Prisoner of Love

by James Brown

Prisoner of Love cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1963
  • Label: King
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:22
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing a remarkably tender side of the Godfather of Soul, this album leans heavily into orchestral, ballad-oriented rhythm and blues. James Brown's impassioned, straining vocals inject genuine heartbreak into the sophisticated, crossover-friendly arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, ballad, vocal, bluesy, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Prisoner Of Love (2:21)
  2. Waiting In Vain (2:44)
  3. Again (2:32)
  4. Lost Someone (3:22)
  5. Bewildered (2:26)
  6. So Long (2:45)
  7. Signed, Sealed And Delivered (2:41)
  8. Try Me (2:32)
  9. (Can You) Feel It (Part 1) (2:54)
  10. How Long Darling (2:53)
  11. The Thing In "G" (6:07)

Credits

  • James Brown - primary artist, producer, written-by
  • Gene Redd - arranged by
  • Sammy Lowe - arranged by
  • Dan Quest - cover, artwork, design
  • Chuck Seitz - mastered by
  • Norbert Ward - mastered by
  • Hal Neely - producer, sleeve notes
  • Clarence Gaskill - written-by
  • Leo Robin - written-by
  • Russ Columbo - written-by
  • Ivory Joe Hunter - written-by
  • Dorcas Cochran - written-by
  • Lionel Newman - written-by
  • "Baby" Lloyd Stallworth - written-by
  • Bobby Byrd - written-by
  • Leonard Whitcup - written-by
  • Teddy Powell - written-by
  • Russ Morgan - written-by
  • Cowboy Copas - written-by
  • Lois Mann - written-by

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