Discography 1

Singles featuring Sweet Charles Sherrell:

 

1967

Past Present Future: Bones to Bones / I Don’t Want to Go On Without You (Mecca 101) –

both lead vocals

 

1968

James Brown: I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) / There Was a Time (K 6144)

James Brown: I Got the Feelin’ / If I Ruled the World (K 6155)

James Brown: Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud Pts. 1 & 2 (K 6187)

Marva Whitney: Unwind Yourself / If You Love Me (K 6146)

Marva Whitney: Your Love Was Good For Me / What Kind of Man (K 6158)

Marva Whitney: Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) / What Kind of Man (K 6168)

Hank Ballard: along with The Dapps How You Gonna Get Respect

(When You Haven’t Cut Your Process Yet) / Teardrops on Your Letter (K 6196)

Marva Whitney: What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You / Your Love Was Good For Me (K 6202)

Clay Tyson: Man on the Moon / You Don’t Know What I Want (K 6209) – comedy w/music by J.B.

bass

 

1969

James Brown: Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose / I’ll Lose My Mind (instr.) (K 6213)

James Brown: You’ve Got to Have a Job (duet w/Marva Whitney) (K 6218)

James Brown: Soul Pride Pts. 1 & 2 (K 6222)

James Brown: I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing Pts. 1 & 2 (K 6224)

James Brown: The Popcorn (instr.) / The Chicken (instr.) (K 6240)

James Brown: Mother Popcorn Pts. 1 & 2 (K 6245)

James Brown: Lowdown Popcorn (instr.) / Top of the Stack (instr.) (K 6250)

James Brown: Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn Pt. 1 / Sometime (K 6255)

James Brown: Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn Pt. 2 / Gittin’ a Little Hipper Pt. 2 (instr.) (K 6275)

James Brown: “Steve Soul” Soul President / Popcorn with a Feeling (instr.) (F 12551)

James Brown: Ain’t It Funky Now Pts. 1 & 2 (instr.) (K 6280)

James Brown: You Got to Have a Mother for Me (Recorded Jan. 13, 1969 –

Previously unreleased original mix)

Marva Whitney: I’m Tired, I’m Tired, I’m Tired (Things Better Change Before It’s Too Late) /

You Got to Have a Job (If You Don’t Work – You Can’t Eat) (K 6218)

Marva Whitney: Ball of Fire / It’s My Thing (You Can’t Tell Me Who to Sock It to) (K 6229)

Marva Whitney: Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) / Get Out of My Life (K 6249)

Marva Whitney: This Girl’s in Love with You / He’s the One (K 6283)

Hank Ballard: Butter Your Popcorn / ????–Dante knows B-side! (K 6244)

bass

 

1970

James Brown: Brother Rapp Pts. 1 & 2 (K 6285 W)

James Brown: Funky Drummer Pts. 1 & 2 (K 6290)

James Brown: It’s a New Day Pts. 1 & 2 / Georgia on My Mind (K 6292)

James Brown: Brother Rapp Pts. 1 & 2 / Bewildered (K 6310)

James Brown: If You Don’t Work You Can’t Eat /

You’ve Got to Change Your Mind (duet w/Bobby Byrd) (K 6342)

James Brown: Talkin’ Loud and Saying Nothin’

(orig. rock version) (sched. as K 6300, pressed as King P-6359, withdrawn quickly)

The JBs: These Are the JBs Pts. 1 & 2 (K 6333)

Beau Dollar: I Wanna Go Where the Soul Trees Grow / Who Knows (K 6286)

bass

 

1971

James Brown: Spinning Wheel Pts. 1 & 2 (instr.) (K 6366)

James Brown: Soul Power Pt. 1 / Soul Power Pts. 2 & 3 (K 6368)

James Brown: Hot Pants Pts. 1 & 2 (P 2501)

James Brown: Make It Funky Pts. 1 & 2 (PD 14088)

bass

 

1972

James Brown: Get on the Good Foot Pts. 1 & 2  (PD 14139)

James Brown: I Got a Bag of My Own / Public Enemy #1 Pt. 1  (PD 14153)

The J.B.s: Gimme Some More / Rabbit Got the Gun (PE 602)

The J.B.s: Pass the Peas / Hot Pants Road (PE 607)

The J.B.s: Givin’ Up Food For Funk Pt. 1 (PE 610)

Lyn Collins: Think (About It) / Ain’t No Sunshine (PE 608)

Lyn Collins: Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Going /

I’ll Never Let You Break My Heart Again (PE 615)

Lyn Collins: Oh Uncle Sammy / Ain’t No Sunshine (PD 14119)

Hank Ballard & the Midnight Lighters: Finger Poppin’ Time / From the Love Side (PD 14128)

bass

 

1973

James Brown: Stoned to the Bone Pt. 1 / Stoned to the Bone (Some More) (PD 14210)

Lyn Collins: Mama Feelgood / Fly Me to the Moon (PE 618)

Lyn Collins: Take Me Just as I Am / People Make the World Go Round (PE 626)

Maceo & the Macks: Soul Power ’74 Pts. 1 & 2 (PE 631)

Fred Wesley & the J.B.s: Same Beat Pts. 1 & 2 (PE 632)

bass

 

1974

Sweet Charles: Soul Man – lead vocals /

Why Can’t I Be Treated like a Man – lead vocals, songwriter, music (PE 639)

Sweet Charles: Dedicated to the One I Love – lead vocals /

Give the Woman a Chance – lead vocals, songwriter, music (PE 645)

Sweet Charles: I Won’t Last a Day without You – lead vocals /

I Never Let You Break My Heart (PE 653) – lead vocals

James Brown: The Payback Pts. 1 & 2 (PD 14223)– bass

James Brown: My Thang / Public Enemy #1 Pt. 1 (PD 14244)– bass

Lee Austin: (The Burner) Tutti Frutti / ? (??) (year?)– bass

Fred Wesley & the J.B.s: Damn Right I Am Somebody Pts. 1 & 2 (PE 638) – percussion & bass

The J.B.s: Breakin’ Bread – clavinet / Funky Music is My Style (PE 648)

Lyn Collins: Don’t Make Me Over / Take Me Just as I Am (PE 633) – bass

Lyn Collins: Rock Me Again & Again & Again – bass / Wide Awake in a Dream (PE 641)

Lyn Collins: You Can’t Love Me If You Don’t Respect Me /

Rock Me Again & Again & Again – bass (PE 650)

Maceo & the Macks: Cross the Track (We Better Go Back) / The Soul of a Black Man (PE 647) – keys

Maceo & the Macks: Cross the Track (We Better Go Back) / Boogie ’N Twist (PE 647) – keys

The First Family: Control (People Go Where We Send You) Pts. 1 & 2 (PD 14250) –bass

 

1975

Sweet Charles: Hang Out & Hustle – lead vocals, bass, songwriter / Together (PE 656) – lead vocals

James Brown: The Payback Pts. 1 & 2 (PD 14223)– bass

James Brown: My Thang / Public Enemy #1 Pt. 1 (PD 14244) – bass

Fred & the New J.B.s: It’s the J.B.s Monaurail Pts. 1 & 2 (PE 655) – clavinet, bass

Lyn Collins: Mr. Big Stuff – bass / Rock Me Again & Again & Again – bass (PE 662)

 

1976

James Brown: Dooley’s Junkyard Dog (long version) / (short version) (PD 14303)

James Brown: (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons – bass and arrangements /

Goodnight My Love (PD 14304)

James Brown: Get Up Offa That Thing – co-writer (w/J.B.), bass, background vocals /

James Brown: Release the Pressure – co-writer (w/J.B.), bass, background vocals (PD 14326)

James Brown: Bodyheat Pts. 1 & 2 – arrangements, bass, keys, background vocals (PD 14360)

 

1977

James Brown: Kiss in ’77 – songwriter, bass / Woman (PD 14388) – songwriter, bass

James Brown: Take Me Higher and Groove Me /

Summertime (duet w/Martha High) – arrangements (PD 14433)

James Brown: People Who Criticize – arrangements, background vocals /

James Brown: If You Don’t Give a Doggone About It – keys (PD 14438)

 

1978

James Brown: Love Me Tender – arrangements / Have a Happy Day – songwriter, arrangements, vocals (PD 14460)

James Brown: The Spank – songwriter, arrangements, bass / Love Me Tender – arrangements (PD 14487)

James Brown: Nature Pts. 1 & 2 (PD 14512) – songwriter, arrangements, keys

James Brown: For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes Pts. 1 & 2 (PD 14522) – bass

 

Between 1978-1981

Willie Johnson: Soul dog / Soul dogger (S and S records) – arranged, produced, bass

 

1980

James Brown: Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) Pts. 1 & 2 (TK 1039) – keys

James Brown: Get Up Offa That Thing (Live) – co-writer (w/J.B.), bass /

It’s Too Funky in Here (Live) (PD 2129)

 

1981

Charles Sherrell: If I Only Had a Minute (MS 5007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW6YD5MLllE /

Things you do for love (Muscle 5007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMi8Sl4Zyno bass – lead vocals on both

 

1982

Charles Sherrell & the Chimpanzees: Do the King Kong – lead vocals, songwriter /

Funky Fantasia – lead vocals, songwriter (Crazy Mama’s ?)

 

2004

Gotcha! & Sweet Charles Sherrell: “Hang out and hustle”’ – songwriter (lyrics and music) and vocals.

Check the videoclip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_f6EBeazfQ

 

Nicotine & Sweet Charles Sherrell – vocals on “Yes, it’s you”

Check the videoclip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhnXyDQFQLQ

SWEET CHARLES SHERRELL