Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins

Lyn Collins - Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins

Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins
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Artist: Lyn Collins
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2005-09-05
Music Label: Universal UK
Soundtracks:
  1. Think (About It) - Lyn Collins, Brown, James
  2. Mama Feelgood - Lyn Collins, Collins, Lyn
  3. Baby Don't Do It - Lyn Collins, Pauling, Lowman
  4. Don't Make Me Over - Lyn Collins, David, Hal
  5. Wheel of Life - Lyn Collins, Terry, Johnny
  6. I'll Never Let You Break My Heart Again - Lyn Collins, Bryant, R.
  7. Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again - Lyn Collins, Austin, Lee
  8. Backstabbers - Lyn Collins, Huff, Leon
  9. Things Got to Get Better - Lyn Collins, Ellis, Alfred James
  10. We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty, Pts. 1-2 - Lyn Collins, Brown, James
  11. Take Me Just as I Am - Lyn Collins, Brown, James
  12. Do Your Thing - Lyn Collins, Hayes, Isaac
  13. You Can't Love Me If You Don't Respect Me - Lyn Collins, Brown, James
  14. Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Goin' - Lyn Collins, Brown, James
  15. Put It on the Line - Lyn Collins, Brown, James
  16. Ain't No Sunshine - Lyn Collins, Withers, Bill
  17. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose - Lyn Collins, Bobbit, Charles Fre
  18. How Long Can I Keep It Up - Lyn Collins, Bobbit, Charles Fre
  19. Never Gonna Give You Up - Lyn Collins, Butler, Jerry
  20. What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin' - Lyn Collins, Brown, James

Free Music Notes for Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins

Free Music Review: Check Her Out [Good music, OK compilation]
Hit: 2 Stars

The late Lyn Collins may best be known for two songs made long after her solo career waned: the 1988 Hip Hop hit "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock (they sampled Collins's voice from her song "Think (About It)" for the hook) and Jamaican Dancehall queen Patra's 1993 reworking of "Think (About It)", which featured Collins, billed as "The Sultry Siren of Funk". She was a protege of James Brown who was also known as "The Female Preacher" and "Mama Feelgood".

MAMAFEEL GOOD: THE BEST OF LYN COLLINS is comprised of 20 songs, from (with the exception of 1971's "Wheel of Life") 1972-1975; tracks are not in chronological order. Disc packaged in clear jewel case; total running time: 77:51. Booklet includes a few very small black & white photos, images of her two album covers, a grammatically flawed essay by Charles Waring (in a very small font, maybe 5 point, which because of its size is difficult to read), and no detailed track information (no musician personnel, producer credits, recording dates, etc; some chart positions provided in text of essay). Sound quality is good.

These songs are from her two albums, 1972's "Think (About It)" and 1975's "Check Me Out If You Don't Know Me By Now", as well as a live recording (track 12), non-album singles, and two soundtrack contributions.

01. Think (About It) [1972] (top 10 R&B)
02. Mama Feel Good [1973] from the film "Black Caesar" (#37 R&B)
03. Baby Don't Do It [1975]
04. Don't Make Me Over [1974]
05. Wheel of Life [1971]
06. I'll Never Let You Break My Heart Again [1972]
07. Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again [1974] (#53 R&B)
08. Backstabbers [1975] duet with James Brown
09. Things Got to Get Better [1972]
10. We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty (Parts 1 & 2) [1973] (#64 R&B)
11. Take Me Just As I Am [1973] (#35 R&B)
12. Do Your Thing [1972] live at the Apollo Theater
13. You Can't Love Me If You Don't Respect Me [1974]
14. Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Goin' [1972]
15. Put It On the Line [1975]
16. Ain't No Sunshine [1972]
17. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose [1974 (#77 R&B)
18. How Long Can I Keep It Up [1975] from the film "Slaughter's Big Rip Off" (#45 R&B)
19. Never Gonna Give You Up [1972]
20. What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin' [1972] duet with James Brown (top 20 R&B)

Familiar songs include Isaac Hayes's "Do Your Thing", The O'Jay's "Backstabbers", Burt Bacharach's "Don't Make Me Over", Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine", and James Brown's own "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose". There are two duets with James Brown (tracks 8, 20) included, but not "Just Won't Do Right", which was issued as Collins's first 45. Her charting rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" is also not included.

Like many of James Brown's recordings, these songs include a considerable amount of background shouts, cheers, and chatter. Lyn Collins's voice is strong; not overwhelmingly big or powerful or loud, but strong and often raspy. I would compare her voice to that of Irma Thomas.

Music: 3 stars
Packaging: 1 star

Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins Poster

Mama Feelgood - The Best Of is an album featuring a 20-track retrospective from James Brown's ''funky soul siren" and one of the most sampled female singers of all time! Nicknamed the "Female Preacher," Lyn Collins was discovered in the early '70s along with her relatives Bootsy and Catfish Collins by James Brown, who was making the transition to the hardest funk phase of his career. Collins' work has appeared on Polydor compilations like James Brown's Funky People and James Brown's Original Funky Divas, as well as the bootleg singles comp Female Preacher; she continued to tour and perform, most notably at the European Jazz/Funk Festival (in both 1998 and 1999) and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Shortly after returning from a European tour in February of 2005, Lyn Collins passed away on March 13 at the age of 56. Spectrum. 2005.

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