The Federal Singles [Original recording remastered]

1. Every Beat of My Heart
2. All Night Long
3. I Know I Love You So
4. Starting from Tonight
5. Fifth Street Blues
6. Moonrise
7. Love in My Heart
8. I'll Never Let Her Go
9. What Did I Do?
10. Are You Forgetting
11. Shrine of St Cecilia
12. I Feel So Blue
13. Get It
14. No, It Ain't
15. I Feel That-A-Way
16. Hello Miss Fine
17. Someone Like You
18. That's It
19. Work with Me Annie
20. Until I Die
See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Hank Ballard is One of the Best-loved of the King/Federal Artists and this is Where He Started Out with the Royals (Who Soon Became the Midnighters). These Are the Complete Recordings by the Royals. The Group Had Its First Chart Success with 'get It' at #6 R&B in 1953, Followed by the Controversial 'work with Me Annie', an R&B Chart Topper in 1954. The Earlier Recordings Are Classy Doo Wop, Notably the Original Version of the Later Gladys Knight Hit, 'every Beat of My Heart' (Here Without the Usual Overdubbed Rhythm Section). Also Included as Bonus Tracks Are Previously Unissued Takes of 'the Shrine of St. Cecilia' and 'work with Me Annie'.

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The Singles Volume 1: The Federal Years 1956-1960

Average customer rating:

THIS COLLECTION IS ALREADY A LEGEND
the true Roots of a Revolution...
Nice Remastered package

The Singles Volume 1: The Federal Years 1956-1960
James Brown
Manufacturer: Hip-O Select
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IZDTDW
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Customer Reviews:

THIS COLLECTION IS ALREADY A LEGEND.......2007-04-29

My basic interest is in 60s rock and british invasion. I do like to hear their influences of course. This awesome collection is a must for any fan of Muddy, Wolf, Otis Rush, Robert Johnson, Little Walter, although the music is more in the doo wop style than blues. The amazing thing about James Brown is that he wrote all these songs. This collection properly captures what a mega-giant he was. If Zep and Clapton fans lionize Muddy and Johnson, Zappa fans need to look to James Brown.

the true Roots of a Revolution..........2007-02-21

Well, if you're reading this review it's already too late to take advantage of this great lil package. Limited to 5000 copies this gem has all but disappeared from the shelves of Amazon. I wish they would do the entire James Brown catalog just like this one, chronologically.

Nice Remastered package.......2007-01-21

This 2-CD set collects James Browns' singles for the Federal Label. I am not a fan of 1950s rock, but I do like 60s & 70s r&b, particularly any artist that can really get down or belt out a tune like no one else (Ike & Tina or James Brown). This collection presents both the a & b side of his singles (almost all of them mono) up to 1960. It also includes a booklet detailing the info on each single. The remastering (from the original source tapes) sounds as good as mono from this period can (with only the demo exhibiting sub-par sound quality). This would make a nice addendum to your James Brown collection, though I wouldn't begin with this unless you're a big 50s fan. However, the CD is supposedly limited to 5,000 copies, so if you think you might want it, you should probably snatch it up quickly.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1

1 Please, Please, Please
2 Why Do You Do Me
3 I Don't Know
4 I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
5 No, No, No. No
6 Hold My Baby's Hand
7 I Won't Plead No More
8 Chonnie-On-Chon
9 Just Won't Do Right
10 Let's Make It
11 Gonna Try
12 Can't Be The Same
13 Messing With The Blues
14 Love Or A Game
15 You're Mine, You're Mine
16 I Walked Alone
17 That Dood It
18 Baby Cries Over The Ocean
19 Begging, Begging
20 That's When I Lost My Heart
21 Try Me - (Demo Version)

Disc 2

1 Try Me
2 Tell Me What I Did Wrong
3 I Want You So Bad
4 There Must Be A Reason
5 I've Got To Change
6 It Hurts To Tell You
7 I've Got To Change - (Stereo Version)
8 It Hurts To Tell You - (Stereo Version)
9 Doodle Bee
10 Bucket Head
11 It Was You
12 Got To Cry
13 Good Good Lovin'
14 Don't Let It Happen To Me
15 I'll Go Crazy
16 I Know It's True
17 Think
18 You've Got The Power - (with Bea Ford)
19 This Old Heart
20 Wonder When You're Coming Home

Average customer rating:

MAGNIFICENT!!!!

The Federal Singles
Royals , and Hank Ballard
Manufacturer: Ace Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009OBZ06
Release Date: 2005-07-04

Tracks:

Every Beat of My Heart
All Night Long
I Know I Love You So
Starting from Tonight
Fifth Street Blues
Moonrise
Love in My Heart
I'll Never Let Her Go
What Did I Do?
Are You Forgetting
Shrine of St Cecilia
I Feel So Blue
Get It
No It Ain't
I Feel That-A-Way
Hello Miss Fine
Someone Like You
That's It
Work with Me Annie
Until I Die
Give It Up
That Woman
Shrine of St Cecilia [Take 2][#]
Work with Me Annie [Take 2][#][Take]

Product Description

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

MAGNIFICENT!!!!.......2005-08-19

Speedy seller and good communication. Ofcourse the cd itself was greatest of great. Good R&B and good harmonies.
Doowop at its early spring best.
Ciao ciao.
G