Regrets (James Brown song)

Summary

"Regrets" is a song by Barbara Wyrick. Originally written for Marie Osmond, it was instead recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1980,[1] it reached #63 on the R&B chart.[2][better source needed] It also appeared on the album People. Writing in The Village Voice, Thulani Davis described it as "sentimental, nice enough but not at all compelling."[3]

"Regrets"
Single by James Brown
from the album People
B-side"Stone Cold Drag"
ReleasedJanuary 1980 (1980-01)
GenreFunk, disco
Length4:08
LabelPolydor
2054
Songwriter(s)Barbara Wyrick
Producer(s)Brad Shapiro
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Star Generation"
(1979)
"Regrets"
(1980)
"Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)"
(1980)

References edit

  1. ^ Leeds, Alan. (2008). "James Brown Discography". The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul, 303-313. New York: Plume.
  2. ^ "Regrets (song by James Brown) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  3. ^ Davis, Thulani. "J-a-a-a-ames Brown!". The Village Voice June 9, 1980. Rpt. in The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul. Ed. Nelson George and Alan Leeds. New York: Plume, 2008. 148-154.