Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud

by James Brown

Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1969
  • Label: King
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:03:06
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud' collected James Brown material from a period when his music was increasingly tied to Black pride and civil rights consciousness. The title track became one of his most culturally significant recordings, transforming a funk groove into a public slogan. The album demonstrates how Brown's band economy and vocal direction were reshaping soul into funk.

Genres

Descriptors: political, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Blaze Theme Track (5:38)
  2. The Color Of My Skin (Deep Dish Mix) (10:19)
  3. Music And Wine (The Attaboy Vocal) (8:30)
  4. We Used To Dance (Carl's Up All Night Mix) (8:44)
  5. Don't Stop (4:55)
  6. Let Me Luv U (Muzique Tropique's In Love Mix) (7:15)
  7. 7 Nites, 7 Dayz (Muzique Tropique's Love The Bass Mix) (7:11)
  8. When I Fell N Love (5:38)
  9. Get Up (4:56)

Credits

  • Various - primary artist
  • James Brown - primary artist, producer, written-by
  • Dave Harrison - engineer [audio]
  • Bud Hobgood - supervised by [production mgr.], written-by
  • Pee Wee Ellis - written-by
  • Bobby Byrd - written-by
  • Alfonzo Kellum - written-by
  • Clyde Stubblefield - written-by
  • John D. Loudermilk - written-by
  • Sonny Thompson - written-by

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