20 All-Time Greatest Hits!

20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is a compilation album by James Brown containing 20 of his most famous recordings. Released by Polydor in 1991 as a single-disc alternative to the Star Time box set, it features songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. 16 of the songs from the album had previously topped the US R&B charts. The album itself peaked at number 99 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after its release. In 2003, it was ranked number 414 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[3]

20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 1991
RecordedFebruary 4, 1956 – April 1976
GenreR&B, soul, funk
Length70:26
LabelPolydor
ProducerVarious
James Brown chronology
Star Time
(1991)
20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
(1991)
Roots of a Revolution
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Got You (I Feel Good)"James Brown2:47
2."Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff5:15
3."I Got the Feelin'"Brown2:38
4."Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1"Brown, Pee Wee Ellis3:16
5."Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"Charles Bobbit3:11
6."Make It Funky, Pt. 1"Brown, Bobbit3:15
7."Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1"Brown2:06
8."Think"Lowman Pauling2:45
9."It's a Man's Man's Man's World"Brown, Betty Jean Newsome2:47
10."Try Me"Brown2:30
11."Night Train"Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington3:31
12."Cold Sweat, Pt. 1"Brown, Ellis, David Lindup2:51
13."Get on the Good Foot"Brown, Joe Mims, Fred Wesley3:35
14."Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1"Brown, Bobbit, Jabo Starks, Wesley4:23
15."The Payback"Brown, Starks, Wesley7:38
16."Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 1"Brown, Ellis2:46
17."Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2"Brown5:00
18."Hot Pants, Pt. 1"Brown, Wesley3:07
19."Get Up Offa That Thing"Brown, Deidre Brown4:10
20."Please, Please, Please"Brown, Johnny Terry2:44

Personnel

Credits for 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! adapted from Allmusic.[4]

  • John Bobbit – composer
  • Deanna Brown – composer
  • Deidra Brown – composer
  • James Brown – composer, vocals
  • James Razor Brown – producer
  • Yamma Brown – composer
  • Alfred Ellis – composer
  • Pee Wee Ellis – composer
  • D. Jenkins – composer
  • David Lindup – composer
  • Mims, Joe – composer
  • Lowman Pauling – composer
  • Fred Wesley – composer
  • Isabelle Wong – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 99
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