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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 Pee Wee Ellis, also Mother Popcorn, Part 1, Cold Sweat and Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud, Pt. 1
Part of Motherlode, also She’s the One, Since You Been Gone and Funk Bomb
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
James Brown wrote 229 songs on fono
James Brown produced 102 songs on fono
James Brown’s most frequent co-writer is Fred Wesley (38 songs together)
Pee Wee Ellis’s most frequent co-writer is James Brown (13 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis
- Produced by
- James Brown
- Part of
- Motherlode
- Released on
- Polydor
- Written by
- James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis
- Produced by
- James Brown
- Part of
- Motherlode
- Released on
- Polydor
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Pee Wee Ellis
Same label: Polydor
Same release: Motherlode
Same writer: Pee Wee Ellis
Same label: Polydor
Same release: Motherlode
Same writer: Pee Wee Ellis
Same label: Polydor
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz You Got to Have a Mother for Me was produced by James Brown
You Got to Have a Mother for Me was produced by James Brown
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2MusicBrainz You Got to Have a Mother for Me was written by James Brown
You Got to Have a Mother for Me was written by James Brown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz You Got to Have a Mother for Me was written by Pee Wee Ellis
You Got to Have a Mother for Me was written by Pee Wee Ellis
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4MusicBrainz You Got to Have a Mother for Me is part of the release Motherlode
You Got to Have a Mother for Me is part of the release Motherlode
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5MusicBrainz Polydor is the label of the song You Got to Have a Mother for Me
Polydor is the label of the song You Got to Have a Mother for Me
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6MusicBrainz You Got to Have a Mother for Me was released on 1988-12-01
You Got to Have a Mother for Me was released on 1988-12-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026