Jim Ed Brown

Jim Ed Brown – This Is My Beat (1968/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 29:19 minutes | 688 MB | Genre: Country
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Jim Ed Brown was an American country singer-songwriter who came to fame as a member of the 1950’s vocal group The Browns, where he was the band’s lead male vocalist. In 1965, when the group was still together, he embarked on a solo career that would eventually eclipse the success of The Browns. Jim Ed Brown had his greatest success in the late 1970’s, when he regularly performed duets with Helen Cornelius.
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Jim Ed Brown – She’s Leavin’ (1971/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 28:44 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Country
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She’s Leavin’ is from Jim Ed Brown’s solo period between the end of the Browns and the beginning of his successful partnership with Helen Cornelius. The title track, which borrows the “Auld Lang Syne” gimmick from the G-Clefs’ 1961 hit “I Understand (Just How You Feel),” barely cracked the country Top 40 in 1971. The leadoff track, “Summerset,” is a wistful beauty that should have been a hit and stands out as the album’s highlight. The remainder is given over to love ballads old and new, from Cindy Walker’s classic “Not As a Sweetheart (But Just As a Friend)” to Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night.” Reinforcing the album’s contemporary vibe, two songs come from Kristofferson’s pen, and Freddie Hart’s “Easy Lovin'” – which must have been recorded while it was still on the charts – closes the set. One might wish for more original material, but Brown has a beautiful voice that seldom disappoints. – Greg Adams
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Jim Ed Brown – Remember Me (1969/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:34 minutes | 688 MB | Genre: Country
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Jim Ed Brown came to fame as a member of the ’50s vocal group the Browns, where he was the band’s lead male vocalist. In 1965, when the group was still together, he embarked on a solo career that would eventually eclipse the success of the Browns.
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Jim Ed Brown – Just For You (1970/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 26:53 minutes | 573 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy

Jim Ed Brown was an American country singer-songwriter who came to fame as a member of the 1950’s vocal group The Browns, where he was the band’s lead male vocalist. In 1965, when the group was still together, he embarked on a solo career that would eventually eclipse the success of The Browns. Jim Ed Brown had his greatest success in the late 1970’s, when he regularly performed duets with Helen Cornelius.
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Jim Ed Brown – Jim Ed Sings the Browns (1969/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:25 minutes | 712 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy

James Edward Brown was an American country singer-songwriter who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with fellow country music vocalist Helen Cornelius, through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
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Jim Ed Brown – Country’s Best On Record (1968/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:59 minutes | 704 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy

Jim Ed Brown came to fame as a member of the ’50s vocal group the Browns, where he was the band’s lead male vocalist. In 1965, when the group was still together, he embarked on a solo career that would eventually eclipse the success of the Browns. Brown began his solo career in 1965, two years before the Browns disbanded. Initially, he didn’t have much success and just scraped the bottom of the country Top 40. Once the Browns disbanded, Brown began to have more substantial hits, beginning with the number 18 single “You Can Have Her,” which was a cover of the Roy Hamilton hit. That was followed by the beer-drinking anthem “Pop a Top,” which climbed to number three. Although his next single, “Bottle, Bottle,” reached number 13, Brown didn’t have any major hits for the rest of the ’60s.
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Jim Ed Brown – Angel’s Sunday (1971/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 25:40 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy

Following the success of Jim Ed Brown’s biggest solo hit, “Morning,” in 1970, he entered the Top 15 again a few months later with “Angel’s Sunday,” which brandishes a surprising vocal rhythm as a hook. Brown’s albums are usually good, but Angel’s Sunday is a little better than average thanks to the strong material and predominantly female background vocals, which re-create in spots the sound of his former trio, the Browns. Production touches add variety to what is mostly a platter of ballads, such as the Spanish guitar on “Four Seasons of Life,” but the songs overall are so melodic that they require little more than Brown’s honeyed voice to put them across. – Greg Adams
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