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1959 studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames
Try Me!
Studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames
ReleasedJuly 1959
Recorded1956–59
GenreRhythm and blues, soul
Length40:55
LabelKing
James Brown and the Famous Flames chronology
Please Please Please
(1959) 		Try Me!
(1959) 		Think!
(1960)
Singles from Try Me!
  1. "I Want You So Bad"
    Released: February 14, 1959
  2. "I've Got to Change"
    Released: April 11, 1959
  3. "It Was You"
    Released: July 19, 1959
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Try Me! is the second studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames. It is a collection of singles, B-sides, and outtakes from their first album, Please Please Please. It was reissued by King Records in 1964 under the title The Unbeatable James Brown: 16 Hits.

Track listing

All tracks composed by James Brown; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There Must Be a Reason" 2:28
2."I Want You So Bad" 2:47
3."Why Do You Do Me"Bobby Byrd, Sylvester Keels3:01
4."Got to Cry" 2:37
5."Strange Things Happen"Roy Hawkins2:10
6."Fine Old Foxy Self" 2:10
7."Messing With The Blues"Floyd Hunt2:12
8."Try Me (I Need You)" 2:33
9."It Was You" 2:45
10."I've Got to Change" 2:27
11."Can't Be The Same" 2:21
12."It Hurts to Tell You"James Brown, Albert Shubert (Andy Gibson)2:54
13."I Won't Plead No More"Bobby Byrd, Sylvester Keels2:28
14."You're Mine, You're Mine"James Brown, Nafloyd Scott2:33
15."Gonna Try" 2:46
16."Don't Let It Happen To Me" 2:51

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Try Me! - James Brown / James Brown & His Famous Flames". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 108. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. "iTunes - Music - Try Me! by James Brown & His Famous Flames". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
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