Fred Wesley

Songs Written by Fred WesleyTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s. == Biography == Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band leader in Columbus, Georgia, and was raised in Mobile, Alabama. As a child, he took piano and later trumpet lessons. He played baritone horn and trombone in school, and when he was around 12, his... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Fred Wesley first charted in 1971 with Hot Pants (Pt. 1) (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants).The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 9 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US RnB the artist achieved 6 Top‑10s, 4 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Everything - #2: Hot Pants (Pt. 1) (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) - #3: Get on the Good Foot (Part 1) - #4: Barbie Dreams - #5: P.E. 2000
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  James Brown
1.
07/1971

#2  Hot Pants (Pt. 1) (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
James Brown

from Hot Pants   Hot Pants
118 pts
15
US


1
R&B
51
UK
[People 2501]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Bobby Byrd
2.
02/1972

Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'
Bobby Byrd

11 pts
88
US


40
R&B


[BrownStone 4205]
written by Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley greentick & James Brown
  James Brown
Get on the Good Foot (Part 1)
3.
08/1972

#3  Get on the Good Foot (Part 1)
James Brown

from Get on the Good Foot   Get on the Good Foot
96 pts
18
US


1
R&B


[Polydor 14139]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Joe Mims
  Lyn Collins
4.
07/1973

How Long Can I Keep It Up (Part I)
Lyn Collins

3 pts




45
R&B


from the movie Slaughters Big Rip Off
[People 623]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
The Payback (Part 1)
5.
03/1974

The Payback (Part 1)
James Brown

from The Payback   The Payback
67 pts
26
US


1
R&B


[Polydor 14223]
written by James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
6.
06/1974

Damn Right I Am Somebody (Part I)
Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

4 pts




32
R&B


instrumental
[People 638]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
7.
08/1974

Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1)
James Brown

from Hell   Hell
57 pts
31
US


1
R&B


[Polydor 14255]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
8.
12/1974

Breakin' Bread
Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

from Breakin' Bread   
1 pts




80
R&B


as Fred & The New J.B.'s
[People 648]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
9.
02/1975

Reality
James Brown

from Reality   
16 pts
80
US


19
R&B


[Polydor 14268]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Gertrude Wesley
  Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
10.
03/1975

Makin' Love
Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

from Breakin' Bread   
2 pts




64
R&B


as Fred & The New J.B.'s
[People 651]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  A.A.B.B.
11.
04/1975

Pick Up the Pieces One by One
A.A.B.B.

4 pts
108
US






[Dentify 8003]
written by Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley greentick & James Brown
  Fred Wesley
12.
06/1980

House Party
Fred Wesley greentick

from House Party   
3 pts




40
R&B


[RSO/Curtom 1037]
written by Fred Wesley greentick
  Grady Harrell
13.
01/1985

Belinda
Grady Harrell

from Mwana   Mwana
1 pts




69
R&B


[Constellation 52485]
written by Grady Harrell & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
Froggy Mix
14.
04/1985

Froggy Mix
James Brown

14 pts






50
UK
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick, Joseph Mims, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
The Payback Mix (Part One)
15.
04/1988

The Payback Mix (Part One)
James Brown

74 pts






12
UK
written by James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Ice-T
You Played Yourself
16.
02/1990

You Played Yourself
Ice-T

from The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say   The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say
11 pts






64
UK
[Warner 19994 (Sire)]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Charles Bobbit
  Del the Funkee Homosapien
17.
02/1992

Mistadobalina
Del the Funkee Homosapien

from I Wish My Brother George Was Here   
2 pts




55
R&B


as Del tha Funkee Homosapien
[Elektra 64826]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Fred Wesley greentick & Ice Cube
  Das EFX
They Want EFX
18.
04/1992

They Want EFX
Das EFX

from Dead Serious   Dead Serious
67 pts
25
US
29
dance
5
R&B


[EastWest 96206]
written by Andre Weston, William Hines, James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Charles Bobbit
  Silk
19.
11/1992

Happy Days
Silk

from Lose Control   Lose Control
17 pts
86
US


13
R&B


[Keia/Elektra 64701]
written by Keith Sweat, Alton Wokie Stewart, Fred Wesley greentick, James Brown & John Starks
  Raw Fusion
20.
03/1994

Freaky Note
Raw Fusion

1 pts




114
R&B


written by Ronald Brooks, David Elliot, John G. Wilson, Gregory Jacobs & Fred Wesley greentick
  Horace Brown
21.
07/1996

Things We Do for Love
Horace Brown

from Horace Brown   Horace Brown
43 pts
95
US


40
R&B
27
UK
[Motown 0430]
written by Horace Brown, James Brown, Edward Ferrell & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
22.
10/1996

Hooked on Brown Part 1 The Platinum Hits Medley
James Brown

1 pts




117
R&B


written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick, Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight, Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff & Johnny Terry
  II D Extreme
23.
12/1996

You Got Me Goin'
II D Extreme

from From I Extreme II Another   
1 pts




71
R&B


[Gasoline Alley 55276]
written by D'Extra LaMont Wiley, Japhe Tejeda, Corey McKay, Rodney Jerkins, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Mary J. Blige
Everything
24.
08/1997

#1  Everything
Mary J. Blige

from Share My World   Share My World
174 pts
24
US


5
R&B
6
UK
[MCA 55353]
written by James Harris, Terry Lewis, Hachidai Nakamura, Rokusuke Ei, James Brown, Linda Creed, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Charli Baltimore
25.
03/1999

Stand Up
Charli Baltimore

from Cold as Ice   Cold as Ice
1 pts




84
R&B


featuring Ghostface Killah
[Untertainment 79094]
written by Tiffany Lane, Dennis Coles, James Brown, Lyn Collins, Fred Wesley greentick & Charles Bobbitt
  Diddy
P.E. 2000
26.
07/1999

#5  P.E. 2000
Diddy

from Forever   
77 pts
120
US


34
R&B
13
UK
as Puff Daddy featuring Hurricane G
[Bad Boy 79276]
written by Sean Combs, Mark Curry, Gloria Rodríguez, Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Trick Daddy
Take It to da House
27.
02/2001

Take It to da House
Trick Daddy

from Thugs Are Us   Thugs Are Us
23 pts
50
US


23
R&B


featuring The SNS Express
[Slip n Slide 85063]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown, Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey, Co., Funk Boogie, J.V., Money Mark, Trick Daddy, Trina, C. Wayne & Fred Wesley greentick
  Jin
Learn Chinese
28.
12/2003

Learn Chinese
Jin

from The Rest Is History   
1 pts




74
R&B


[Ruff Ryders 38885]
written by Jin Auyeung, Charles Bobbitt, James Brown, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean & Fred Wesley greentick
Learn Chinese
29.
03/2005

Learn Chinese
Jin

from The Rest Is History   
12 pts






59
UK
R
[Ruff Ryders 38885]
written by Jin Auyeung, Charles Bobbitt, James Brown, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean & Fred Wesley greentick
  Jay-Z & Kanye West
30.
12/2011

Gotta Have It
Jay-Z & Kanye West

from Watch the Throne   Watch the Throne
19 pts
69
US


14
R&B


[Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/Def Jam Digital]
written by Kanye West, Shawn Carter, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, James Brown, Joseph Roach, Tony Pinckney & Fred Wesley greentick
  Nicki Minaj
31.
08/2018

#4  Barbie Dreams
Nicki Minaj

from Queen   
87 pts
18
US


13
R&B
36
UK
[Young Money/Cash Money LP Cut]
written by Onika Maraj, Rashad Smith, Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Raoul Wouter, Christopher Wallace, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Eminem
Yah Yah
32.
02/2020

Yah Yah
Eminem

from Music to Be Murdered By   
3 pts
103
US






featuring Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip and Denaun
[Interscope]
written by Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Denaun Porter, Trevor Smith, Rashad Smith, Galt MacDermot, James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley greentick, William Hines & Andre Weston
  B-Lovee
My Everything
33.
12/2021

My Everything
B-Lovee

3 pts
109
US






[(P)2021 Records/Columbia]
written by B-Lovee, Cash Cobain, Rokusuke Ei, John Starks, Hachidai Nakamura, Thom Bell, Linda Creed, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick


See also...

Fred Wesley & the Horny HornsFred Wesley & the J.B.'s


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