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Star Time

by James Brown

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All Time

of 455,189

47
1990's

of 166,479

19
1991

of 9,988

1
Genres
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,638
    
    46
- R&B & Soul
  - R&B & Soul
    
    of 34,032
    
    7
  - Classic R&B
    
    of 1,144
    
    1
  - Funk
    
    of 5,092
    
    3
  - Soul
    
    of 24,171
    
    7

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.7260 Star Time is ranked overall as 3.7260 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 4.0000 Star Time has an avg. critic score of 4.0000 out of 4 stars

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All Music Guide

When the four-discStar Timebox was released in 1991, James Brown's catalog sorely needed an overhaul; much of it was out of print, and what was available was hardly befitting of his magnitude. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

James Brown has been a legend for so long that he risks being taken for a relic. There's no question that, late in the '70s, Brown became a crucial touchstone for sample-savvy rappers eager to graft bits of his legend onto the dense patchworks of their music. But most of the grooves they borrowed were laid down nearly two decades ago. ...more

Yahoo! Music

When the four-disc Star Time box was released in 1991, James Brown's catalog sorely needed an overhaul; much of it was out of print, and what was available was hardly befitting of his magnitude. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Rightly considered one of the best boxed sets of all time, Star Time divides Brown's career into four CDs and 71 tracks that follow his groundbreaking influence from gospel to R&B to soul to funk to early rap, from 1959's "Please Please Please" through 1984's duet with Afrika Bambaataa , "Unity, Part 1." Great liner notes. ...more

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Uncut

When papa found the brand new bag called The One—the funk beat wherein the first accent hits at the start of the bar—he revolutionised African-American dance music. The next 10 years ('65-'75) were spent honing the most ...read the complete review at Uncut

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