Try Me!

Try Me! is the second studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames. It is a collection of singles, B-sides, and outtakes from their first album, Please Please Please. It was reissued by King Records in 1964 under the title The Unbeatable James Brown: 16 Hits.

Track listing

All tracks composed by James Brown; except where indicated

Personnel

• James Brown – lead vocals
• Bobby Byrd – backing vocals, piano
• Johnny Terry – backing vocals
• Sylvester Keels – backing vocals
• Nashpendle Knox – backing vocals
• Bill Hollings – backing vocals
• J.W. Archer – backing vocals
• Louis Madison – backing vocals
• John B. Brown – alto saxophone
• George Dorsey – alto saxophone
• Ray Feldor – tenor saxophone
• Cleveland Lowe – tenor saxophone
• Wilbert “Lee Diamond” Smith – tenor saxophone
• Clifford Scott or Hat “Cornbread” Singer – tenor saxophone
• J.C. Davis – tenor saxophone
• Louis Madison – organ, piano
• Alvin "Fats" Gonder – piano
• Ernie Hayes – piano
• Nafloyd Scott – guitar
• Eddie Freeman – guitar
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Bobby Roach – guitar
• Clarence Mack – bass
• Edwyn Conley – bass
• Carl Pruitt – bass
• Bernard Odum – bass
• Reginald Hall – drums
• David “Panama” Francis – drums
• Nat Kendrick – drums

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