20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown (Eco-Friendly Packaging) [Original recording remastered]

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (Series), James Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000NA1ZO2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Got You (I Feel Good)

2. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1

3. Soul Power, Pt. 1

4. Night Train

5. It's a Man's Man's Man's World

6. Cold Sweat, Pts. 1-2

7. America Is My Home, Pt. 1

8. Prisoner of Love

9. Ain't That a Groove, Pt. 1

10. Try Me

11. Get on the Good Foot, Pt. 1

Editorial Reviews

The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I Want My Funk Uncut..., June 10, 2000

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David W. Coleman "Sportside Books" (Buckeye, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of James Brown (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

This collection of James Brown's best "pop" moments is too limited in its scope, and too limiting in its depth. Yes, it has the essential (and played out) trio of pop classics, "I Got You," "It's A Man's World," and "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag." And a plus is the inclusion of the long version of "Cold Sweat," which many rate as THE most essential James Brown cut. But James Brown, the REAL James Brown, is not about being restricted to 3 minutes. Since less than 40 of the cd's 75 minutes are used, Universal could have done us all a favor by a) using the same songs in their long versions, or B) adding more of James' essential cuts, like "Please, Please, Please," "Out Of Sight," "I Got The Feelin'," or, yes, "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud" (which was a top 10 pop hit, not that it's ever played on oldies OR old school stations). What's the sense of finally releasing "America Is My Home" on this set, and limiting it to part 1? This is one of the rarest of James Brown cuts ("World" is the other), and with all the extra room on the cd, it should have been issued in full length. Come to think of it, "World" was top 10 R&B. It could have been here, too. This set is not only a poor value, it is exceeded by every other James Brown collection out there. If you are a James Brown novice and think 20 Greatest Hits might be going a bit deep for you, pick up "In The Jungle Groove." In just 8 cuts (9 if you count the bonus beats), you'll have an introduction that should leave you salivating. All in all, even with the inclusion of "America Is My Home," this is a pretty lame excuse for a James Brown retrospective. I want my funk uncut!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You Deserve Better, August 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of James Brown (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

Get 20 Greatest Hits or 40th Anniversary Collection instead. This one is not worth your time or money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You can do SOOOO much better..., November 21, 2010

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Johnny Boy "The Record Collector" (Hockessin, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of James Brown (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

...than this mediocre '20th Century Masters' entry. James Brown is legend. When he died on Christmas Day in 2006, it was like a part of my childhood died. Brown had this amazing range, and without him, R&B, funk, and soul music (as well as some forms of jazz) would not have evolved. He truly pushed the envelope, and that is why this entry is so disappointing.

Sure, 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' and 'This is a Man's Man's Man's World' are here, but why stop in the '60s? Why not move into some of his '50s and '70s sides? And, why was this necessary (except as a cash cow)? '20 Greatest Hits' has been out for years (since the early '90s), and 'The CD of JB' is also available for the fan that wants to dive in beyond the hits, as well as 'Greatest Hits of the Fourth Decade,' which covers his Scotti Bros. years of the '80s and early '90s.

Buy all of those instead. Please, not this. This is nothing but a cash cow, and it shows. It's so lackluster. There's no way JB approved of this. Buy yourself a real James Brown compilation and get up offa that thing! Just not this.

NOT RECOMMENDED. 2 stars is ***VERY*** generous.