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Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul (The Best Of Bobby Byrd)
Compil. US 1995 on Polydor label
R&B/Soul (Funk)
Compilation of tracks recorded between 1963 to 1972: Track 1 originally released on the I Know You Got Soul / It's I Who Love You (Not Him Anymore) (3:00 Version) single. This longer version first issued on James Brown's Funky People (Part 2). Track 2 taken from the Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' / Let Me Know single. Track 3 taken from the I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) single. Track 4 taken from the If You Got A Love You Better (Hold On To It) single. Track 5 taken from the It's I Who Loves You (Not Him Anymore) / I'm Not To Blame single. Track 6 taken from the Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming single. Track 7 taken from the Sayin' It And Doin' It Are Two Different Things single. Track 8 originally released on the You've Got To Change Your Mind / I'll Lose My Mind (2:47 Version) single. This longer version first issued on the I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me album. Track 9 is previously unreleased. Track 10 taken from the I've Got A Girl / I'm Lonely single. Track 11 taken from the We Are In Love / No One Like My Baby single. Track 12 taken from the Funky Soul #1 single. Track 13 taken from the We Are In Love / No One Like My Baby single. Track 14 taken from the Baby Baby Baby single. Track 15 taken from the I Love You So / Write Me A Letter single. Track 16 taken from the Hang Ups We Don't Need (The Hungry We Got To Feed) single. Track 17 taken from the Signed, Sealed & Delivered / I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) single. Track 18 taken from the If You Don't Work You Can't Eat / You've Got To Change Your Mind single. Track 19 taken from the Fight Against Drug Abuse promo single. Never released commercially. Track 20 taken from the I'm Just A Nobody (Parts I & II) single. Track 21 taken from the Never Get Enough / My Concerto single. Track 22 is a previously unreleased version.
Musicians
 | Bobby Byrd voc, bvoc, 1934-2007 US album by |
 | James Brown voc, 1933-2006 US backing vocals, keyboards, producer |
 | 'Sweet' Charles Sherrell key, *1943 US bass |
 | Bernard Odum b, 1931-2004 US bass |
 | Bootsy Collins b, g, *1951 US bass |
 | Fred Thomas b, bass |
 | Sam Thomas tb, g, voc, US bass |
 | Harry Weinger , compiled by |
 | Clyde Stubblefield dr, *1943 US drums |
 | John Jabo Starks dr, *1938 US drums |
 | Nat Kendrick dr, US drums |
 | Catfish Collins g, 1944-2010 US guitar |
 | Hearlon Cheese Martin guitar |
 | Jimmy Nolen g, 1934-1983 US guitar |
| Les Buie guitar |
| Robert Coleman guitar |
 | Johnny Griggs perc, cng, US percussion |
 | Jimmy Parker , saxophone |
 | Maceo Parker voc, as, *1943 US saxophone |
 | Nat Jones sax, dr, US saxophone |
 | Pee Wee Ellis ts, *1941 US saxophone |
 | St-Clair Pinckney ts, sax, 1930-1999 US saxophone |
 | Fred Wesley tb, *1943 US trombone |
 | Clayton Gunnells tr, voc, US trumpet |
 | Darryl Hassan Jamison tr, trumpet |
| Isiah Ike Oakley trumpet |
| Jerone Jasaan Sanford trumpet |
| McKinley Johnson trumpet |
| Russell Crimes trumpet |
 | Waymon Reed tr, 1940-1983 US trumpet |
 | Alfonzo Kellum g, 1943-2000 US guitar |
 | Kenny Poole g, voc, 1947-2006 US guitar |
 | Richard Griffith tr, bvoc, 1948-2007 US trumpet |
 | John Morgan dr, tam, drums |
 | Al Lucas b, g, 1916-1983 CA bass |
 | Bernard Purdie dr, *1939 drums |
 | Carl Lynch g, *1920 US guitar |
 | Wally Richardson g, *1930 US guitar |
 | Garnett Brown tb, *1936 US trombone |
 | Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone |
 | Richard Harris tb, *1918 US trombone |
 | Dud Bascomb tr, 1916-1972 US trumpet |
 | Johnny Grimes , trumpet |
 | Robert Chopper McCollough sax, ts, US saxophone |
| Alvin Fats Wonder , organ |
 | Al Brisco Clark , US saxophone |
 | Eldee Williams ts, sax, US saxophone |
 | Joe Dupars tr, US trumpet |
 | Ron Tooley tr, trumpet |
 | Teddy Washington , trumpet |
 | Melvin Parker dr, *1944 US drums |
| Obie Williams , drums |
 | Levi Rasbury tb, trumpet |
 | Tim Drummond b, cb, 1940-2015 US bass |
 | William Beau Dollar Bowman , drums |
 | Eddie Setser g, US guitar |
 | Troy Seals g, *1938 US guitar |
 | Tim Hedding key, bvoc, piano |
 | David Parkinson sax, US saxophone |
 | Les Asch as, ts, bs, saxophone |
 | Panama Francis dr, 1918-2001 US drums |
 | Ernie Hayes org, p, *1929 US piano |
 | Haywood Henry ts, bs, 1913-1994 US saxophone |
 | Tiger Martin dr, drums |
 | Bennie Parks dr, bongos |
| Sam Lathan , drums |
 | Bobby Holloway , saxophone |
| Clifford MacMillan , saxophone |
 | Sam Hurt tb, US trombone |
| Lewis Hamlin , trumpet |
Producers
| Sheryl Lutz-Brown design |
| Bill Levenson executive-producer |
| Cliff White liner notes |
| Gary Mayo remastered by |
| Bobby Byrd producer |
| Bud Hobgood producer |
| Joseph M. Palmaccio mixed by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Know You Got Soul | Bobby Byrd | 4:40 | |
| 2 | Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' | Bobby Byrd | 2:46 | |
| 3 | I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (Parts 1 & 2) | Bobby Byrd | 5:33 | |
| 4 | If You Got A Love You Better (Hold On To It) | Bobby Byrd | 4:20 | |
| 5 | I'm Not To Blame | Bobby Byrd | 2:52 | |
| 6 | Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming | Bobby Byrd | 2:26 | |
| 7 | Sayin' It And Doin' It Are Two Different Things | Bobby Byrd | 3:10 | |
| 8 | You've Got To Change Your Mind | Bobby Byrd | 3:49 | |
| 9 | When Something Is Wrong With My Baby | Bobby Byrd | 5:32 | |
| 10 | I'm Lonely | Bobby Byrd | 2:39 | |
| 11 | We're In Love | Bobby Byrd | 2:40 | |
| 12 | Funky Soul, Parts 1 & 2 | Bobby Byrd | 3:51 | |
| 13 | No One Like My Baby | Bobby Byrd | 2:10 | |
| 14 | Baby Baby Baby | Bobby Byrd | 2:33 | |
| 15 | I Love You So | Bobby Byrd | 2:32 | |
| 16 | Hangs Up We Don't Need (The Hungry We Got To Feed) | Bobby Byrd | 2:57 | |
| 17 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Bobby Byrd | 2:12 | |
| 18 | If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat | Bobby Byrd | 4:02 | |
| 19 | Fight Against Drug Abuse | Bobby Byrd | 0:29 | |
| 20 | I'm Just A Nobody, Parts 1 & 2 | Bobby Byrd | 6:08 | |
| 21 | Never Get Enough | Bobby Byrd | 3:15 | |
| 22 | I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (Live In Paris) | Bobby Byrd | 5:26 |
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