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You've Got the Power (James Brown song)

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"You've Got the Power"
Single by James Brown and Bea Ford
from the album Think!
A-side"Think"
ReleasedMay 1960 (1960-05)
Recorded1960
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:40
LabelFederal
12370
Songwriter(s)
  • James Brown
  • Johnny Terry
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Think"
(1960)
"You've Got the Power"
(1960)
"This Old Heart"
(1960)
Audio video
"You've Got The Power" on YouTube

"You've Got the Power" is a song written by James Brown and Famous Flames member Johnny Terry and recorded by Brown with Bea Ford as a duet in 1960. Released as the B-side of Brown and the Famous Flames' hit recording of "Think", it also charted, reaching #14 R&B and #86 Pop.[1] It was Brown's first recorded duet and his first hit B-side. Brown briefly performs the song in a medley on his 1963 album Live at the Apollo.

An alternate take of "You've Got the Power" is included on the 1998 compilation album James Brown's Original Funky Divas.

References

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  1. ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.