"I Know You Got Soul" is a song recorded by Bobby Byrd with James Brown's band The J.B.'s. The recording was produced by Brown and released as a single in 1971. It reached #30 on the Billboard R&B chart. It was prominently sampled on the 1987 song of the same name by Eric B. & Rakim. The "you got it" is referenced in Static and in the song's remix.
| "I Know You Got Soul" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Bobby Byrd | |
| from the album James Brown's Funky People Part 2 | |
| B-side | "It's I Who Love You (Not Him Anymore)" |
| Released | May 1971 |
| Genre | Soul, funk |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | King 6378 |
| Songwriter(s) | James Brown Charles Bobbitt Bobby Byrd |
| Producer(s) | James Brown |
An extended 4:42 version was issued on the James Brown's Funky People (Part 2) compilation album in 1988, with a notation that the long version was previously unreleased.[1]
"I Know You Got Soul" appeared on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.
Sample Used edit
- Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
- James Brown - Static
- Public Enemy - Fight The Power
- DJ DSK & Mystro - I Know You Got Sole
References edit
- ^ "Various – James Brown's Funky People (Part 2)". Discogs. 1988. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
External links edit
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