Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He first came to national public attention in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006.
Brown recorded 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1. Brown was posthumously inducted into the first class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He also received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in The Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown
Studio albums
Please Please Please (1958)
Try Me! (1959)
Think! (1960)
The Amazing James Brown (1961)
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. (1962)
Prisoner of Love (1963)
Grits & Soul (1964)
Showtime (1964)
Out of Sight (1964)
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday (1965)
Mighty Instrumentals (1966)
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) (1966)
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs (1966)
Handful of Soul (1966)
James Brown Sings Raw Soul (1967)
James Brown Plays the Real Thing (1967)
Cold Sweat (1967)
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me (1968)
I Got the Feelin' (1968)
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul (1968)
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)
Gettin' Down to It (1969)
The Popcorn (1969)
It's a Mother (1969)
Ain't It Funky (1970)
Soul on Top (1970)
It's a New Day - Let a Man Come In (1970)
Hey America (1970)
Sho Is Funky Down Here (1971)
Hot Pants (1971)
There It Is (1972)
Get on the Good Foot (1972)
Black Caesar (1973)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
The Payback (1973)
Hell (1974)
Reality (1974)
Sex Machine Today (1975)
Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump (1975)
Hot (1976)
Get Up Offa That Thing (1976)
Bodyheat (1976)
Mutha's Nature (1977)
Jam 1980's (1978)
Take a Look at Those Cakes (1978)
The Original Disco Man (1979)
People (1980)
Soul Syndrome (1980)
Nonstop! (1981)
Bring It On! (1983)
Gravity (1986)
I'm Real (1988)
Love Over-Due (1991)
Universal James (1993)
I'm Back (1998)
The Merry Christmas Album (1999)
The Next Step (2002)
Baby You're Right
James Brown Lyrics
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Well, baby, you're right
You think I wanna hug you
I wanna love you
I wanna hug you
'Cause I, yeah
I need you so bad, yeah
I wanna love you
I wanna hug you
'Cause I need you so bad
But I can't get you
It makes me so mad
If you think I want you
Well, baby, you're right
If you think I wanna haunt you
Well, baby, you're right
I wanna love you
I wanna hug you
'Cause I, yeah
Just need you and
Everything gonna be all right
Yeah
I wanna love you
I wanna hug you
'Cause I'm so bad
When I can't get you
It makes me so mad
Everybody got to believe it
Just me and you, baby
I believe everything will
Be all right one more time, yeah
I wanna love you
I wanna hug you
'Cause I need you so bad
But I can't get you
It makes me so mad, yeah
Whoa, yeah
Come on
The song "Baby You're Right" by James Brown & The Famous Flames is a passionate declaration of love by the singer to his beloved. The chorus repeats the same phrases over and over again, reinforcing the intensity of his desire to embrace and genuinely love his partner. The song conveys a sense of desperation and frustration as the singer proclaims his affection, and his inability to have her makes him feel angry. Nevertheless, he remains hopeful that if they come together, everything will be alright.
Overall, "Baby You're Right" is a classic love song that speaks to the universal experience of yearning for someone who seems unattainable. It communicates a powerful message about the strength of love and the longing for genuine connection with another person.
Line by Line Meaning
You think I love you
I am in love with you as you believe
Well, baby, you're right
Yes, you are correct in your assumption
You think I wanna hug you
I desire to embrace you affectionately
I wanna love you
I want to express my profound affection for you
I wanna hug you
I want to hold you tightly
'Cause I, yeah
Because I feel strongly about you
I need you so bad, yeah
I have an intense need for your presence
So come on, just me and you
Let us be together intimately
But I can't get you
I cannot achieve the closeness I desire with you
It makes me so mad
This situation frustrates and angers me
If you think I want you
If you believe I desire you
If you think I wanna haunt you
If you believe I desire to pursue or follow you
Just need you and
I have a deep requirement for you and
Everything gonna be all right
All will be well and satisfactory for us
Everybody got to believe it
All must acknowledge our love for each other
I believe everything will
I am convinced that all will
Be all right one more time, yeah
Our relationship will be good once again
'Cause I'm so bad
My need for you is extremely intense
Whoa, yeah
Expressing further enthusiasm about our love
Come on
Encouraging you to join in our romance
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BROWN, TEX
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