James Brown - Soul on Top

James Brown — Soul On Top

Part of the Verve 70 SACD Selection Vol. 3 Series

Celebrating Verve Records' 70th anniversary

This release presents a legendary catalog title in high-fidelity SHM-SACD format with the label's newly mastered DSD audio, issued as a single-layer SACD and housed in a cardboard sleeve for an authentic collector's experience. Universal 2026.

James Brown's Soul On Top was originally released in 1970 via King Records. The album was a dream project for the Godfather of Soul, a fan of big-band jazz who is provided the full treatment here with an 18-piece band, led by drummer Louis Bellson and arranged by Impulse! star Oliver Nelson. Joined by his soul consigliere, saxophonist Maceo Parker, Brown offers up a swinging set of jazz and pop standards, while revisiting several of his classic hits, including "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." 

1. That's My Desire

2. Your Cheating Heart

3. What Kind of Fool Am I?

4. It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World

5. The Man in the Grass

6. It's Magic

7. September Song

8. For Once in My Life

9. Every Day I Have the Blues

10. I Need Your Key

11. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

12. There Was a Time

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