There Was a Time

~ Recording by James Brown

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8There Was a Time4:19James BrownLive at the ApolloJames BrownAlbum + Live
King Records (AMERICAN label, 1943-75, Cincinnati)K1022
1.8There Was a Time4:19James BrownLive at the ApolloJames BrownAlbum + Live
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)P2-23001
1.8There Was a Time4:19James BrownLive at the ApolloJames BrownAlbum + Live
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)823 001-2
1.15There Was a Time4:28James BrownJB40: 40th Anniversary CollectionJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-10-08
PolyGram31453 34009-2
1.7There Was a Time4:25James BrownFoundations of Funk (A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)31453 1165-2
1.7There Was a Time4:29James BrownFoundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)531165
1.15There Was a Time4:28James BrownJB40 James Brown 40th Anniversary CollectionJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)535 888-2
1.9There Was a Time4:27James BrownGold: Greatest HitsJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)0731452485427
1.9There Was a Time4:28James Brown & Bud HobgoodI Feel Good! The Best of James BrownJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)543 970 2
1.8There Was a Time4:27James BrownThe Funky EndVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
UCJ (UK label of “Universal Classics & Jazz, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.”)560415-2
1.8There Was a Time4:19James BrownLive at the ApolloJames BrownAlbum + Live
  • DE2001-11-02
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)823 002-2
1.15There Was a Time4:28James BrownGoldJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)0602498325841
1.15There Was a Time4:26James BrownGoldJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-06-05
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)B0008913-02
2.1There Was a Time4:28James BrownJames Brown (Playlist Plus)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2009-03-10
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)06007 531 66901
1.15There Was a Time (live at the Apollo Theater, 1967)4:26James BrownGoldJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)
Bootleg
1.18There Was a Time4:28James BrownGreatest HitsJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark

Relationships

lead vocals:James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:There Was a Time
There Was a Time (live)

There Was a Time

lyricist and composer:James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
Bud Hobgood