I Don't Mind (James Brown song)

"I Don't Mind" is a 1961 R&B song recorded by James Brown & The Famous Flames. Originally recorded in the studio and released as a single, it was a Top 5 national Billboard R&B hit, peaking at #4, and reached #47 on the Billboard Hot 100. Brown and the Flames also recorded a live version of "I Don't Mind" on their 1963 album Live at the Apollo.

Chart positions

Chart (1961)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard R&B	4
U.S. Billboard Pop	47

Cover versions

The Who covered "I Don't Mind" on their 1965 debut album My Generation.
The Moody Blues covered the song on their 1965 debut album The Magnificent Moodies.
The In Crowd with vocalist Keith West covered the song as the "B" side of their 1965 single "Why Must They Critisize" (available on the Steve Howe CD Mothballs.

References

James Brown albums

Studio albums	Please Please Please · Try Me · Think! · The Amazing James Brown · James Brown Presents His Band/Night Train · Shout and Shimmy · James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA · Prisoner of Love · Excitement - Mr. Dynamite · Showtime · The Unbeatable James Brown · Grits and Soul · Out of Sight · Papa's Got a Brand New Bag · I Got You (I Feel Good) · James Brown Plays James Brown Today and Yesterday · Mighty Instrumentals · James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) · It's a Man's Man's Man's World · James Brown Sings Christmas Songs · Handful of Soul · Sings Raw Soul · James Brown Plays the Real Thing · Cold Sweat · I Can't Stand Myself · I Got the Feeling · James Brown Sings Out of Sight · Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things · A Soulful Christmas · Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud · Gettin' Down to It · The Popcorn · It's a Mother · Ain't It Funky · Soul on Top · It's a New Day - Let a Man Come In · Hey America · Super Bad · Sho' Is Funky Down Here · Hot Pants · There It Is · Get on the Good Foot · Black Caesar · Slaughter's Big Rip-Off · The Payback · Hell · Reality · Sex Machine Today · Everybody's Doin' the Hustle and Dead on the Double Bump · Hot · Get Up Offa That Thing · Bodyheat · Mutha's Nature · Jam 1980's · Take a Look at Those Cakes · The Original Disco Man · People · Nonstop! · Soul Syndrome · Bring It On · Gravity · I'm Real · Love Overdue · Universal James · I'm Back · The Merry Christmas Album · The Next Step

Live albums	Live at the Apollo · Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal · The James Brown Show · Live at the Garden · Live at the Apollo, Volume II · Sex Machine · Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III · Hot on the One · James Brown and Friends: Soul Session Live · Love Power Peace · Live at the Apollo 1995 · Say It Live & Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68

Compilation albums	Soul Classics · Soul Classics, Volume 2 · Solid Gold: 30 Golden Hits · The Fabulous James Brown · Can Your Heart Stand It? · The Best of James Brown · The Federal Years, Part 1 · The Federal Years, Part 2 · Roots of a Revolution - The James Brown Story 1956-1965 · Ain't That a Groove - The James Brown Story 1966-1969 · Doing It to Death - The James Brown Story 1970-1973 · Dead on the Heavy Funk 1974-1976 · The CD of JB: Sex Machine and Other Soul Classics · The LP of JB · In the Jungle Groove · The CD of JB II: Cold Sweat and Other Soul Classics · Motherlode · Messin' With the Blues · Star Time · 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! · Roots of a Revolution · JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection · Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 · Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang · Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975 · Dead On The Heavy Funk: 1975-1983 · Classic James Brown - The Universal Masters Collection · The Godfather - The Very Best of James Brown · Classic James Brown Vol. 2 - The Universal Masters Collection · 50th Anniversary Collection · The Singles, Volume One: The Federal Years: 1956-1960 · The Singles, Volume Two: 1960–1963 · The Singles, Volume Three: 1964-1965 · A Family Affair · Dynamite X · The Singles, Volume Four: 1966-1967 · The Singles, Volume Five: 1967-1969 · The Singles, Volume Six: 1969-1970 · The Singles, Volume 7: 1970-1972 · The Singles, Volume 8: 1972-1973 · The Singles, Volume 9: 1973-1975 · Icon · The James Brown Complete Christmas · The Singles, Volume 10: 1975-1979 · The Singles, Volume 11: 1979-1981

Notable singles	"Please, Please, Please" · "Try Me" · "I'll Go Crazy" · "Think" · "Bewildered" · "I Don't Mind" · "Lost Someone" · "Night Train" · "Shout and Shimmy" · "Prisoner of Love" · "These Foolish Things" · "Have Mercy Baby" · "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" · "I Got You (I Feel Good)" · "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" · "Cold Sweat" · "I Got the Feelin'" · "Licking Stick - Licking Stick" · "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" · "Funky Drummer" · "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" · "Super Bad" · "Caldonia" · "Out of Sight" · "Hot Pants" · "Make It Funky" · "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" · "Get on the Good Foot" · "The Payback" · "My Thang" · "Papa Don't Take No Mess" · "Funky President" · "Get Up Offa That Thing" · "Night Time Is the Right Time" · "Unity" · "Living in America"

Band members	Clyde Stubblefield

Associated acts	The Famous Flames · The J.B.'s

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James Brown singles

Federal releases	"Please, Please, Please" · "Try Me" · "I Want You So Bad" · "I'll Go Crazy" · "Think" · "You've Got the Power" · "This Old Heart"

King releases	"The Bells" · "Bewildered" · "I Don't Mind" · "Baby You're Right" · "I Love You Yes I Do" · "Lost Someone" · "Night Train" · "Shout and Shimmy" · "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." · "Three Hearts in a Tangle" · "I've Got Money" · "Like a Baby" · "Every Beat of My Heart" · "Prisoner of Love" · "These Foolish Things" · "Signed, Sealed and Delivered" · "Oh Baby Don't You Weep" · "Have Mercy Baby" · "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" · "I Got You (I Feel Good)" · "Lost Someone" · "I'll Go Crazy" · "Ain't That a Groove" · "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" · "Money Won't Change You" · "Don't Be a Drop-Out" · "Sweet Little Baby Boy" · "Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)" · "Kansas City" · "Think" · "Let Yourself Go" · "Cold Sweat" · "Get It Together" · "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" · "There Was a Time" · "You've Got to Change Your Mind" · "I Got the Feelin'" · "Licking Stick - Licking Stick" · "America Is My Home" · "I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry" · "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" · "Goodbye My Love" · "Tit For That (Ain't No Taking Back)" · "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" · "Soul Pride" · "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself)" · "The Popcorn" · "Mother Popcorn" · "Lowdown Popcorn" · "World" · "Let A Man Come In and Do the Popcorn" · "Ain't It Funky Now" · "It's a New Day" · "Funky Drummer" · "Brother Rapp" · "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" · "Super Bad" · "Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay" · "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" · "Spinning Wheel" · "I Cried" · "Soul Power"

Smash releases	"Caldonia" · "The Things That I Used to Do" · "Out of Sight" · "Try Me"

Polydor releases	"Escape-ism" · "Hot Pants" · "Make It Funky" · "I'm A Greedy Man" · "Hey America" · "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" · "King Heroin" · "There It Is" · "Honky Tonk" · "Get on the Good Foot" · "I Got a Bag of My Own" · "I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want to Dance)" · "What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin'" · "Down And Out In New York City" · "Think '73" · "Sexy, Sexy, Sexy" · "Stoned to the Bone" · "The Payback" · "My Thang" · "Papa Don't Take No Mess" · "Funky President" · "Coldblooded" · "Hustle!!! (Dead on It)" · "Reality" · "Sex Machine '76" · "Superbad, Superslick" · "Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" · "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" · "Get Up Offa That Thing" · "I Refuse to Lose" · "Body Heat" · "Kiss in '77" · "Give Me Some Skin" · "If You Don't Give a Doggone About It" · "Eyesight" · "The Spank" · "For Goodness Sakes (Take a Look at Those Cakes)" · "It's Too Funky In Here" · "Star Generation" · "Regrets" · "Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)" · "Stay With Me"

Other releases	"Night Time Is the Right Time" · "Bring It On...Bring It On" · "Unity" · "Froggy Mix" · "Living in America" · "Gravity" · "How Do You Stop" · "She's The One" · "The Payback Mix" · "I'm Real" · "Static" · "Gimme Your Love" · "(So Tired of Standing Still We Got to) Move On" · "I Got You (I Feel Good) {James Brown v. Dakeyne]" · "Can't Get Any Harder" · "Funk On a Roll" · "Killing Is Out, School Is In"