James Brown CD is put on hold

The legal feud over the estate of James Brown is stalling the release of the soul legend’s final recordings, his longtime advisor said.

Brown cut an album the summer before he died in December 2006, but the songs are not being released because of courtroom disputes about who should benefit from his legacy and music royalties, said attorney Buddy Dallas.

There are also between 50 and 60 other previously recorded songs in vaults, Dallas said.

Brown’s fourth son, Daryl, is one of five heirs trying to have their father’s will voided because they say his former advisors -- including Dallas -- used undue influence to get the singer to create charitable trusts from which the advisors would profit. The other advisors named in the lawsuit are Alford Bradley and David Cannon.

Brown died on Christmas Day 2006 of heart failure. He was 73.