James Brown – Star Time
Лейбл: | Polydor – 849 108 2 Universal – 849 108 2 |
Формат: | CD , Box Set Digibook |
Страна: | Europe |
Дата релиза: | 2004 |
Жанр: | Funk / Soul |
Стиль: | Disco, Funk, Soul |
Подробнее об участниках записи
Треклист:
Mr Dynamite |
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1-1 | Please Please Please
James Brown & The Famous Flames Producer – Ralph Bass Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Johnny Terry |
2:45 | |
1-2 | Why Do You Do Me
James Brown & The Famous Flames Producer – Ralph Bass Written-By – Sylvester Keels Written-By – Bobby Byrd |
2:59 | |
1-3 | Try Me | 2:30 | |
1-4 | Tell Me What I Did Wrong | 2:20 | |
1-5 | Bewildered
The James Brown Band James Brown & The Famous Flames Producer – Andy Gibson Written-By – Leonard Whitcup Written-By – Teddy Powell |
2:21 | |
1-6 | Good Good Lovin'
The James Brown Band James Brown & The Famous Flames Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Albert Shubert |
2:18 | |
1-7 | I'll Go Crazy | 2:05 | |
1-8 | I Know It's True | 2:40 | |
1-9 | (Do The) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1 | 1:39 | |
1-10 | Think | 2:46 | |
1-11 | Baby You're Right
James Brown The James Brown Band Producer – Syd Nathan Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Joe Tex |
2:58 | |
1-12 | Lost Someone
James Brown The James Brown Band Written-By – James Brown Written-By – "Baby" Lloyd Stallworth Written-By – Bobby Byrd |
3:38 | |
1-13 | Night Train
James Brown The James Brown Band Written-By – Jimmy Forrest Written-By – Lewis Simpkins Written-By – Oscar Washington |
3:38 | |
1-14 | I've Got Money | 2:29 | |
1-15 | I Don't Mind (Live) | 2:29 | |
1-16 | Prisoner Of Love
James Brown Producer – Hal Neely Producer – James Brown Written-By – Clarence Gaskill Written-By – Russ Columbo Written-By – Leo Robin |
2:24 | |
1-17 | Devil's Den | 4:48 | |
1-18 | Out Of The Blue | 2:15 | |
1-19 | Out Of Sight | 2:19 | |
1-20 | Grits
James Brown The James Brown Band Producer – James Brown Written-By – Ted Wright Written-By – Nat Jones |
3:58 | |
1-21 | Maybe The Last Time | 3:02 | |
1-22 | It's A Man's World
James Brown The James Brown Band Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Betty Jean Newsome |
3:22 | |
1-23 | I Got You | 2:27 | |
1-24 | Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pts. 1, 2 & 3 | 6:56 | |
The Hardest Working Man In Showbusiness |
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2-1 | Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pt. 1 | 2:07 | |
2-2 | I Got You (I Feel Good) | 2:45 | |
2-3 | Ain't That A Groove | 3:31 | |
2-4 | It's A Man's Man's Man's World | 2:46 | |
2-5 | Money Won't Change You
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Nat Jones |
6:01 | |
2-6 | Don't Be A Dropout
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Nat Jones |
4:31 | |
2-7 | Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Nat Jones |
3:48 | |
2-8 | Let Yourself Go
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – Bud Hobgood Written-By – James Brown |
3:53 | |
2-9 | Cold Sweat
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Pee Wee Ellis |
7:30 | |
2-10 | Get It Together
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – Bud Hobgood Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Pee Wee Ellis |
8:57 | |
2-11 | I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1 | 3:29 | |
2-12 | I Got The Feelin' | 2:39 | |
2-13 | Licking Stick-Licking Stick
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Pee Wee Ellis Written-By – Bobby Byrd |
4:52 | |
2-14 | Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud, Pt. 1
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Pee Wee Ellis |
4:59 | |
2-15 | There Was A Time (Live) | 4:59 | |
2-16 | Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose | 3:10 | |
2-17 | I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself) | 5:59 | |
Soul Brother No. 1 |
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3-1 | Mother Popcorn
James Brown James Brown and His Orchestra Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Pee Wee Ellis |
6:18 | |
3-2 | Funky Drummer | 7:00 | |
3-3 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
James Brown The J.B.'s Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Ron Lenhoff Written-By – Bobby Byrd |
5:15 | |
3-4 | Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2 | 4:26 | |
3-5 | Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing | 8:59 | |
3-6 | Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved
James Brown The J.B.'s Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Ron Lenhoff Written-By – Bobby Byrd |
7:03 | |
3-7 | Soul Power, Pts. 1 & 2 | 4:25 | |
3-8 | Brother Rapp/Ain't It Funky Now (Live) | 7:44 | |
3-9 | Hot Pants, Pt. 1 | 3:06 | |
3-10 | I'm Greedy Man, Pt. 1 | 3:36 | |
3-11 | Make It Funky, Pt. 1 | 3:34 | |
3-12 | It's A New Day (Live) | 3:48 | |
3-13 | I Got Ants In My Pants, Pt. 1 | 3:01 | |
3-14 | King Heroin
James Brown Producer – James Brown Written-By – Dave Matthews (3) Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Charles Bobbit Written-By – Manny Rosen |
3:57 | |
The Godfather Of Soul |
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4-1 | There It Is, Pt. 1 | 3:20 | |
4-2 | Public Enemy #1, Pt. 1
James Brown Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Henry Stallings Written-By – Charles Bobbit |
5:09 | |
4-3 | Get On The Good Foot
James Brown The J.B.'s Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Joseph Mims Written-By – Fred Wesley |
4:07 | |
4-4 | I Got A Bag Of My Own | 3:44 | |
4-5 | Doing It To Death | 5:14 | |
4-6 | The Payback
James Brown Fred Wesley & The JB's Producer – James Brown Written-By – John Jabo Starks Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Fred Wesley |
7:28 | |
4-7 | Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1
James Brown Fred Wesley & The JB's Producer – James Brown Written-By – John Jabo Starks Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Fred Wesley Written-By – Charles Bobbit |
4:22 | |
4-8 | Stoned To The Bone, Pt. 1 | 3:28 | |
4-9 | My Thang | 4:37 | |
4-10 | Funky President (People It's Bad) | 4:01 | |
4-11 | Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved) | 5:03 | |
4-12 | Get Up Offa That Thing (Release The Pressure)
James Brown The J.B.'s Producer – James Brown Written-By – Deidre Brown Written-By – Yamma Brown Written-By – Deanna Brown |
6:14 | |
4-13 | Body Heat, Pt. 1
James Brown The J.B.'s Producer – James Brown Written-By – Deidre Brown Written-By – Yamma Brown Written-By – Deanna Brown |
4:29 | |
4-14 | It's Too Funky In Here
James Brown Producer – Brad Shapiro Written-By – George Jackson (3) Written-By – Walter N. Shaw Written-By – Brad Shapiro Written-By – Robert Alton Miller |
5:39 | |
4-15 | Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)
James Brown The J.B.'s Producer – James Brown Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Henry Stallings Written-By – Deanna Brown |
4:36 | |
4-16 | Unity, Pt. 1
James Brown Afrika Bambaataa Producer – Tom Silverman Producer – Afrika Bambaataa Written-By – James Brown Written-By – Keith LeBlanc Written-By – Afrika Bambaataa Written-By – Bernard Alexander Written-By – Doug Wimbish Written-By – Robin Halpin |
3:40 |
Участники записи:
- Acoustic Guitar – Sam Brown (2)
- Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Parker
- Alto Saxophone – Joe Poff
- Alto Saxophone – James McGary
- Alto Saxophone – Maceo Parker
- Alto Saxophone – Michael Gipson
- Alto Saxophone – Pee Wee Ellis
- Alto Saxophone – Nat Jones
- Alto Saxophone – George Dorsey
- Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn
- Alto Saxophone – Michael Brecker
- Alto Saxophone – Alfred Corley
- Arranged By – Dave Matthews (3)
- Arranged By – James Brown
- Arranged By – Sammy Lowe
- Arranged By – Fred Wesley
- Arranged By – Brad Shapiro
- Baritone Saxophone – St-Clair Pinckney
- Baritone Saxophone – Maceo Parker
- Baritone Saxophone – Al Brisco Clark
- Baritone Saxophone – Pee Wee Ellis
- Baritone Saxophone – Charles Carr
- Baritone Saxophone – Haywood Henry
- Bass – Bootsy Collins
- Bass – Bernard Odum
- Bass – Clarence Mack
- Bass – Fred Thomas (2)
- Bass – David Hood
- Bass – Al Lucas
- Bass – Jimmy Tyrell
- Bass – Michael Moore (2)
- Bass – Sam Thomas
- Bass – Hubert Perry
- Bass – Lloyd Trotman (2)
- Bass – Doug Wimbish
- Bass – David Weston
- Bass – Gordon Edwards
- Bass – Tim Drummond
- Bass – 'Sweet' Charles Sherrell
- Bass – Carl Pruitt
- Cello – Kermit Moore
- Clavinet – 'Sweet' Charles Sherrell
- Compilation Producer – Oscar A. Young
- Compilation Producer – Harry Weinger
- Compilation Producer – Cliff White
- Compilation Producer – Bill Levenson
- Compilation Producer [Associate Producer] – Alan Leeds
- Compiled By – Cliff White
- Concertmaster – Marc Cephas
- Conductor – Dave Matthews (3)
- Conductor – Sammy Lowe
- Congas – Johnny Griggs
- Design [Box And Booklet] – Liam Relph
- Directed By – Lewis Hamlin
- Directed By [Accompaniment] – Dave Matthews (3)
- Drums – William Beau Dollar Bowman
- Drums – John Jabo Starks
- Drums – Roger Hawkins
- Drums – Jimmy Madison
- Drums – Nat Kendrick
- Drums – Edison Gore
- Drums – James Brown
- Drums – Keith LeBlanc
- Drums – Melvin Parker
- Drums – Clayton Fillyau
- Drums – Bernard Purdie
- Drums – Nat Jones
- Drums – Billy Cobham
- Drums – Arthur Dickson
- Drums – Clyde Stubblefield
- Drums – Panama Francis
- Effects [Vocal Effects] – James Brown
- Effects [Vocal Effects] – Fred Wesley
- Electric Piano – James Brown
- Engineer – Dennis Drake
- Engineer – Joseph M. Palmaccio
- English Horn – Joe Farrell
- Flute – Joe Poff
- Flute – St-Clair Pinckney
- Flute – Seldon Powell
- Flute – Joe Farrell
- Guitar – Alfonzo Kellum
- Guitar – Eddie Setser
- Guitar – Joe Beck
- Guitar – Hearlon Cheese Martin
- Guitar – Jimmy Nolen
- Guitar – Wally Richardson
- Guitar – Les Buie
- Guitar – Hugh McCracken
- Guitar – Bobby Roach
- Guitar – Nafloyd Scott
- Guitar – Skip McDonald
- Guitar – Kenny Poole
- Guitar – Catfish Collins
- Guitar – Billy Butler (3)
- Guitar – Ronald Laster
- Guitar – Sam Brown (2)
- Guitar – Robert Coleman
- Guitar – Kenny Burrell
- Guitar – David Spinozza
- Horns – Chops (2)
- Keyboards – Jerry Poindexter
- Keyboards – Randy McCormick
- Keyboards – Robin Halpin
- Keyboards – Barry Beckett
- Keyboards – Pat Rebillot
- Keyboards – Ernie Hayes
- Keyboards – Anthony Marinelli
- Keyboards – Brian Banks
- Lead Guitar – Larry Byrom
- Lead Vocals – James Brown
- Lead Vocals – King Coleman
- Lead Vocals [Co-lead Vocal] – James Brown
- Lead Vocals [Co-lead Vocal] – Afrika Bambaataa
- Leader [Vocals] – Maeretha Stewart
- Liner Notes ["an Introduction By Mr. James Brown"] – James Brown
- Liner Notes ["are You Ready For Star Time?"] – Harry Weinger
- Liner Notes ["are You Ready For Star Time?"] – Cliff White
- Liner Notes ["from The Inside"] – Alan Leeds
- Liner Notes ["right On" To "word Up!"] – Nelson George
- Liner Notes [Track Annotation] – Harry Weinger
- Liner Notes [Track Annotation] – Alan Leeds
- Mastered By [Digitally Mastered] – Ted Jensen
- MC [Emcee] – Bobby Byrd
- Organ – Tim Hedding
- Organ – Lucas Fats Gonder
- Organ – Richard Tee
- Organ – James Brown
- Organ – Nat Jones
- Organ – Bobby Byrd
- Percussion – Ron Selico
- Percussion – John Morgan (2)
- Percussion – Johnny Griggs
- Photography By [Front Cover, Pages 2, 3, 10, 20, 21, 30, 31, 49, 50] – Redferns
- Photography By [Front Cover, Pages 2, 3, 10, 20, 21, 30, 31, 49, 50] – David Redfern
- Photography By [Page 29] – Stewcharlesart
- Photography By [Page 54] – Cliff White Collection
- Photography By [Page 72] – Showtime (5)
- Photography By [Page 90] – Redferns
- Photography By [Page 90] – Michel Linssen
- Photography By [Pages 1, 22] – Chuck Stewart
- Photography By [Pages 12, 58, 66, 67] – Alan Leeds Archives
- Photography By [Pages 19, 36] – Kwame Brathwaite
- Photography By [Pages 34, 35] – London Features
- Photography By [Pages 38, 41, 42] – Michael Ochs Archives
- Photography By [Pages 4, 16, 17, 24, 48, 70, 71, 72] – Pictorial Press
- Photography By [Pages 62, 63] – Carlton Smith Collection
- Piano – Lucas Fats Gonder
- Piano – James Brown
- Piano – Sonny Thompson
- Piano – Louis Madison
- Piano – Bobby Byrd
- Piano – Ernie Hayes
- Project Manager [Project Assistant] – Benjamin Chapp Forgash
- Rap [Vocal Rap] – James Brown
- Research [Discography] – Cliff White
- Restoration [Digitally Restored] – Scott Hull (2)
- Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Johnson (4)
- Tambourine – John Morgan (2)
- Technician [Digitally Restored] – Scott Hull (2)
- Tenor Saxophone – Jerome Richardson
- Tenor Saxophone – Wilbert Smith
- Tenor Saxophone – Sam Taylor (2)
- Tenor Saxophone – Muscle Shoals Horns
- Tenor Saxophone – Clifford MacMillan
- Tenor Saxophone – St-Clair Pinckney
- Tenor Saxophone – Maceo Parker
- Tenor Saxophone – Al Brisco Clark
- Tenor Saxophone – Pee Wee Ellis
- Tenor Saxophone – Ray Felder
- Tenor Saxophone – Robert Chopper McCollough
- Tenor Saxophone – Nat Jones
- Tenor Saxophone – Seldon Powell
- Tenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari
- Tenor Saxophone – Peyton "PJ" Johnson
- Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Scott
- Tenor Saxophone – J.C. Davis
- Tenor Saxophone – Eldee Williams
- Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell
- Timpani – Panama Francis
- Trombone – Levi Rasbury
- Trombone – Dickie Wells
- Trombone – Muscle Shoals Horns
- Trombone – Michael Gipson
- Trombone – Wilmer Milton
- Trombone – Fred Wesley
- Trombone – Richard Harris (5)
- Trombone – Hollie Farris
- Trumpet – Lammar Wright
- Trumpet – Joe Dupars
- Trumpet – Waymon Reed
- Trumpet – Levi Rasbury
- Trumpet – Danny Stiles
- Trumpet – Jerone Jasaan Sanford
- Trumpet – Darryl Hassan Jamison
- Trumpet – Isiah Ike Oakley
- Trumpet – Richard Griffith
- Trumpet – Johnny Grimes
- Trumpet – Muscle Shoals Horns
- Trumpet – McKinley Johnson
- Trumpet – Teddy Washington
- Trumpet – Marvin Stamm
- Trumpet – Randy Brecker
- Trumpet – Roscoe Patrick
- Trumpet – Lewis Hamlin
- Trumpet – Ron Harper
- Trumpet – Jon Faddis
- Trumpet – Dud Bascomb
- Trumpet – Ernie Royal
- Trumpet – Joseph Davis (2)
- Trumpet – Hollie Farris
- Trumpet – Clayton Gunnells
- Trumpet – Russell Crimes
- Trumpet – Ron Tooley
- Trumpet – Robert Knight (2)
- Valve Trombone – Levi Rasbury
- Viola – Alfred Brown
- Violin – Marc Cephas
- Violin – Gene Clark (2)
- Vocals – Martha Harvin
- Vocals – Jimmy Parker
- Vocals – Maeretha Stewart
- Vocals – Jerone Jasaan Sanford
- Vocals – Vicki Anderson
- Vocals – John Jabo Starks
- Vocals – Fred Thomas (2)
- Vocals – Hearlon Cheese Martin
- Vocals – Marva Whitney
- Vocals – Margie Clark
- Vocals – James Brown
- Vocals – St-Clair Pinckney
- Vocals – The Jewels
- Vocals – "Baby" Lloyd Stallworth
- Vocals – Fred Wesley
- Vocals – Sylvester Keels
- Vocals – Nashpendle Knox
- Vocals – Bill Hollings
- Vocals – Louis Madison
- Vocals – J.W. Archer
- Vocals – Sandra Bears
- Vocals – Bobby Bennett (2)
- Vocals – Bobby Byrd
- Vocals – Willie Johnson (2)
- Vocals – Johnny Terry
- Vocals – Robert Coleman
- Vocals – Russell Crimes
- Vocals – Brandye
- Vocals [Vocal Yelps] – James Brown
- Voice [Intro Voice] – Jeanette Washington
Лейблы и идентификаторы:
- Barcode : 0 42284 91082 8
- Rights Society : BIEM / MCPS
- Label Code : LC 0485
- Matrix / Runout Mould / Hub Text: MADE IN THE UK BY DISCTRONICS
- Other Catalog # CD1: 849 109 2
- Matrix / Runout CD1: 8491092 01
- Mastering SID Code CD1: IFPI L136
- Mould SID Code CD1: IFPI 0405
- Other Catalog # CD2: 849 110 2
- Matrix / Runout CD2: 8491102 02
- Mastering SID Code CD2: IFPI L135
- Mould SID Code CD2: IFPI 0407
- Other Catalog # CD3: 849 111 2
- Matrix / Runout CD3: 8491112 01
- Mastering SID Code CD3: IFPI L135
- Mould SID Code CD3: IFPI 0416
- Other Catalog # CD4: 849 112 2
- Matrix / Runout CD4: 8491122 01
- Mastering SID Code CD4: IFPI L135
- Mould SID Code CD4: IFPI 0411
Компании:
- Copyright (c) – Polydor Ltd.
- Designed At – Green Ink
- Engineered At – PolyGram Studios
- Made By – Disctronics, UK
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Ltd.
Участники записи:
- Acoustic Guitar – Sam Brown (2)
- Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Parker
- Alto Saxophone – Joe Poff
- Alto Saxophone – James McGary
- Alto Saxophone – Maceo Parker
- Alto Saxophone – Michael Gipson
- Alto Saxophone – Pee Wee Ellis
- Alto Saxophone – Nat Jones
- Alto Saxophone – George Dorsey
- Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn
- Alto Saxophone – Michael Brecker
- Alto Saxophone – Alfred Corley
- Arranged By – Dave Matthews (3)
- Arranged By – James Brown
- Arranged By – Sammy Lowe
- Arranged By – Fred Wesley
- Arranged By – Brad Shapiro
- Baritone Saxophone – St-Clair Pinckney
- Baritone Saxophone – Maceo Parker
- Baritone Saxophone – Al Brisco Clark
- Baritone Saxophone – Pee Wee Ellis
- Baritone Saxophone – Charles Carr
- Baritone Saxophone – Haywood Henry
- Bass – Bootsy Collins
- Bass – Bernard Odum
- Bass – Clarence Mack
- Bass – Fred Thomas (2)
- Bass – David Hood
- Bass – Al Lucas
- Bass – Jimmy Tyrell
- Bass – Michael Moore (2)
- Bass – Sam Thomas
- Bass – Hubert Perry
- Bass – Lloyd Trotman (2)
- Bass – Doug Wimbish
- Bass – David Weston
- Bass – Gordon Edwards
- Bass – Tim Drummond
- Bass – 'Sweet' Charles Sherrell
- Bass – Carl Pruitt
- Cello – Kermit Moore
- Clavinet – 'Sweet' Charles Sherrell
- Compilation Producer – Oscar A. Young
- Compilation Producer – Harry Weinger
- Compilation Producer – Cliff White
- Compilation Producer – Bill Levenson
- Compilation Producer [Associate Producer] – Alan Leeds
- Compiled By – Cliff White
- Concertmaster – Marc Cephas
- Conductor – Dave Matthews (3)
- Conductor – Sammy Lowe
- Congas – Johnny Griggs
- Design [Box And Booklet] – Liam Relph
- Directed By – Lewis Hamlin
- Directed By [Accompaniment] – Dave Matthews (3)
- Drums – William Beau Dollar Bowman
- Drums – John Jabo Starks
- Drums – Roger Hawkins
- Drums – Jimmy Madison
- Drums – Nat Kendrick
- Drums – Edison Gore
- Drums – James Brown
- Drums – Keith LeBlanc
- Drums – Melvin Parker
- Drums – Clayton Fillyau
- Drums – Bernard Purdie
- Drums – Nat Jones
- Drums – Billy Cobham
- Drums – Arthur Dickson
- Drums – Clyde Stubblefield
- Drums – Panama Francis
- Effects [Vocal Effects] – James Brown
- Effects [Vocal Effects] – Fred Wesley
- Electric Piano – James Brown
- Engineer – Dennis Drake
- Engineer – Joseph M. Palmaccio
- English Horn – Joe Farrell
- Flute – Joe Poff
- Flute – St-Clair Pinckney
- Flute – Seldon Powell
- Flute – Joe Farrell
- Guitar – Alfonzo Kellum
- Guitar – Eddie Setser
- Guitar – Joe Beck
- Guitar – Hearlon Cheese Martin
- Guitar – Jimmy Nolen
- Guitar – Wally Richardson
- Guitar – Les Buie
- Guitar – Hugh McCracken
- Guitar – Bobby Roach
- Guitar – Nafloyd Scott
- Guitar – Skip McDonald
- Guitar – Kenny Poole
- Guitar – Catfish Collins
- Guitar – Billy Butler (3)
- Guitar – Ronald Laster
- Guitar – Sam Brown (2)
- Guitar – Robert Coleman
- Guitar – Kenny Burrell
- Guitar – David Spinozza
- Horns – Chops (2)
- Keyboards – Jerry Poindexter
- Keyboards – Randy McCormick
- Keyboards – Robin Halpin
- Keyboards – Barry Beckett
- Keyboards – Pat Rebillot
- Keyboards – Ernie Hayes
- Keyboards – Anthony Marinelli
- Keyboards – Brian Banks
- Lead Guitar – Larry Byrom
- Lead Vocals – James Brown
- Lead Vocals – King Coleman
- Lead Vocals [Co-lead Vocal] – James Brown
- Lead Vocals [Co-lead Vocal] – Afrika Bambaataa
- Leader [Vocals] – Maeretha Stewart
- Liner Notes ["an Introduction By Mr. James Brown"] – James Brown
- Liner Notes ["are You Ready For Star Time?"] – Harry Weinger
- Liner Notes ["are You Ready For Star Time?"] – Cliff White
- Liner Notes ["from The Inside"] – Alan Leeds
- Liner Notes ["right On" To "word Up!"] – Nelson George
- Liner Notes [Track Annotation] – Harry Weinger
- Liner Notes [Track Annotation] – Alan Leeds
- Mastered By [Digitally Mastered] – Ted Jensen
- MC [Emcee] – Bobby Byrd
- Organ – Tim Hedding
- Organ – Lucas Fats Gonder
- Organ – Richard Tee
- Organ – James Brown
- Organ – Nat Jones
- Organ – Bobby Byrd
- Percussion – Ron Selico
- Percussion – John Morgan (2)
- Percussion – Johnny Griggs
- Photography By [Front Cover, Pages 2, 3, 10, 20, 21, 30, 31, 49, 50] – Redferns
- Photography By [Front Cover, Pages 2, 3, 10, 20, 21, 30, 31, 49, 50] – David Redfern
- Photography By [Page 29] – Stewcharlesart
- Photography By [Page 54] – Cliff White Collection
- Photography By [Page 72] – Showtime (5)
- Photography By [Page 90] – Redferns
- Photography By [Page 90] – Michel Linssen
- Photography By [Pages 1, 22] – Chuck Stewart
- Photography By [Pages 12, 58, 66, 67] – Alan Leeds Archives
- Photography By [Pages 19, 36] – Kwame Brathwaite
- Photography By [Pages 34, 35] – London Features
- Photography By [Pages 38, 41, 42] – Michael Ochs Archives
- Photography By [Pages 4, 16, 17, 24, 48, 70, 71, 72] – Pictorial Press
- Photography By [Pages 62, 63] – Carlton Smith Collection
- Piano – Lucas Fats Gonder
- Piano – James Brown
- Piano – Sonny Thompson
- Piano – Louis Madison
- Piano – Bobby Byrd
- Piano – Ernie Hayes
- Project Manager [Project Assistant] – Benjamin Chapp Forgash
- Rap [Vocal Rap] – James Brown
- Research [Discography] – Cliff White
- Restoration [Digitally Restored] – Scott Hull (2)
- Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Johnson (4)
- Tambourine – John Morgan (2)
- Technician [Digitally Restored] – Scott Hull (2)
- Tenor Saxophone – Jerome Richardson
- Tenor Saxophone – Wilbert Smith
- Tenor Saxophone – Sam Taylor (2)
- Tenor Saxophone – Muscle Shoals Horns
- Tenor Saxophone – Clifford MacMillan
- Tenor Saxophone – St-Clair Pinckney
- Tenor Saxophone – Maceo Parker
- Tenor Saxophone – Al Brisco Clark
- Tenor Saxophone – Pee Wee Ellis
- Tenor Saxophone – Ray Felder
- Tenor Saxophone – Robert Chopper McCollough
- Tenor Saxophone – Nat Jones
- Tenor Saxophone – Seldon Powell
- Tenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari
- Tenor Saxophone – Peyton "PJ" Johnson
- Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Scott
- Tenor Saxophone – J.C. Davis
- Tenor Saxophone – Eldee Williams
- Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell
- Timpani – Panama Francis
- Trombone – Levi Rasbury
- Trombone – Dickie Wells
- Trombone – Muscle Shoals Horns
- Trombone – Michael Gipson
- Trombone – Wilmer Milton
- Trombone – Fred Wesley
- Trombone – Richard Harris (5)
- Trombone – Hollie Farris
- Trumpet – Lammar Wright
- Trumpet – Joe Dupars
- Trumpet – Waymon Reed
- Trumpet – Levi Rasbury
- Trumpet – Danny Stiles
- Trumpet – Jerone Jasaan Sanford
- Trumpet – Darryl Hassan Jamison
- Trumpet – Isiah Ike Oakley
- Trumpet – Richard Griffith
- Trumpet – Johnny Grimes
- Trumpet – Muscle Shoals Horns
- Trumpet – McKinley Johnson
- Trumpet – Teddy Washington
- Trumpet – Marvin Stamm
- Trumpet – Randy Brecker
- Trumpet – Roscoe Patrick
- Trumpet – Lewis Hamlin
- Trumpet – Ron Harper
- Trumpet – Jon Faddis
- Trumpet – Dud Bascomb
- Trumpet – Ernie Royal
- Trumpet – Joseph Davis (2)
- Trumpet – Hollie Farris
- Trumpet – Clayton Gunnells
- Trumpet – Russell Crimes
- Trumpet – Ron Tooley
- Trumpet – Robert Knight (2)
- Valve Trombone – Levi Rasbury
- Viola – Alfred Brown
- Violin – Marc Cephas
- Violin – Gene Clark (2)
- Vocals – Martha Harvin
- Vocals – Jimmy Parker
- Vocals – Maeretha Stewart
- Vocals – Jerone Jasaan Sanford
- Vocals – Vicki Anderson
- Vocals – John Jabo Starks
- Vocals – Fred Thomas (2)
- Vocals – Hearlon Cheese Martin
- Vocals – Marva Whitney
- Vocals – Margie Clark
- Vocals – James Brown
- Vocals – St-Clair Pinckney
- Vocals – The Jewels
- Vocals – "Baby" Lloyd Stallworth
- Vocals – Fred Wesley
- Vocals – Sylvester Keels
- Vocals – Nashpendle Knox
- Vocals – Bill Hollings
- Vocals – Louis Madison
- Vocals – J.W. Archer
- Vocals – Sandra Bears
- Vocals – Bobby Bennett (2)
- Vocals – Bobby Byrd
- Vocals – Willie Johnson (2)
- Vocals – Johnny Terry
- Vocals – Robert Coleman
- Vocals – Russell Crimes
- Vocals – Brandye
- Vocals [Vocal Yelps] – James Brown
- Voice [Intro Voice] – Jeanette Washington