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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 Bud Hobgood, also Sometime, It’s Christmas Time, Part 1 and Let Yourself Go
Part of Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969, also Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
James Brown wrote 229 songs on fono
James Brown’s most frequent co-writer is Fred Wesley (38 songs together)
Bud Hobgood wrote 13 songs on fono
Bud Hobgood’s most frequent co-writer is James Brown (7 songs together)
Credits
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- Written by
- Bud Hobgood and James Brown
- Performed by
- James Brown
- Released on
- Polydor
- Written by
- Bud Hobgood and James Brown
- Performed by
- James Brown
- Released on
- Polydor
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Same writer: Bud Hobgood
Same label: Polydor
Same release: Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969
Same writer: Bud Hobgood
Same label: Polydor
Same writer: Bud Hobgood
Same label: Polydor
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1MusicBrainz There Was a Time was performed by James Brown
There Was a Time was performed by James Brown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz There Was a Time was written by Bud Hobgood
There Was a Time was written by Bud Hobgood
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz There Was a Time was written by James Brown
There Was a Time was written by James Brown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz There Was a Time is part of the release Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969
There Was a Time is part of the release Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Polydor is the label of the song There Was a Time
Polydor is the label of the song There Was a Time
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz There Was a Time was released on 1968-08
There Was a Time was released on 1968-08
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026