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Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964, by Smash Records.[3] It was the transition album from King Records to Smash Records, however, limited by contractual obligations with King Records, Brown released an album of remakes overdubbed with canned applause.[1] Brown's vocal group, The Famous Flames are included in the album's introduction, are featured on the album's cover, and are featured on several of the album's tracks including "Don't Cry Baby", "Out of the Blue" and "Caldonia". The album was arranged by Sammy Lowe.
| Showtime | ||||
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| Released | April 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Soul, jazz | |||
| Length | 32:02 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
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| Singles from Showtime | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
In mid 2018, some 54 years after its original 1964 release on vinyl, this album, Showtime by James Brown & The Famous Flames, was released on CD for the first time.[4][5]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction of James Brown & The Famous Flames by Danny Ray" | 0:13 | |
| 2. | "Caldonia" | Fleecie Moore | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Don't Cry Baby" | James Price Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Sweet Lorraine" | Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Out of the Blue" | Johnny Terry, Ted Wright | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door" | Casey Bill Weldon | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Evil" | Ted Wright | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Blues for My Baby" | Billy Wright, Teddy Reig | 3:03 |
| 9. | "For You My Love" | Paul Gayten | 2:24 |
| 10. | "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" | Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer | 2:59 |
| 11. | "The Things That I Used to Do" | J. Dolan | 2:56 |
| 12. | "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" | James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock, Russ Morgan | 3:00 |
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