The Godfather: The Very Best of James Brown is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Brown, released in 2002 by Universal Records.

Critical reception

In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek opined that "for a single disc" compilation, The Godfather was "quite solid if bare in places" and that the album "contains all [of Brown's] major hits", though "there is plenty [of his other material] missing". Concluding the review, Jurek stated that "[t]here is no single compilation of James Brown's music that can really be considered complete, but this one [...] stands with the best of them despite lacking some cuts.

Track listing All tracks written by James Brown, except where noted.

Personnel James Brown – producer (tracks 1–3, 7–14, 18–20) Ralph Bass – producer (track 4) [tracks 5 & 6 producer unknown] Full Force – producer (track 15) Brad Shapiro – producer (track 16) Dan Hartman – producer (track 17)

Charts + Chart performance for The Godfather: The Very Best of James BrownChart (2002)Peakposition

Certifications

References

External links The Godfather: The Very Best of James Brown at Discogs