Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown

Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown
Greatest hits album by
James Brown
ReleasedNovember 9, 1991
Recorded1956–1988
Genres
LabelPolydor
Producers
James Brown chronology
Star Time
(1991)		 Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown
(1991)		 Roots of a Revolution
(1995)

Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Brown, released in 1991 by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and Europe as a single-disc alternative to the Star Time four-CD box set; the compilation 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! was released in North America instead.

It includes several songs not featured on the box set, some due to licensing differences.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Please, Please, Please"
Please Please Please (1958)2:45
2."Think"Lowman PaulingThink! (1960)2:47
3."Night Train"
James Brown Presents His Band (1961)3:31
4."Out of Sight"Ted WrightOut of Sight (1964)2:24
5."Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1"Brownnon-album single (1965)2:06
6."I Got You (I Feel Good)"BrownI Got You (I Feel Good) (1966)2:47
7."It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
  • Brown
  • Betty Jean Newsome
It's a Man's Man's Man's World (1966)2:47
8."Cold Sweat"
Cold Sweat (1967)2:51
9."Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 1"
  • Brown
  • Ellis
A Soulful Christmas (1968) & Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud (1969)2:46
10."Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"
non-album single (1970)5:15
11."Hey America"
  • Nat Jones
  • A. William Jones
Hey America (1970)3:38
12."Make It Funky, Pt. 1"
  • Brown
  • Charles Bobbit
Get on the Good Foot (1972)3:15
13."I'm a Greedy Man, Pt. 1"
  • Brown
  • Bobbit
There It Is (1972)3:38
14."Get on the Good Foot"
Get on the Good Foot3:35
15."Get Up Offa That Thing"
  • Deidre Jenkins
  • Deanna Brown
  • Yamma Brown
Get Up Offa That Thing (1976)4:10
16."It's Too Funky in Here"
The Original Disco Man (1979)3:59
17."Living in America"
Rocky IV soundtrack (1985) & Gravity (1986)4:43
18."I'm Real"
I'm Real (1988)5:34
19."Hot Pants, Pt. 1"
  • Brown
  • Wesley
Hot Pants (1971)3:07
20."Soul Power" (live)BrownLove, Power, Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971 (1992; recorded 1971)[1]4:21

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 196
UK Albums (Official Charts)[4]19

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Love, Power, Peace (liner notes). James Brown. Polydor. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown (liner notes). James Brown. Polydor. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "James Brown ARIA Chart History 1990-2026". ARIA. Retrieved March 25, 2026 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. ↑ "James Brown Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "British album certifications – James Brown – Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 February 2026. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown James Brown in the "Search:" field.


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