A Soulful Christmas

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A Soulful Christmas
James Brown in a Santa Claus outfit raising his arms in joy seen within a Christmas wreath with the song titles to his left and right.
Studio album by
James Brown
ReleasedNovember 1968 (1968-11)[1]
Recorded
  • August 7, 1968 (1968-08-07) ("Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud")[2]
October 7–10, 1968 (1968-10-07 – 1968-10-10) (remainder of titles)[1]
Studio
GenreFunk, Christmas
Length34:29
LabelKing
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things
(1968) 		A Soulful Christmas
(1968) 		Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
(1969)
Singles from Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
  1. "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud"
    Released: August 1968 (1968-08)[2]
  2. "Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)"
    Released: November 1968 (1968-11)[2]
  3. "Let’s Unite the Whole World at Christmas"
    Released: November 1968 (1968-11)[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar[4]

A Soulful Christmas is the 22nd studio album and second Christmas album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in November of 1968, by King Records.[1][3][5] It was the fifth album that Brown had released that year.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto"Alfred Ellis, Charles Bobbit, Hank Ballard3:02
2."Santa Claus, Santa Claus"Charles Bobbit, Nat Jones4:04
3."Believers Shall Enjoy (Non Believers Shall Suffer)"Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones2:16
4."Soulful Christmas"Alfred Ellis, Charles Bobbit, Hank Ballard3:08
5."Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)"Charles Bobbit, Nat Jones3:06
6."Christmas is Coming"Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones2:39
7."Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pts. 1 & 2"James Brown4:48
8."In the Middle, Pt. 1"Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones2:44
9."Let's Unite the Whole World at Christmas"Charles Bobbit, Nat Jones2:45
10."You Know It"Alfred Ellis, Bud Hobgood2:22
11."Santa Claus Gave Me a Brand New Start"Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones3:49

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (2024). The Complete James Brown Christmas (Vinyl ed.). p. 3.
  2. ^ a b c d e Leeds, Alan (October 2007). The Singles, Volume 5: 1967–1969 (published February 29, 2008). pp. 11–14.
  3. ^ a b "A Soulful Christmas - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - A Soulful Christmas by James Brown". iTunes. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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