"You've Got the Power" is a song written by James Brown and Famous Flames member

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and recorded by Brown with Bea Ford as a duet in 1960. Released as the B-side of Brown and the Famous Flames' hit recording of "

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", it also charted, reaching #14 R&B and #86 Pop.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In ''Star Time'' (pp. 54–59) D booklet New York: PolyGram Records. It was Brown's first recorded duet and his first hit B-side. Brown briefly performs the song in a medley on his 1963 album '' Live at the Apollo''. An

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of "You've Got the Power" is included on the 1998 compilation album ''James Brown's Original Funky Divas''.

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