20 All-Time Greatest Hits!

20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
Greatest hits album by James Brown
Released	October 22, 1991
Recorded	February 4, 1956 – April 1976
Genre	R&B, soul, funk
Length	70:26
Label	Polydor
Producer	Various
James Brown chronology
Star Time (1991) 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! (1991) Roots of a Revolution 1995

20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is a compilation album by James Brown, containing 20 of his most famous recordings, released on October 22, 1991, on Polydor Records. Released as a single-disc alternative to Star Time, it features songs from the 1950s, 1960s, as well as 1970s. 16 songs from this album previously topped the US HotR&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album itself peaked at number 99 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums after its release. It received general acclaim my music critics, including a 5 star review by Rolling Stone. In 2003, the album was ranked number 414 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone
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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! has received general acclaim from music critics. Stephen Cook of Allmusic as well as Rolling Stone gave the album five stars.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (from I Got You (I Feel Good))	James Brown	2:47
2.	"Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" (from Sex Machine)	James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff	5:15
3.	"I Got the Feelin'"	Brown	2:38
4.	"Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1"	Brown, Pee Wee Ellis	3:16
5.	"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"	Charles Bobbit	3:11
6.	"Make It Funky, Pt. 1"	Brown, Bobbit	3:15
7.	"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1"	Brown	2:06
8.	"Think"	Lowman Pauling	2:45
9.	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"	Brown, Betty Jean Newsome	2:47
10.	"Try Me"	Brown	2:30
11.	"Night Train"	Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington	3:31
12.	"Cold Sweat, Pt. 1"	Brown, Ellis, David Lindup	2:51
13.	"Get on the Good Foot"	Brown, Joe Mims, Fred Wesley	3:35
14.	"Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1"	Brown, Bobbit, Jabo Starks, Wesley	4:23
15.	"The Payback"	Brown, Starks, Wesley	7:38
16.	"Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 1"	Brown, Ellis	2:46
17.	"Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2"	Brown	5:00
18.	"Hot Pants, Pt. 1"	Brown, Wesley	3:07
19.	"Get Up Offa That Thing"	Brown, D. Jenkins	4:10
20.	"Please, Please, Please"	Brown, Johnny Terry	2:44

Personnel

Credits for 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! adapted from Allmusic.

• John Bobbit – composer
• Deanna Brown – composer
• Deidra Brown – composer
• James Brown – composer, vocals
• James Razor Brown – producer
• Yamma Brown – composer
• Alfred Ellis – composer
• Pee Wee Ellis – composer
• D. Jenkins – composer
• David Lindup – composer
• Bob Marley – composer
• Mims, Joe – composer
• Lowman Pauling – composer
• Fred Wesley – composer
• Isabelle Wong – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	99