| "I Don't Mind" | |
|---|---|
| Single by James Brown and the Famous Flames | |
| from the album The Amazing James Brown | |
| B-side | "Love Don't Love Nobody" |
| Released | 1961 |
| Format | Seven-inch 45 rpm record |
| Genre | Rhythm and blues |
| Length | 2:41 |
| Label |
King (no. 5466) |
| Songwriter(s) | James Brown |
| Producer(s) | Gene Redd |
"I Don't Mind" is a rhythm and blues song written by James Brown and performed by Brown and the Famous Flames. Its unusual chord progression – in Brown's words, it "opens with a 13, goes down to a C9, then goes to a G7 and to the A7" – prompted objections during the recording session from producer Gene Redd, who considered it musically "wrong". Released as a single in 1961, it reached number four in the R&B Billboard charts and number 47 in the Pop Billboard charts. Brown and the Flames also performed it on their 1963 album Live at the Apollo.