The Payback

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Relationships

lyricist and composer:James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
John Starks
Fred Wesley
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/9435 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0008662212 [info]
Wikidata:Q7756405 [info]
is the basis for:Jimmy’s Revenge
Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1973-08-04The Payback (part 1)James Brown & The JBs3:25
1974-09-22 – 1974-09-24Intro – PaybackliveJames Brown5:49
1974-09-22 – 1974-09-24The Payback (reprise)liveJames Brown2:28
1983-08-20The Payback (live, 1983‐08‐20: Beverly Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveJames Brown2:50
1988-01 – 1988-05The Payback (rehearsal, 1988: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA)cover and partialPrince feat. Sheila E.4:16
1994-09The Payback (live, 1995-09: Apollo Theater, New York, NY, USA)liveJames Brown0:36
2002-04-09The Payback (live, 2002‐04‐09, 18:00: Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY, USA)cover and livePrince6:36
2002-04-09The Payback (live, soundcheck, 2002‐04‐09: Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY, USA)cover and livePrince6:38
PaybackJames Brown3:19
PaybackJames Brown4:25
PaybackJames Brown7:28
PaybackJames Brown3:21
Payback (The Final Mixdown)James Brown5:54
Payback (The Final Mixdown)James Brown5:54
The Big PaybackcoverBig Black2:30
The Big PaybackcoverBig Black2:27
The Big PaybackcoverFred Wesley?:??
The PaybackJames Brown7:40
The PaybackJames Brown7:38
The Paybackcover, instrumental and partialJames Brown1:29
The PaybackJames Brown?:??
The PaybackJames Brown5:11
The PaybackJames Brown?:??
The PaybackliveJames Brown1:00
The PaybackJames Brown7:27
The PaybackJames Brown3:23
The PaybackJames Brown7:29
The PaybackJames Brown7:39
The PaybackJames Brown3:53
The PaybackJames Brown3:44
The PaybackJames Brown7:27
The PaybackJames Brown5:07
The Payback (part of "The Late Night Mix" DJ mix)James Brown4:20
The Payback (part of “NYE 2024” DJ‐mix)James Brown0:44
The PaybackJames Brown4:01
The PaybackJames Brown7:29
The PaybackJames Brown3:41
The PaybackJames Brown3:22
The PaybackJames Brown5:26
The PaybackJames Brown3:11
The PaybackJames Brown3:44
The PaybackJames Brown3:31
The PaybackJames Brown4:23
The PaybackJames Brown7:39
The Payback (part of “Summertime: The Mixtape” DJ-Mix)James Brown0:43
The PaybackJames Brown7:54
The PaybackcoverAmanda Brown3:36
The Payback (part of “Carwash” DJ-mix)James Brown2:35
The Payback (bass)cover, instrumental and partialJames Brown0:34
The Payback (drums)cover, instrumental and partialJames Brown0:36
The Payback (guitar)cover, instrumental and partialJames Brown1:46
The Payback (live)liveJames Brown1:03
The Payback (medley)James Brown1:01
The Payback (Part 1)James Brown3:21
The Payback (Part 1)James Brown3:31
The Payback (Pt.1)James Brown3:33
The Payback (remix)James Brown7:35
The Payback MixJames Brown3:36
The Payback MixJames Brown3:31
The Payback MixJames Brown3:37
The Payback MixJames Brown5:09
The Payback MixJames Brown5:09
The Payback MixJames Brown3:33
The Payback MixJames Brown3:39
The Payback Mix - Part 1 (video)James Brown3:29
The Payback Mix (Coldcut Meets the Godfather) (part of "Raiding the 20th Century (Words & Music Expansion)" DJ mix)James Brown?:??
The Payback Mix (Coldcut Seven minutes of James Brown cut‐ups!)Coldcut & James Brown?:??
The Payback Mix (Keep on Doing What You’re Doing but Make It Funky)James Brown5:07
The Payback Mix (Keep On Doing What You’re Doing but Make It Funky) (Coldcut remix)James Brown5:04
The Payback Mix (Pt.1)James Brown3:35
The Payback Mix, Part 1partialJames Brown3:35
The Payback, Part 1partialJames Brown3:21
The Payback, Part 1partialJames Brown7:43
The Payback, Part 1partialJames Brown4:07
The Payback, Part 1James Brown3:57
The Payback, Part IJames Brown?:??
The Payback, Part I (DJ Promo version)James Brown3:32
The Payback, Part IIJames Brown4:03
The Payback, Part II (DJ Promo version)James Brown3:59
The Payback, Parts 1 & 2James Brown7:30
The Payback, Pt. 1 (part of “Summertime Sounds 2022” DJ‐mix)James Brown0:45
The Payback, Pt. 1partialJames Brown3:32
The Payback, Pts. 1 & 2James Brown7:30
The PlaybackJames Brown7:29