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Released on Polydor, also Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey), Heat Waves (Glass Animals) and Friday I’m in Love (The Cure)
Written by Fred Wesley, also That’s the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson), Get on the Good Foot and Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Want), Part 1
Part of Black Caesar, also Blind Man Can See It, Down and Out in New York City and Make It Good to Yourself
Written by Charles Bobbit, also That’s the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson), Make It Funky and They Want EFX (Das EFX)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
James Brown wrote 229 songs on fono
James Brown produced 102 songs on fono
Fred Wesley’s most frequent co-writer is James Brown (38 songs together)
Charles Bobbit’s most frequent co-writer is James Brown (31 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley and James Brown
- Produced by
- James Brown
- Performed by
- James Brown and The J.B.’s
- Part of
- Black Caesar
- Released on
- Polydor
- Written by
- Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley and James Brown
- Produced by
- James Brown
- Performed by
- James Brown and The J.B.’s
- Part of
- Black Caesar
- Released on
- Polydor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Fred Wesley
Same label: Polydor
Same release: Black Caesar
Same writer: Fred Wesley
Same writer: Charles Bobbit
Same label: Polydor
Same release: Black Caesar
Same writer: Fred Wesley
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Boss was performed by James Brown
2MusicBrainz The Boss was performed by The J.B.’s
3MusicBrainz The Boss was produced by James Brown
4MusicBrainz The Boss was written by Charles Bobbit
5MusicBrainz The Boss was written by Fred Wesley
6MusicBrainz The Boss was written by James Brown
7MusicBrainz The Boss is part of the release Black Caesar
The Boss is part of the release Black Caesar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Polydor is the label of the song The Boss
Polydor is the label of the song The Boss
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Boss was released on 1973