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James Brown

Soul Power, Part 1

1971 · via Boogie Down Productions

James Brown wrote “Soul Power, Part 1” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1971. Also recorded by Soulive (released 2004), The Smashing Pumpkins (released 2000) and Maceo & the Macks (released 1987), among 66 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Boogie Down Productions’ “Poetry” (1987) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Flip "Poetry" over in your head and you land on James Brown's "Soul Power, Part 1," which came out in 1971. That one song also turns up later from Maceo & the Macks and, of all people, The Smashing Pumpkins, so it gets around.

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Credited writer: James Brown.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1971.

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Boogie Down Productions’ “Poetry” (1987) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Other recordings on file · first release year

66 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Boogie Down Productions' "Poetry" samples an earlier record called "Soul Power, Part 1." Who first recorded that song?James Brown
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