)
• King Heroin (1972/#40 Pop/#6 R&B)
• Theme From King Heroin
• Pass The Peas
• Hot Pants Road (Instrumental)
• There It Is Part 1 (1972/#43 Pop/#4 R&B)
• There It Is Part 2
• Honky Tonk – Part 1 (The James Brown Soul Train) (1972/#44 Pop/#7 R&B)
• Honky Tonk – Part 2 (The James Brown Soul Train)
• Giving Up Food For Funk Pt.1
• Giving Up Food For Funk Pt.2
• Get On The Good Foot Pt.1 (1972/#18 Pop/#1 R&B)
• Get On The Good Foot Pt.2
• I Got A Bag Of My Own (1972/#44 Pop/#3 R&B)
• Public Enemy #1
• I Got Ants In My Pants – Pt. 1 (1973/#27 Pop/#4 R&B)
• I Got Ants In My Pants – Pts 15 & 16
• I Got Ants In My Pants - Pt. 1 single remix (1973/#27 Pop/#4 R&B)
• I Got Ants In My Pants - Pt. 2 single remix
• Disc 2
• What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin’ (James Brown & Lyn Collins) (1973/#56 Pop/#17 R&B)
• This Guy – This Girl’s In Love With You (James Brown & Lyn Collins)
• Watermelon Man
• Down And Out In New York City (1973/#50 Pop/#13 R&B)
• Mama’s Dead
• Sportin’ Life
• Dirty Harri
• The Boss
• Like It Is, Like It Was
• Doing It To Death
• Everybody Got Soul
• Think (Version 1) (1973/#77 Pop/#15 R&B)
• Something
• Think (Version 2) (1973/#80 Pop/#37 R&B )
• Woman Pt. 1
• Woman Pt. 2
• If You Don’t Get It The First Time (Back Up And Try It Again)
• You Can Have Watergate, Just Gimme Some Bucks And I’ll Be Straight
• Sexy Sexy Sexy (1973/#50 Pop/#6 R&B)
• Slaughter Theme