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1	I Know You Got Soul	4:40
2	Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'	2:46
3	I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (Parts 1 & 2) Guitar – Alfonzo Kellum, Kenny PooleTrumpet – Richard Griffith	5:33
4	If You Got A Love You Better (Hold On To It)	4:20
5	I'm Not To Blame Producer – Bobby Byrd, Bud Hobgood	2:52
6	Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming	2:26
7	Sayin' It And Doin' It Are Two Different Things Drums – John Morgan	3:10
8	You've Got To Change Your Mind Bass – Al LucasDrums – Bernard PurdieGuitar – Carl Lynch, Wally RichardsonTrombone – Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Richard Harris Trumpet – Dud Nascomb*, Johnny Grimes	3:49
9	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby Saxophone – Robert Chopper McCollough	5:32
10	I'm Lonely Organ – Alvin Fats WonderSaxophone – Al Brisco Clark, Eldee WilliamsTrumpet – Joe Dupars, Ron Tooley, Teddy Washington	2:39
11	We're In Love Drums – Melvin Parker, Obie WilliamsSaxophone – Al Brisco Clark, Eldee WilliamsTrumpet – Levi Rasbury, Ron Tooley	2:40
12	Funky Soul, Parts 1 & 2 Bass – Tim DrummondDrums – William Beau Dollar BowmanGuitar – Eddie Setser, Troy SealsPiano – Tim HeddingSaxophone – David Parkinson , Les Asch	3:51
13	No One Like My Baby Drums – Melvin Parker, Obie WilliamsTrumpet – Joe Dupars	2:10
14	Baby Baby Baby Drums – David Panama Francis*Piano – Ernie HayesSaxophone – Heywood Henry*	2:33
15	I Love You So Drums – David Panama Francis*Piano – Ernie Hayes	2:32
16	Hangs Up We Don't Need (The Hungry We Got To Feed) Drums – William Beau Dollar BowmanGuitar – Kenny Poole	2:57
17	Signed, Sealed, Delivered Drums – Tiger Martin	2:12
18	If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat Bongos – Bennie ParksGuitar – Alfonzo KellumTrumpet – Richard Griffith	4:02
19	Fight Against Drug Abuse	0:29
20	I'm Just A Nobody, Parts 1 & 2 Drums – Sam LathanMixed By – Joseph M. PalmaccioSaxophone – Bobby Holloway, Clifford MacMillanTrombone – Sam HurtTrumpet – Lewis Hamlin, Teddy Washington	6:08
21	Never Get Enough	3:15
22	I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (Live In Paris) Drums – Tiger MartinMixed By – Joseph M. Palmaccio	5:26

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Mastered At – Polygram Studios
• Recorded At – King Studios
• Recorded At – A&R Studios
• Recorded At – Bobby Smith Studios
• Recorded At – RCA Studios, Hollywood
• Recorded At – Capricorn Studios
• Recorded At – Edgewood Studios
• Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
• Recorded At – L'Olympia
• Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios

Credits

• Backing Vocals – James Brown (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11, 16, 21)
• Bass – 'Sweet' Charles Sherrell (tracks: 3, 18, 21), Bernard Odum (tracks: 10, 11, 13, 20), Bootsy Collins (tracks: 9, 17, 19, 22), Fred Thomas (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7), Sam Thomas (tracks: 10, 11, 13, 20)
• Compiled By – Harry Weinger
• Design – Sheryl Lutz-Brown
• Drums – Clyde Stubblefield (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 18), John Jabo Starks (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 19, 21), Nat Kendrick (tracks: 10, 11, 13)
• Executive-Producer – Bill Levenson
• Guitar – Catfish Collins (tracks: 9, 17, 19, 22), Hearlon Cheese Martin (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 17, 21, 22), Jimmy Nolen (tracks: 3, 7, 18, 21), Les Buie (tracks: 10, 11, 13, 20), Robert Coleman (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6)
• Keyboards – James Brown (tracks: 3, 4, 13, 16, 18)
• Liner Notes – Cliff White
• Percussion – Johnny Griggs (tracks: 7, 19, 21)
• Producer – James Brown (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 22)
• Remastered By – gary N. Mayo*
• Saxophone – Jimmy Parker (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7), Maceo Parker (tracks: 3, 10, 11), Nat Jones (tracks: 10, 11, 13), Pee Wee Ellis (tracks: 3, 8, 18), St-Clair Pinckney (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 11, 13, 17 to 22)
• Trombone – Fred Wesley (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 17, 18, 21, 22)
• Trumpet – Clayton Gunnells (tracks: 9, 17, 19, 22), Darryl Hassan Jamison (tracks: 7, 9, 17, 19, 22), Isiah Ike Oakley (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 21), Jerone Jasaan Sanford (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 21), McKinley Johnson (tracks: 10, 11, 20), Russell Crimes (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 21), Waymon Reed (tracks: 3, 8, 18)

Notes

Made in Japan
℗ © 1995

Compilation of tracks recorded between 1963 to 1972:
Track 1 originally released on the I Know You Got Soul / It's I Who Love You (Not Him Anymore) (3:00 Version) single. This longer version first issued on James Brown's Funky People (Part 2).
Track 2 taken from the Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' / Let Me Know single.
Track 3 taken from the I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) single.
Track 4 taken from the If You Got A Love You Better (Hold On To It) single.
Track 5 taken from the It's I Who Loves You (Not Him Anymore) / I'm Not To Blame single.
Track 6 taken from the Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming single.
Track 7 taken from the Sayin' It And Doin' It Are Two Different Things single.
Track 8 originally released on the You've Got To Change Your Mind / I'll Lose My Mind (2:47 Version) single. This longer version first issued on the I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me album.
Track 9 is previously unreleased.
Track 10 taken from the I've Got A Girl / I'm Lonely single.
Track 11 taken from the We Are In Love / No One Like My Baby single.
Track 12 taken from the Funky Soul #1 single.
Track 13 taken from the We Are In Love / No One Like My Baby single.
Track 14 taken from the Baby Baby Baby single.
Track 15 taken from the I Love You So / Write Me A Letter single.
Track 16 taken from the Hang Ups We Don't Need (The Hungry We Got To Feed) single.
Track 17 taken from the Signed, Sealed & Delivered / I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) single.
Track 18 taken from the If You Don't Work You Can't Eat / You've Got To Change Your Mind single.
Track 19 taken from the Fight Against Drug Abuse promo single. Never released commercially.
Track 20 taken from the I'm Just A Nobody (Parts I & II) single.
Track 21 taken from the Never Get Enough / My Concerto single.
Track 22 is a previously unreleased version.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 4 988005 173621
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
31452 7987-2	Bobby Byrd	Bobby Byrd Got Soul (The Best Of Bobby Byrd) ‎(CD, Comp)	Polydor	31452 7987-2	US	1995
4500	Bobby Byrd	Bobby Byrd Got Soul (The Best Of Bobby Byrd) ‎(CD, Comp)	Alston Records	4500	France	Unknown
UICY-77150	Bobby Byrd	Bobby Byrd Got Soul (The Best Of Bobby Byrd) ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Polydor	UICY-77150	Japan	2015
SVLP 205	Bobby Byrd	Bobby Byrd Got Soul (The Best Of Bobby Byrd) ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE)	Simply Vinyl	SVLP 205	UK	2000
SVLP 205	Bobby Byrd	Bobby Byrd Got Soul (The Best Of Bobby Byrd) ‎(2xLP, Comp, Promo, RE)	Simply Vinyl	SVLP 205	UK	2000