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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 The Boss
Engineered by Lowell Dorn, also My Thang, Coldblooded and Sometime
Recorded at International Recording, also Coldblooded, Hell and Take Some… Leave Some
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)
Lowell Dorn’s most frequent co-engineer is Bob Both (8 songs together)
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Fred Wesley, James Brown and John Starks
- Produced by
- James Brown
- Performed by
- James Brown and The J.B.’s
- Engineered by
- Lowell Dorn
- Mixed by
- Bob Both
- Part of
- The Payback
- Recorded at
- International Recording
- Released on
- Polydor
- Written by
- Fred Wesley, James Brown and John Starks
- Produced by
- James Brown
- Performed by
- James Brown and The J.B.’s
- Engineered by
- Lowell Dorn
- Mixed by
- Bob Both
- Part of
- The Payback
- Recorded at
- International Recording
- Released on
- Polydor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Fred Wesley
Same engineer: Lowell Dorn
Same mixer: Bob Both
Same label: Polydor
Same studio: International Recording
Same writer: Fred Wesley
Same mixer: Bob Both
Same label: Polydor
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Payback was performed by James Brown
The Payback was performed by James Brown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Payback was performed by The J.B.’s
3MusicBrainz The Payback was produced by James Brown
4MusicBrainz The Payback was written by Fred Wesley
5MusicBrainz The Payback was written by James Brown
6MusicBrainz The Payback was written by John Starks
7MusicBrainz The Payback is part of the release The Payback
The Payback is part of the release The Payback
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Payback was recorded at International Recording
The Payback was recorded at International Recording
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Polydor is the label of the song The Payback
Polydor is the label of the song The Payback
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Payback was engineered by Lowell Dorn
The Payback was engineered by Lowell Dorn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Payback was mixed by Bob Both
12MusicBrainz The Payback was released on 1973-12