"I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)", also known as "I Can't Stand It", is a song written and recorded by

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in 1967. It is the most successful of the handful of recordings he made with

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, a band of white musicians led by

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. The

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release of the song, which was sped up shifting the pitch up a half step/key, rose to #4 on the ''Billboard '' R&B chart and #28 on the

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chart. The single's

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", also charted. "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" was included on the 1968 album ''I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me'', where it was labeled "Pt. 1". A "Pt. 2", which appeared later in the album, never received a single release.

Musicians

* James Brown - lead vocal ''and the Dapps:'' * Tim Hedding - organ * "Fat Eddie" Setser - guitar *

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- bass *

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- drums

Chart performance

Other versions

Brown re-recorded "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" 4 times: in 1971 for

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under the title Can't Stand It, 1974 for album ''

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'' under the title "I Can't Stand It '76'", 1976 for Get Up Offa That Thing under the title This Feeling, and with

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s in 1998 for the album ''I'm Back''. A live version of the song is included on the 1998 album '' Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68''.

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ed the song on the 1978

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compilation album ''

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''.

References

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