Live at the Apollo, Volume II

Live At The Apollo, Volume II

Cover of the 2001 Deluxe Edition
Live album by James Brown
Released August 1968 (1968-08)
Recorded June 24–25, 1967
Venue Apollo Theater, New York, NY
Genre R&B, soul, funk
Label King
Producer James Brown
James Brown live albums chronology
Live at the Garden
(1967)		 Live At The Apollo, Volume II
(1968)		 Sex Machine
(1970)
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Live At The Apollo, Volume II is a 1968 live double album by James Brown and The Famous Flames, recorded in 1967 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. It is a follow-up to Brown's 1963 recording, Live at the Apollo. It is best known for the long medley of "Let Yourself Go", "There Was a Time", and "I Feel All Right", followed by "Cold Sweat", which document the emergence of Brown's funk style. It peaked at #32 on the Billboard albums chart.[2] Robert Christgau included the album in his "basic record library" for the 1950s and 1960s.[3]

On the original 1968 album and its 1987 CD reissue the performances were edited to accommodate the recording medium. A more complete recording of what was captured from the performances was remastered and released on a 2-CD Deluxe Edition in 2001.

Track list

Times are listed from their respected CD issues; the original 1967 issue of the album is un-indexed.

Original 1968 issue

Side 1

  1. Introduction – 0:32
  2. "Think" – 2:54
  3. "I Wanna Be Around" – 3:09
  4. James Brown Thanks – 1:11
  5. "That's Life" – 4:05
  6. "Kansas City" – 4:49

Side 2

  1. Medley – 14:54:
  2. "Cold Sweat" – 4:43

Side 3

  1. "It May Be the Last Time" – 3:06
  2. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" – 0:38
  3. "Prisoner of Love" – 7:25
  4. "Out of Sight" – 0:26
  5. "Try Me" – 2:54
  6. "Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)" – 4:38 (includes intro of Famous Flames Bobby Byrd & Bobby Bennett)

Side 4

  1. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" – 11:16
  2. "Lost Someone (Medley)" – 6:21
  3. "Please, Please, Please" – 2:44

Notes on 1987 CD issue

  1. "Let Yourself Go" – 4:01
  2. "There Was a Time" – 4:18
  3. "I Feel All Right" – 5:32

2001 Deluxe Edition

Disc one
No. Title Length
1. "Introduction to the James Brown Show" (MC Frankie Crocker) 0:32
2. "Think" (Duet with Marva Whitney) 2:55
3. "I Wanna Be Around"   3:11
4. "James Brown (Thanks)"   1:51
5. "That's Life"   4:40
6. "Kansas City"   3:53
7. "Sweet Soul Music" (Bobby Byrd) 2:38
8. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"   19:05
9. "Caravan" (The James Brown Band featuring the J.B. Dancers) 3:26
Disc two
No. Title Length
1. "Introduction to 'Star Time'" (MC Frankie Crocker and Sad Sam) 0:34
2. "Money Won't Change You/Out of Sight"   0:42
3. "Bring It Up"   4:40
4. "Try Me"   3:11
5. "Let Yourself Go"   1:42
6. "There Was a Time"   8:52
7. "I Feel All Right"   6:52
8. "Cold Sweat"   6:02
9. "Prisoner of Love"   8:17
10. "My Girl" (instrumental interlude) 0:23
11. "Maybe the Last Time"   4:36
12. "I Got You (I Feel Good)"   0:28
13. "Please, Please, Please"   3:02
14. "Bring It Up (Finale)"   1:10

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-apollo-vol-ii-mw0000193104
  2. ↑ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  3. ↑ CG 70s: A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties
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