Mama Feelgood: The Best Of Lyn Collins CD

A landmark collection, MAMA FEELGOOD collects for the first time ever on CD the music of James Brown's "funky soul siren," the legendary Lyn Collins. As a protege of the Godfather of Soul, it's no surprise that Collins was one of the most sampled female singers of all time, and no song better exemplifies that than "Think (About It)," which provided the famous refrain "It takes two to make a thing go right/it takes two to make it outta sight." Although Collins never got the recognition she deserved before her death in 2005, this 20-track collection from Spectrum is an excellent step toward setting things right. A must-have for soul fans.

UK collection, a 20-track retrospective from James Brown's ''funky Soul siren" and one of the most sampled female singers of all time! Nicknamed the "Female Preacher," Lyn Collins was discovered in the early '70s along with her relatives Bootsy and Catfish Collins by James Brown, who was making the transition to the hardest Funk phase of his career. Collins' work has appeared on Polydor compilations like James Brown's Funky People and James Brown's Original Funky Divas, as well as the bootleg singles comp Female Preacher; she continued to tour and perform, most notably at the European Jazz/Funk Festival (in both 1998 and 1999) and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Shortly after returning from a European tour in February of 2005, Lyn Collins passed away on March 13 at the age of 56. 20 tracks. Spectrum. 2005.

Liner Note Author: Charles Waring.