"
You've Got the Power" is a song written by
James Brown and
Famous Flames member Johnny Terry 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 "
Think", it also charted, reaching #14 R&B and #86 Pop. 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.