I Don't Mind (James Brown song)

"I Don't Mind"
Single by James Brown and the Famous Flames
from the album The Amazing James Brown
B-side"Love Don't Love Nobody"
ReleasedMay 1961 (1961-05)
RecordedSeptember 27, 1960 (1960-09-27)
GenreSoul
Length2:41
LabelKing
Songwriter(s)James Brown
Producer(s)Gene Redd
James Brown and the Famous Flames singles chronology
"Bewildered"
(1961)
"I Don't Mind"
(1961)
"Baby You're Right"
(1961)
Audio video
"I Don't Mind" on YouTube

"I Don't Mind" is a rhythm and blues song written by James Brown and performed by Brown and the Famous Flames. Released as a single in 1961, it reached number four in the R&B Billboard charts and number 47 in the Pop Billboard charts.[1] Brown and the Flames also performed it on their 1963 album Live at the Apollo

A cover by the Who for their 1965 album My Generation led to the track gaining wider attention, being covered by other British Invasion groups at the same time.

  1. ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.